Andreas Báthory
Andreas Báthory , Hungarian András Báthory , (* 1563 in Szilágysomlyó (Șimleu Silvaniei) ; † October 31, 1599 in Csíkszentdomokos ( Romanian Sândominic ) in Transylvania ) was a cardinal , sovereign of Transylvania and the son of Margit Majláthory and András Báthor ).
Life
Growing up at the Polish royal court under King Stephan Báthory , his ecclesiastical career began early, he was promoted to cardinal at a young age in 1584 and shortly afterwards cardinal deacon of Sant'Adriano al Foro .
In 1583 and 1586 he visited the Vatican in Rome. In 1583 he became Protonotarius , cardinal in 1584 and Prince-Bishop of Warmia in 1589 .
On March 30, 1599 he received rule over Transylvania, which his relative Sigismund Báthory gave up in favor of András. The Wallachian voivod Mihai Petraşcu, called "the brave" Mihai Viteazul , took advantage of the enormous tensions of the nobility in Transylvania, attacked András with his army and defeated him with the help of the Szeklers on October 18, 1599 in the battle of Schellenberg near Sibiu . He then fled towards Moldva, but was found and murdered by the Szeklern at Csíkszentdomokos . Mihai moved into Weißenburg (Gyulafehérvár) and proclaimed himself prince. The Transylvanian nobility did not agree with the self-appointed prince and called the imperial army to help. The troops led by Georg Basta defeated Mihai's army at Miriszló on September 18, 1600 .
literature
- Miguel de Ferdinandy: Báthory of Somlyó, András . In: Biographical Lexicon on the History of Southeast Europe . Volume 1. Munich 1974, p. 151 f.
Web links
- Batory, Andrzej. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed December 6, 2016.
- Entry on Andreas Báthory on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on December 6, 2016.
- Illustration by Mathias van Somer from 1665: Andreas Bathori from Siebenbu. ( Digitized version )
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Sigismund Báthory |
Prince of Transylvania 1599 |
Mihai Viteazul |
| Martin Cromer |
Bishop of Warmia 1589–1599 |
Peter Tilicki |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Báthory, Andreas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Báthory, András |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Cardinal, Prince of Transylvania |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1563 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Șimleu Silvaniei |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 31, 1599 |
| Place of death | Csíkszentdomokos |