By the beginning of the 17th century, the country, torn apart, was being squeezed by the Habsburgs from the west and the Turks from the south-east. The last somewhat free bastion of the Hungarians, Transylvania, was wedged between the two powerful empires.
But keeping the peace in Transylvania is not easy. In the past, a murderous struggle for the throne was fought, from which the young and reckless, but otherwise irresponsible and willful - and not least - womanising Báthory Gábor emerged victorious. Báthory's background appears to be broad: the family is ancient and legendary, behind him is the famous/infamous aunt -- later infamous or made infamous throughout Europe -- Erzsébet Báthory; and there is his older, more considered and cultured "master", Gábor Bethlen.
The three nations of Transylvania, the Hungarians, the Szeklers and the Saxons, are hoping that Báthory may finally bring peace to the long-suffering little country.
In this world, it only takes a moment for a friend to become an enemy. It soon becomes apparent that on one side stands Gábor Báthory, a reckless and improvising man of passion, ambition, great passions and conflict. Slowly turning against all of this, we find the calm, educated and more experienced Bethlen, who makes decisions based on principles and experience, whether it is love or political positions.
A spectacularly executed, well-filmed mini-series and not a fantasy, not a Game of Thrones, but a real drama about 17th century Hungarian (Transylvanian) history.
