Stephen VIII Báthory

Stephen VIII Báthory (Hungarian: Báthory István, [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.

He was appointed in In 1521 adjoint of the Voivode of Transylvania, and served under the Voivode John Zápolya. After the Battle of Mohács in 1526, Stephen supported Zápolya's claim to the Kingship of Hungary and in 1529 was made Voivode of Transylvania.

He fathered eight children with his wife Catherine Telegdi.

• Nicholas
• Catharine
• Andrew (died 1563)
• Sophia
• Anna（pl） (? –1570), who apparently was born after her father's death, the mother of the "Blood Countess" Elizabeth Báthory.
• Elizabeth (? –1562), who apparently was born well after her father's death
• Christopher (1530–1581), who governed Transylvania in the absence of his younger brother Stefan.
• Stephen (1533–1586), who becameVoivode (and later Prince) of Transylvania and King of Poland.

• Farin, Michael, Heroine des Grauens. Elisabeth Báthory. Munich: P. Kirchheim, 2003. ISBN 3-87410-038-3.
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