Catherine Telegdi of Kincstartó ( Hungarian: Katalin Telegdi de Kincstartó) (1492–1547)Telegdi family
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Stephen Telegdi de Telegd and his wife, Margit Bebek de Pelsőcz.

Family

Catherine Telegdi married before 1516 to

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

, who acted as

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of the Dukedom of Transylvania. 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 (1537–1570), the mother of the "Blood Countess"

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, *Elizabeth (1540-1562), wife of Lajos Pekry de Petrovina and László Kerecsélyi de Kányaföld, *

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

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(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. 16th-century Hungarian nobility 1492 births 1547 deaths

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