Stephen Zápolya (; died on 23 December 1499), was
Palatine
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Kingdom of Hungary
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between 1492 and 1499.
He married Polish princess
Hedwig of Cieszyn on 11 August 1483 (his second marriage), by whom he had four children:
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János Zápolya (2 June 1487 – 22 July 1540), later
King of Hungary
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;
*
George Zápolya (ca. 1494 – 29 August 1526), killed in action at
Mohács
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Etymology
The name probably comes from the Slavic ''*Mъchačь'',''*Mocháč'': ''mъchъ'' (moss, Hungarian ''moha'' is a loanword ...
;
*
Barbara Zápolya (1495 – 2 October 1515), queen consort of Poland after her marriage to
Sigismund I the Old
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;
* Magdalena Zápolya (b. ca. 1499 – 1499), died young.
He was buried in the Zápolya family vault on the
Szepes chapter house.
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1499 deaths
Stephen
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Palatines of Hungary
Year of birth unknown
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