Banate of Severin

Banate of Severin
Szörényi bánság (Hungarian)
Banatul Severinului (Romanian)
Северинска бановина (Latin)
Banate of Kingdom of Hungary
13th century–16th century

Banate of Severin, late 13th century
History 
• Established
13th century
• Disestablished
16th century
Succeeded by
Wallachia
Banate of Lugos and Karánsebes
Today part ofRomania
Map of the Banate of Severin

The Banate of Severin or Banate of Szörény (Hungarian: Szörényi bánság; Romanian: Banatul Severinului; Latin: Banatus Zewrinensis; Bulgarian: Северинско банство, Severinsko banstvo; Serbian: Северинска бановина, Severinska banovina) was a Hungarian political, military and administrative unit with a special role in the initially anti-Bulgarian, latterly anti-Ottoman defensive system of the medieval Kingdom of Hungary. It was founded by Prince Béla in 1228.


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