The Voivode of Transylvania (German: Vojwode von Siebenbürgen;[1] Hungarian: erdélyi vajda;[1][2] Latin: voivoda Transsylvaniae;[1][2] Romanian: voievodul Transilvaniei)[3] was the highest-ranking official in Transylvania within the Kingdom of Hungary from the 12th century to the 16th century. Appointed by the monarchs, the voivodes – themselves also the heads or ispáns of Fehér County – were the superiors of the ispáns of all the other counties in the province.