Sigismund Bathory (1572-1613) (Báthory Zsigmond in Hungarian), Prince of Transylvania and of the Holy Roman Empire, was the son of Christopher, prince of Transylvania, and nephew of the Stefan Batory, elected king of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. He was elected prince in his father's lifetime, but being quite young at his fathers death, the government was entrusted to a regency. In 1588 he attained his majority, and joined the league of Christian princes against the Turk. The obvious danger of such a course caused no small anxiety in the principality, and the diet of Turda even went so far as to demand a fresh coronation oath from Sigismund. Upon his refusal to render it, the members threatened him with deposition. Ultimately Bathory got the better of his opponents, and executed all whom he got into his hands (1595). Events January 16 - The Duke of Norfolk is tried for treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot to restore Catholicism in England. ... Events January - Galileo observes Neptune, but mistakes it for a star and so is not credited with its discovery. ... The Hungarian language is a Finno-Ugric language spoken in Hungary and in adjacent areas of Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine, Serbia, Croatia, Austria, Slovenia (all territories lost after World War I). ... Transylvania ( Romanian: Transilvania or Ardeal, Hungarian: Erdély, German: Siebenbürgen, Serbian: Transilvanija, Turkish: Erdel, Slovak: Sedmohradsko or Transylvania, Polish: Siedmiogród) is a historic region that forms the western and the central parts of Romania. ... The crown of the Holy Roman Empire (2nd half of the 10th century), now held in the Vienna Schatzkammer. ... Christopher Bathory (1530-1581) was a prince of Transylvania. ... István) see: István Báthory Reign From December 9, 1575 until December 12, 1586 Elected On December 9, 1575 in Wola, today suburb of Warsaw, Poland Coronation On May 1, 1576 in the Wawel Cathedral, Kraków, Poland Noble Family Bathory Parents Stephen Bathory Catherine Telegdi Consorts Anna Jagiellonka Children none Date... Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Events May 12 - Day of the Barricades in Paris. ... Turda (Hungarian: Torda, German: Thorenburg) (population: 55,770) is a city in Cluj county, Romania situated on the Arieş river. ...

Bathory had inherited the military genius of his uncle, and his victories astonished contemporary Europe. In 1595 he subdued Walachia and annihilated the army of Sinan Pasha at Giurgevo (October 25). The turning-point of his career was his separation from his wife, the archduchess Christina of Austria, in 1599, an event followed by his own abdication the same year, in order that he might take orders. It was on this occasion that he offered the throne of Transylvania to the emperor Rudolph II, in exchange for the duchy of Opole. World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... Events January 30 - William Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet is performed for the first time June 9 - Battle of Fontaine-Française. ... Map of Romania with Wallachia in yellow. ... Sinan Pasha (died 1596) was a Turkish soldier and statesman, of Albanian low origin. ... Giurgiu (former names: Genoese:San Giorgio; Bulgarian: Giurgevo; Turkish:Yerkoekoe) is a city in Giurgiu county, Wallachia, Romania in the region once called Vlashca. ... Events Swedish King Sigismund III Vasa is replaced by his brother Charles IX of Sweden. ... Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II Rudolf II Habsburg was an emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, king of Bohemia, and king of Hungary. ... Motto: none Voivodship Opole Municipal government Rada Miasta Opola Mayor Ryszard Zembaczyński Area 96,2 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 128 800 250 000 1338/km² Founded City rights - - Latitude Longitude 50°40 N 17°56 E Area code +48 77 Car plates OP Twin towns - Municipal Website Opole (pronounce...

In 1600, however, at the head of an army of Poles and Cossacks, he attempted to recover his throne, but was routed by Michael, voivode of Moldavia, at Suceava. In February 1601 the diet of Cluj (Klausenburg)reinstated him, but again he was driven out by Michael, never to return. He died at Prague in 1613. Events January January 1 - Scotland adopts January 1st as being New Years Day February February 17 - Giordano Bruno burned in a stake for heresy July July 2 - Battle of Nieuwpoort: Dutch forces under Maurice of Nassau defeat Spanish forces under Archduke Albert in a battle on the coastal dunes. ... The Republic of Poland, a democratic country with a population of 38,626,349 and area of 312,685 km², is located in Central Europe, between Germany to the west, the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south, Ukraine and Belarus to the east, and the Baltic Sea, Lithuania and... This article needs cleanup. ... Michael the Brave (Mihai Viteazul) (1558 - August 9, 1601), Prince of Wallachia (1593-1601), of Transylvania (1599-1600), and of Moldavia (1600), one of the greatest Romanias national heroes, who united for the first time the three Romanian principalities under his rule. ... Moldavia (Moldova in Romanian) was a Romanian principality, originally created in the Middle Ages, now divided between Romania, Moldovan Republic and Ukraine. ... Suceava (German Suczawa, Yiddish שאָץ Shots; population 106,000) is a city in the Suceava county, Bucovina, Romania. ... Administrative map of Romania with Cluj county highlighted Cluj (Hungarian: Kolozs; German: Klausenburg) is a Romanian county (Judeţ) in the Transylvania region, with the capital city at Cluj-Napoca (population: 333,607). ...

He abdicated three times, twice (1597, 1602), in favor of Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II and once (1599) of his cousin Andrew Cardinal Bathory. From 1597 to 1598 he was the duke of Opole in Silesia. Events January 24 - Battle of Turnhout. ... For the Marvel comic, see 1602 (comic). ... Events Swedish King Sigismund III Vasa is replaced by his brother Charles IX of Sweden. ... Events January 24 - Battle of Turnhout. ... Events January 7 - Boris Godunov seizes the throne of Russia following the death of his brother-in-law, Tsar Feodor I April 13 - Edict of Nantes - Henry IV of France grants French Huguenots equal rights with Catholics. ... Motto: none Voivodship Opole Municipal government Rada Miasta Opola Mayor Ryszard Zembaczyński Area 96,2 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 128 800 250 000 1338/km² Founded City rights - - Latitude Longitude 50°40 N 17°56 E Area code +48 77 Car plates OP Twin towns - Municipal Website Opole (pronounce... Please be advised that the factual accuracy of Wikipedia articles dealing with topics related to the Oder-Neisse Line is often disputed. ...

See also

• Moldavian Magnate Wars

References

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External link

• Portrait of Sigismund Bathory (http://www.uni-mannheim.de/mateo/desbillons/eico/seite103.html)