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Stephen Báthory was born on 27 September 1533 in the castle at Somlyó, also known as Szilágysomlyó (today's Șimleu Silvaniei ). [2] He was the son of Stephen VIII Báthory (d. 1534) of the noble Hungarian Báthory family and his wife Catherine Telegdi. [2] He had at least five siblings: two brothers and three sisters.
- 1 May 1576 – 12 December 1586
- Henry of Valois
- 1 May 1576, Wawel Cathedral
- Sigismund III
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Stephen V Báthory. Stephen Báthory of Ecsed ( Hungarian: Báthory István, pronounced [ˈbaːtori ˈiʃtvaːn]; Romanian: Ștefan Báthory; 1430–1493) was a Hungarian commander, 'dapiferorum regalium magister' (1458–?), judge royal (1471–1493), and voivode of Transylvania (1479–1493). He rose to power under King Matthias Corvinus of ...
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Stephen Báthory has received more than 620,063 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia . Stephen Báthory is the 548th most popular politician (down from 483rd in 2019) , the 7th most popular biography from Romania and the 4th most popular Romanian Politician .
Stephen Báthory of Ecsed was a Hungarian commander, 'dapiferorum regalium magister' (1458–?), judge royal (1471–1493), and voivode of Transylvania (1479–1493). He rose to power under King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary and after the king's death sided with Vladislav Jagiellon of Bohemia and later together with Pál Kinizsi defeated Prince John Corvin in the Battle of Csonthegy (1493). As ...
Apr 9, 2024 · Stephen Báthory (born Sept. 27, 1533, Szilágysomlyó, Transylvania [now in Romania]—died Dec. 12, 1586, near Grodno, grand duchy of Lithuania [now Hrodno, Belarus]) was a prince of Transylvania (1571–76) and king of Poland (1575–86) who successfully opposed the Habsburg candidate for the Polish throne, defended Poland’s eastern Baltic ...
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Nov 3, 2021 · Elizabeth also had a critical uncle named Stephen Báthory, who was the Prince of Transsylvania and the King of Poland since 1576. According to many Polish people today, he is still known as one...
Stephen Báthory. Stephen VIII Báthory ( Hungarian: VIII. Báthory István, pronounced [ˈbaːtori ˈiʃtvaːn]) (1477–1534) was a Hungarian noble . He was a son of Nicholas Báthory (1462–1500) of the Somlyó branch of the Báthory family, and of Sophia Bánffy de Losoncz. He was appointed in 1521 adjoin (deputy) of the Voivode of ...
