Briccius Báthory (also Báthori or Bátori, hu, Bátori Bereck; died around 1322) was a
Hungarian nobleman and the founder of the renowned
Báthory family.
Biography
His father was Andrew of Rakoméz, surnamed the Bald, son of Nikolaus, from the
Gutkeled clan. Andrew is mentioned in 1250 as a patron of the monastery of Sárvár in the county of
Szatmár.
In 1279, Briccius (together with his brothers George (d. 1307) and Benedict (d. 1321) and his uncle
Hodos) was rewarded by King
Ladislaus IV for military services by granting them
Bátor in the county of
Szabolcs Szabolcs may refer to:
* Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, current administrative unit (county) of Hungary
*Szabolcs (village) in Hungary's Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county
*Szabolcs (county), the historical administrative unit of the Kingdom of Hungary
*Szabo ...
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[ Moritz Wertner, "Urgeschlechter in Siebenbürgen.", in ''Archiv des Vereins für siebenbürgische Landeskunde''. Neue Folge, Bd. 29, Heft 1 (1899), Hermannstadt 1899, pp. 156-235 - also exceprted in Farin, ''Heroine des Grauens'', p. 356-362.]
In 1310, Bátor came into the sole possession of Briccius when he reached an agreement with his nephew Michael and his cousin Vid to divide the joint possessions. After this, Briccius and his descendants named themselves "of Bátor" or Báthory.
[Christian von Stramberg, ''Das Haus Báthory in seinen Verzweigungen bis auf den heutigen Tag'', Berlin: Manuscript für Freunde des Hauses, 1853 - quoted in Farin, ''Heroine des Grauens'', p. 354-356.]
Briccius fathered five sons from his wife, an unidentified daughter of Marhard Nadabi from the
Csák clan:
[Moritz Wertner, "Urgeschlechter in Siebenbürgen. 10. Gutkeled: a) Báthory.", in ''Archiv des Vereins für siebenbürgische Landeskunde''. Neue Folge, Bd. 29, Heft 1 (1899), Hermannstadt 1899 - quoted in Farin, ''Heroine des Grauens'', p. 356-362.][Stammtafel nach Alexander von Simolin - printed in Farin, ''Heroine des Grauens'', p. 357, 361.]
*John I, the first-born son of Briccius, became Count of
Szatmár.
*Andrew II (d. 1345) became Bishop of
Varadinum.
*Laurence I died without issue.
*Nicolaus I (d. 1357/63) became Count of
Csongrád
Csongrád ( ro, Ciongrad; tr, Conğrad sr, Чонград, Čongrad, archaically also ''Црноград/Crnograd'') is a town in Csongrád County in southern Hungary.
History
At the time of the Hungarian Conquest (the end of 9th century) the ...
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*Luke (d. 1330), the youngest son, who possessed wide estates in
Szatmár and was granted the lordship of
Ecsed.
Among these John was the ancestor of the Báthory of Somlyó, the elder branch of the family, while Luke was the ancestor of the Báthory of Ecsed, the younger branch.
Notes
References
*Farin, Michael, ''Heroine des Grauens. Elisabeth Báthory''. Munich: P. Kirchheim, 2003. .
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*Wertner, Moritz, "Urgeschlechter in Siebenbürgen.", in ''Archiv des Vereins für siebenbürgische Landeskunde''. Neue Folge, Bd. 29, Heft 1 (1899), Hermannstadt 1899, pp. 156–235.
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Briccius
13th-century Hungarian people
14th-century Hungarian people