- Andrew Báthory
Andrew Báthory ( _hu. Báthory András or "Báthory Endre"; 1562 or 1566 –
November 3 ,1599 ) was a Hungarian Roman Catholic Cardinal, aBishop of Warmia (1589-99), andPrince of Transylvania (1598-99). He was also Grand Master of theOrder of the Dragon .Báthory was born in Somlyó,
Transylvania . After the death of his uncle, KingStephen Báthory of Poland , Andrew was a candidate to the Polish throne, and was supported by theGreat Crown Chancellor ,Jan Zamoyski .Though Andrew had been a cleric, he was propelled to the rule of Transylvania in 1598, when his cousin Sigismund, Prince of Transylvania, abdicated. Sigismund first abdicated in favor of Emperor Rudolf II, who also was King of Hungary and as such overlord of Transylvania. However, Sigismund reversed his decision and made his cousin Andrew the beneficiary of his abdication.
Andrew's accession was supported by the
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth , where the cardinal had stayed before, and also accepted by theOttoman Empire . This arrangement, however, threatened the anti-Ottoman coalition in the Long War, leading to a joint attack by Michael of Wallachia and Habsburg troops commanded byGiorgio Basta . Andrew's army was defeated on28 October 1599 and he himself was killed by anti-BathorySzékely on3 November as he retreated at Pásztorbükk near Csíkszentdomokos.The diet of Transylvania paid homage to Michael of Wallachia as the lieutenant of the King of Hungary, Emperor Rudolf.
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as governor
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