Stephen III Báthory
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Stephen III Báthory (died 11 November 1444) was a Hungarian nobleman and commander. His most prestigious position was Palatine of Hungary.
Stephen belonged to the Ecsed
branch of the Báthory
family. His parents were John V Báthory and Catherine, daughter of John Zanti. His older brother Bartholomew I Báthory fell in 1432 fighting against the Hussites.
Stephen first appears in 1419 as dapiferorum regalium magister (mater of the royal stewards), and later as a royal judge.
In 1435 he was appointed Palatine of Hungary by King Sigismund
.
Sigismund's short-lived successor, King Albert of Habsburg
awarded him with the castle Bujak.
In 1444 he was the flag-bearer of Wladyslaw, King of Poland and Hungary in the Battle of Varna
, in which he fell alongside his King.
Stephen was married twice:
After his death, his second wife Barbara went to court against Christine, the widow of Stephen's younger brother Thomas, with which she disputed a mill's revenue.
Stephen fathered nine children:
Stephen belonged to the Ecsed
Ecsed
Ecsed is a small village in Hungary. There is an old town of Ecsed in the eastern part of Hungary that has been renamed Nagyecsed, meaning "grand" or "great Ecsed"....
branch of the Báthory
Báthory
The Báthory were a Hungarian noble family of the Gutkeled clan. The family rose to significant influence in Central Europe during the late Middle Ages, holding high military, administrative and ecclesiastical positions in the Kingdom of Hungary...
family. His parents were John V Báthory and Catherine, daughter of John Zanti. His older brother Bartholomew I Báthory fell in 1432 fighting against the Hussites.
Stephen first appears in 1419 as dapiferorum regalium magister (mater of the royal stewards), and later as a royal judge.
In 1435 he was appointed Palatine of Hungary by King Sigismund
Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor
Sigismund of Luxemburg KG was King of Hungary, of Croatia from 1387 to 1437, of Bohemia from 1419, and Holy Roman Emperor for four years from 1433 until 1437, the last Emperor of the House of Luxemburg. He was also King of Italy from 1431, and of Germany from 1411...
.
Sigismund's short-lived successor, King Albert of Habsburg
Albert II of Germany
Albert the Magnanimous KG was King of Hungary from 1438 until his death. He was also King of Bohemia, elected King of Germany as Albert II, duke of Luxembourg and, as Albert V, archduke of Austria from 1404.-Biography:Albert was born in Vienna as the son of Albert IV, Duke of Austria, and Johanna...
awarded him with the castle Bujak.
In 1444 he was the flag-bearer of Wladyslaw, King of Poland and Hungary in the Battle of Varna
Battle of Varna
The Battle of Varna took place on November 10, 1444 near Varna in eastern Bulgaria. In this battle the Ottoman Empire under Sultan Murad II defeated the Polish and Hungarian armies under Władysław III of Poland and János Hunyadi...
, in which he fell alongside his King.
Stephen was married twice:
- Ursula, daughter of George de Kis Tapolcsa
- Barbara, widowed Csapy
After his death, his second wife Barbara went to court against Christine, the widow of Stephen's younger brother Thomas, with which she disputed a mill's revenue.
Stephen fathered nine children:
- Catherine, who married George of Marczal
- Ladislaus (d. 1474), supreme count of the counties SzatmárSzatmárSzatmár is the name of a historic administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is presently in north-western Romania and north-eastern Hungary, south of the river Tisza...
and Szarand - Andrew III Báthory (d. 1495), who was confirmed in his possession of Bujak. He is the only one among Stephen's son to produce male issue.
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- Paul I Báthory, surnamed the Mute
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and after 1474 of VácVácVác is a town in Pest county in Hungary with approximately 35,000 inhabitants. The archaic spellings of the name are Vacz and Vacs.-Location:...
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scholar and advisor to King Matthias Corvinus - Margaretha, who married first Nucgaek Szilággi, and then Paul Banfi.