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May 29, 2024 · Elizabeth Báthory (born August 7, 1560, Nyírbátor, Hungary—died August 21, 1614, Castle Čachtice, Čachtice, Hungary [now in Slovakia]) was a Hungarian countess who purportedly tortured and murdered hundreds of young women in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- Paul Erdős
Paul Erdős (born March 26, 1913, Budapest, Hungary—died...
- Stephen Báthory
Stephen Báthory (born Sept. 27, 1533, Szilágysomlyó,...
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6 days ago · This picture belongs to the series of depictinions of Polish kings. Here we see Stephen Báthory, who reigned in Poland from 1575 to 1586.
6 days ago · John III and Stephen Báthory formed an alliance against Ivan IV in December 1577, after Báthory had concluded the Danzig War. Already in November, Lithuanian forces had started an offensive from the south and captured Dünaburg (Daugavpils).
6 days ago · Jan Zamoyski was a Polish advisor to King Sigismund II Augustus and Stephen Báthory and later an opponent of Sigismund III Vasa. He was a major force in the royal politics of Poland throughout his life. Educated in France and Italy, he returned to Poland in 1565 and was appointed secretary to King.
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3 days ago · In 1579, Stephen Báthory, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, founded Vilnius University, one of the oldest universities in Northern Europe. Due to the work of the Jesuits during the Counter-Reformation the university soon developed into one of the most important scientific and cultural centres of the region and the most notable ...
May 26, 2024 · Roman Catholicism. Signature. Sigismund III Vasa ( Polish: Zygmunt III Waza, Lithuanian: Žygimantas Vaza; 20 June 1566 – 30 April 1632 N.S.) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1587 to 1632 and, as Sigismund, King of Sweden and Grand Duke of Finland from 1592 to 1599. He was the first Polish sovereign from the House of Vasa.
2 days ago · 2011: The construction of the new building of the Faculty of Engineering was completed. The University of Szeged traces its origins back to 1581 with the foundation of the Academia in Cluj (Kolozsvár). István Báthory, Prince of Transylvania, King of Poland (1571-1586), Grand Duke of Lithuania took measures to estabilish a Catholic university ...
