Stephen Báthory (1555–1605)

For other people with the same name, see Stephen Báthory (disambiguation).

Sarcophagus of István Báthori in the reformed church of Nyírbátor

Stephen Báthory of Ecsed (Hungarian: ecsedi Báthory István; 1555 – 25 July 1605) was judge royal of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1586 to 1605.

Early life

Stephen was the son of György Báthory (from the Ecsed branch of the family), and his distant relative, Anna Báthory (from the Somlyó branch).^[1][2] He was born in 1555.^[1] His younger sister was the infamous Elizabeth Báthory.

Ancestors

Ancestors of Stephen Báthory[3][4]
16. Stephen Báthory of Ecsed 8. András Báthory of Ecsed 17. Borbála Butkai 4. Stephen Báthory of Ecsed 9. Dorottya Várdai 2. György Báthory of Ecsed 5. Sophia of Masovia 1. Stephen Báthory 24. István Báthory of Somlyó 12. Miklós Báthory of Somlyó 25. Dorottya Várdai 6. Stephen Báthory of Somlyó 3. Anna Báthory of Somlyó 7. Catherine Telegdi

References

1. Markó 2000, p. 257.
2. Horn 2002, p. 246.
3. Horn 2002, pp. 245–246.
4. Markó 2000, p. 256.

Sources

• Horn, Ildikó (2002). Báthory András [Andrew Báthory] (in Hungarian). Új Mandátum. ISBN 963-9336-51-3.
• Markó, László (2000). A magyar állam főméltóságai Szent Istvántól napjainkig: Életrajzi Lexikon [Great Officers of State in Hungary from King Saint Stephen to Our Days: A Biographical Encyclopedia] (in Hungarian). Magyar Könyvklub. ISBN 963-547-085-1.