Báthory family

Báthory
Báthory
Parent house	Gutkeled
Country	Kingdom of Hungary; Principality of Transylvania; Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Founded	13th century
Founder	Briccius
Final ruler	Stephen XII (Ecsed branch); Andrew (Somlyó branch)
Titles	Palatine of Hungary; Voivode of Transylvania; Prince of Transylvania; King of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth;
Dissolution	1605 (Ecsed branch); 1637 (Somlyó branch)
Cadet branches	Ecsed branch; Szaniszlófi branch; Somlyó branch;

The House of Báthory (Polish: Batory) was an old and powerful 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. In the early modern period, the family produced several Princes of Transylvania and one King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (Stephen Báthory).

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