page_title: Báthory family
section_title: Notable members of the Somlyó branch
hierarchical_section_title: Báthory family / Further history / Notable members of the Somlyó branch
context_page_description: The Báthory family was a Hungarian noble family of the Gutkeled clan. The family rose to significant influence in Central Europe during the late Middle Ages, holding high military, administrative and ecclesiastical positions in the Kingdom of Hungary. In the early modern period, the family brought forth several Princes of Transylvania and one King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania.
context_section_description: Stephen VIII Báthory (1477–1534), Voivod of Transylvania.
  Stephen IX Báthory (1533–1586), youngest son of Stephen VIII, Voivod (and later Prince) of Transylvania and King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania.
  Christopher Báthory (1530–1581), son of Stephen Báthory of Somlyó and elder brother of the King of Poland, administered Transylvania as voivod during the absence of his brother.
  Sigismund Báthory (1572–1613), son of Christopher, Prince of Transylvania.
  Cardinal Andrew Báthory (1562/63–1599), cousin of Sigismund, Prince of Transylvania, Grand Master of the Order of the Dragon.
  Gabriel I Báthory (1589–1613), nephew of Andrew, Prince of Transylvania.
  Sophia Báthory (died 1680), niece of Gabriel Báthory, married to George II Rákóczi uniting the families of the Báthory and the Rákóczi, supported the Counter-Reformation.
caption: Reconstruction of the Order of the Dragon emblem (II) based on the sketches in Austrian Museum custody; the original badge is missing.
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