Catherine Telegdi ( Hungarian: Katalin Telegdi) (1492–1547)Telegdi family
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Stephen Telegdi Stephen or Steven is a common English first name. It is particularly significant to Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; h ...

and his wife Margit Bebek de Pelsőcz.

Family

Telegdi married the deputy voivode of Transylvania

Stephen VIII Báthory Stephen VIII Báthory ( hu, Báthory István, ) (1477–1534) was a Hungarian noble. He was a son of Nicholas Báthory (1462–1500) of the Somlyó branch of the Báthory family, and of Sophia Bánffy de Losoncz. He was appointed in 1521 adjoin ...

. 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 Báthory Countess Elizabeth Báthory de Ecsed ( hu, Báthori Erzsébet, ; sk, Alžbeta Bátoriová; 7 August 1560 – 21 August 1614) was a Hungarian noblewoman and alleged serial killer from the family of Báthory, who owned land in the Kingdom of ...

, *Elizabeth, wife of Lajos Pekry de Petrovina and László Kerecsélyi de Kányaföld, *

Christopher Christopher is the English language, English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek language, Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or ''Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Jesus ...

(1530–1581), who governed Transylvania in the absence of his younger brother Stefan, *

Stephen Stephen or Steven is a common English first name. It is particularly significant to Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; ...

(1533–1586), who became Voivode (and later Prince) of Transylvania and

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References

Sources

* Derwich M. (red.), ''Polska. Dzieje cywilizacji i narodu. Monarchia Jagiellonów 1399-1586'', Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie, Warszawa – Wrocław 2003, , s. 227. Hungarian nobility 1492 births 1547 deaths

Catherine Katherine, also spelled Catherine, and other variations are feminine names. They are popular in Christian countries because of their derivation from the name of one of the first Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria. In the early Christ ...

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