Stephen Báthory [SEP] noble title
Stephen Báthory
Stephen Báthory (; ; ; Lithuanian: ; 27 September 1533 – 12 December 1586) was Voivode of Transylvania (1571–1576), Prince of Transylvania (1576–1586), from 1576 Queen Anna Jagiellon's husband and "jure uxoris" King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1576–1586).
The son of Stephen VIII Báthory and a member of the Hungarian Báthory noble family, Báthory was a ruler of Transylvania in the 1570s, defeating another challenger for that title, Gáspár Bekes. In 1576 Báthory became the
Báthory (surname)
Báthory is a surname of Hungarian origin that is also common in Poland and Slovakia.
Hungarian nobility.
- Báthory, a Hungarian noble family of the Gutkeled clan
- Stephen III Báthory (died 1444), Palatine of Hungary
- Stephen V Báthory (died 1493), Voivod of Transylvania
- Stephen VII Báthory (died 1530), Hungarian commander, Palatine of Hungary
- Stephen VIII Báthory (1477-1534), Voivod of Transylvania
- Christopher Báthory (1530-