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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
Jun 6, 2023 · Countess Elizabeth Báthory was a Hungarian noblewoman and niece to Stephen Báthory, the King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania, and Prince of Transylvania from 1576 to 1586. She was also allegedly a serial killer and a vampire - there is even a theory that she could have been the inspiration for Bram Stoker's Count Dracula.
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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 ...
The Báthory family belonged to the Gutkeled, a clan of Hungarian nobles, which traced its descent to the Swabian brothers Gut and Kelad, who immigrated into Hungary from the castle Stof (probably Staufen im Breisgau or Hohenstaufen in Württemberg) during the reign of King Peter (reigned 1038–1046), who himself was partly of Venetian descent.
Jan 23, 2024 · From her mother’s side, Elizabeth Báthory was the niece of Stephen Báthory, who was king of Poland for 53 years. Her older brother, Stephen Báthory, served as the judge royal of Hungary for ...
Apr 9, 2024 · Role In: Livonian War. 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 ...
Jun 24, 2023 · Cristina Santos. 29 Accesses. Abstract. The Countess Erzsébet (Elizabeth) Bathory presents the complexities of the mythologization of the historical figure with elements of vampire and witch folklore to create the fictionalized persona of the Bloody Countess.
