Catherine Telegdi
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Catherine Telegdi (1492–1547) was a Hungarian noble lady
, the daughter of István Telegdi de Kincstartó and his wife Margit Bebek de Pelsőcz.
She married the deputy voivode of Transylvania Stephen VIII Báthory. They had eight children from this marriage:
Nobility in the Kingdom of Hungary
The origin of the nobility in the Kingdom of Hungary can be traced to the Magyar conquest of Pannonia in the 9th century, and it developed over the course of the Middle Ages...
, the daughter of István Telegdi de Kincstartó and his wife Margit Bebek de Pelsőcz.
She married the deputy voivode of Transylvania Stephen VIII Báthory. They had eight children from this marriage:
- Nicholas, mentioned in 1516,
- Catharine, mentioned in 1516,
- Andrew (d. 1563),
- Sophia, wife of Demeter Csáky de Kőrösszegh,
- Anna, the mother of the "Blood Countess" Elizabeth BáthoryElizabeth BáthoryCountess Elizabeth Báthory de Ecsed was a countess from the renowned Báthory family of Hungarian nobility. Although in modern times she has been labelled the most prolific serial killer in history, the number of murders has been debated...
, - Elizabeth, wife of Lajos Pekry de Petrovina and László Kerecsélyi de Kányaföld,
- ChristopherChristopher BáthoryChristopher Báthory was a prince of Transylvania. He succeeded his brother Stephen Báthory. He was the father of Sigismund Báthory....
(1530–1581), who governed Transylvania in the absence of his younger brother Stefan, - Stephen (1533–1586), who became Voivode (and later Prince) of Transylvania and King of Poland.
Sources
- Derwich M. (red.), Polska. Dzieje cywilizacji i narodu. Monarchia Jagiellonów 1399-1586, Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie, Warszawa – Wrocław 2003, ISBN 83-7384-018-4, s. 227.