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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
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- 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 ...
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 provinces against Russian incursion, and ...
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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 ...
- 1477
- Báthory
- 1534 (aged 56–57)
- Catherine Telegdi
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.
Therefore, when the Polish King Stephen Báthory gathered the financial and political support for his war, it was logical to ask the Turkish Sultan for the support as well. The great diplomat of him was Márton Berzeviczy, a Hungarian noble, who served as Chancellor of Transylvania for Stephen Báthory in Poland.
Stephen Báthory (aka István Báthory; Polish: Stefan Batory), b 27 September 1533 in Transylvania, d 12 December 1586 near Hrodna, Belarus. Transylvanian prince (1571–6) and Hungarian king (1576–86) of Poland. One of the most forceful and ambitious monarchs in the history of Poland, he attempted to form a great state from Poland, Muscovy ...
