Stephen Báthory

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Grand Duke of Lithuania King of Poland Prince of Transylvania human monarch

Stephen Báthory was a 16th-century Prince of Transylvania who became one of the most prominent kings of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, noted for his military campaigns and internal reforms.

Aliases (2)

István Báthory ×1
Stephen VIII Báthory ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Grand Duke of Lithuania → King of Poland → Prince of Transylvania → human → monarch →
alliance	Polish–Lithuanian nobility → Transylvanian nobility →
birthDate	1533-09-27 →
birthPlace	Kingdom of Hungary → Somlyó →
burialPlace	Wawel Cathedral →
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Hungary → Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth →
deathDate	1586-12-12 →
deathPlace	Grodno → Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth →
father	Stephen VIII Báthory →
house	House of Báthory →
knownFor	defense of the Commonwealth against Muscovy → internal reforms of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth → military leadership →
languageSpoken	Hungarian → Latin → Polish →
militaryConflict	Livonian War →
mother	Catherine Telegdi →
name	István Báthory → Stefan Batory → Stephen Báthory →
nobleFamily	Báthory family →
notableAchievement	reorganization of the Commonwealth army → strengthening royal authority in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth → support for the Jesuits and education →
notableWork	military reforms in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth →
opponent	Ivan IV of Russia → Tsardom of Russia →
positionHeld	Grand Duke of Lithuania → King of Poland → Prince of Transylvania →
predecessor	Henry of Valois →
reignEnd	1586-12-12 →
reignStart	1576-05-01 →
religion	Roman Catholic Church →
spouse	Anna Jagiellon →
successor	Sigismund III Vasa →
transylvanianPrincedomEnd	1576 →
transylvanianPrincedomStart	1571 →
victory	Truce of Jam Zapolski →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Stephen Báthory → Stephen Báthory ("István Báthory") →	name
Stephen Báthory ("Stephen VIII Báthory") →	father
Poland-Lithuania in the early modern period →	hasNotableRuler
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth →	notableRuler
Sigismund III Vasa →	predecessor