Stephen III Báthory


Stephen III Báthory 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, and later as a judge royal.
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:
  1. Ursula, daughter of George de Kis Tapolcsa
  2. 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: