16th-century Hungarian noblewoman
Catherine Telegdi
Born 1492 Died 1547 (aged 54–55) Noble family Telegdi of Kincstartó Spouse(s) Stephen VIII Báthory Father Stephen Teledgi of Kincstartó Mother Margaret Bebek of Pelsőcz
Coat of arms of the Telegdi family Catherine Telegdi of Kincstartó (Hungarian : Katalin Telegdi de Kincstartó) (1492–1547)[ 1] Hungarian noblewoman , the daughter of royal treasurer Stephen Telegdi de Telegd and his wife, Margit Bebek de Pelsőcz .[ 1]
Family
Catherine Telegdi married before 1516 to Stephen VIII Báthory , who acted as Governor 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" Elizabeth Báthory ,
Elizabeth (1540-1562), wife of Lajos Pekry de Petrovina and László Kerecsélyi de Kányaföld,
Christopher (1530–1581), who governed Transylvania in the absence of his younger brother Stefan,Stephen (1533–1586), who became Voivode (and later Prince) of Transylvania and King of Poland .
References
Sources
Derwich M. (red.), Polska. Dzieje cywilizacji i narodu. Monarchia Jagiellonów 1399-1586 , Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie, Warszawa – Wrocław 2003, ISBN 83-7384-018-4 , s. 227. 
