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'John II Sigismund Zápolya' (Hungarian: ''Zápolya/Szapolyai János Zsigmond'', Croatian: ''Ivan Žigmund Zapolja'') (18 July 1540, Buda, Hungary - 14 March 1571, Gyulafehérvár, Romania) was the son of John Zápolya and Isabella Jagiełło.
He was the king of Hungary from 1540-1570. After his abdication as king of Hungary he became the first Prince of Transylvania (1570-1571). He passed the Edict of Torda, first decree of religious freedom in the modern history of Europe (1568) and supported the establishment of the Unitarian Church in Transylvania.
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