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Sigismund Báthory

1572 - 1613

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Sigismund Báthory (Hungarian: Báthory Zsigmond; 1573 – 27 March 1613) was Prince of Transylvania several times between 1586 and 1602, and Duke of Racibórz and Opole in Silesia in 1598. His father, Christopher Báthory, ruled Transylvania as voivode (or deputy) of the absent prince, Stephen Báthory. Sigismund was still a child when the Diet of Transylvania elected him voivode at his dying father's request in 1581. Initially, regency councils administered Transylvania on his behalf, but Stephen Báthory made János Ghyczy the sole regent in 1585. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sigismund Báthory is the 3,991st most popular politician (down from 3,459th in 2019), the 67th most popular biography from Romania (down from 63rd in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Romanian Politician.

Sigismund Báthory was a prince of Transylvania and the first count of the principality of Transylvania. He is most famous for being a Hungarian nobleman who is said to have killed hundreds of young women in his castle, which led to him being known as the "Blood Count."

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Among politicians, Sigismund Báthory ranks 3,991 out of 19,576. Before him are Hjalmar Siilasvuo, Duke Ludwig Wilhelm in Bavaria, Yisrael Kristal, Oskar Potiorek, Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark, and Henry IV, Count of Luxembourg. After him are Prince George of Denmark, Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal, Haris Silajdžić, Ferdinand Buisson, Wilhelmine of Prussia, Queen of the Netherlands, and Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1572, Sigismund Báthory ranks 5. Before him are Johann Bayer, John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg, John Donne, and Ben Jonson. After him are Jane Frances de Chantal, Susenyos I, Izumo no Okuni, Cornelis Drebbel, Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, Francis II, Duke of Lorraine, and Marie Elisabeth of France. Among people deceased in 1613, Sigismund Báthory ranks 2. Before him is Carlo Gesualdo. After him are Anton Praetorius, Mateo Alemán, Henry Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Gabriel Báthory, Ivan Susanin, Cigoli, Giovanni Artusi, Johann Bauhin, Bartholomaeus Pitiscus, and Hypatius Pociej.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Sigismund Báthory ranks 67 out of 844. Before him are Valentin Ceaușescu (1948), Elisabeth of Romania (1894), Zoia Ceaușescu (1949), Ion Ivanovici (1845), Ana Pauker (1893), and Clara Haskil (1895). After him are Ion Țiriac (1939), Ștefan Kovács (1920), György Dózsa (1470), Iolanda Balaș (1936), György Kurtág (1926), and Jean Negulesco (1900).

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Among POLITICIANS In Romania

Among politicians born in Romania, Sigismund Báthory ranks 33. Before him are Mircea II of Wallachia (1422), Regalianus (250), Corneliu Zelea Codreanu (1899), Mircea I of Wallachia (1355), Chivu Stoica (1908), and Ana Pauker (1893). After him are György Dózsa (1470), Nicu Ceaușescu (1951), László Rajk (1909), Stephen Bocskai (1557), Petru Groza (1884), and Mihnea cel Rău (1462).

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