BATHORY, bli/t6-0. A noble family of Hun gary. STEPHEN BAT1101ZY (born 1522) was elect ed Prince of Transylvania in 1571, and King of Poland in 1575. Be married Anna. sister of the last of the Jagellons of Poland. Ile intro duced reforms in the administration of Poland, and waged war sneeessfully against Russia. His right hand in the government of Poland was the distinguished statesman. Zamojski. Stephen died ill 1586. His brother, CHRISTOPHER, was Prince of Transylvania. from ]576 to 1581. lle was a friend of the Jesuits, by whom his son and suc cessor. SnirsmuND BATnonY, was instructed. The latter, hi 1595, married a daughter of the Arch duke Charles of Styria, an uncle of Rudolph H. In 1598 he transferred the principality of Transylvania to Rudolph, as he intended to enter the priesthood. He soon regretted his renunci ation of the territory, however, and while the Imperial commissioners were still negotiating the terms of acceptance, suddenly appeared dis guised at Klausenburg and arrested them, send ing Bocskay to Prague to pacify the Emperor.
He was compelled to resign in 1602. and died at Prague in 1613. GABRIEL B.11'11°111% a son of Stephen, King of Poland, was elected Prince of Transylvania in 1608. In consequence of his cruelty, the magnates of his realm, as well as the Saxon element of the country, rose against him, and during the war which ensued he fled to Grosswardein, where he was murdered, Octo ber 11, 1613. ELIZABETH B:0'110111', niece of Ste phen King of Poland, is celebrated as a type of fiendish cruelty. She is said to have slaughtered 650 young girls, in whose blood she used to bathe, to increase the fairness of her skin. She died in prison in 1614.