{"slug": "sigismund-bathory", "label": "Sigismund Báthory", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigismund_B%C3%A1thory", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q368154", "qid": "Q368154", "description": "Prince of Transylvania (1572–1613)", "entries": 9, "years": 7, "span": [1581, 1613], "span_label": ["1581 CE", "1613 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 3}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 3}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 2}, {"title": "Crime & Justice", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "principality-of-transylvania-15701711", "label": "Principality of Transylvania (1570–1711)", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "michael-the-brave", "label": "Michael the Brave", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "prince-of-transylvania", "label": "Prince of Transylvania", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "wallachia", "label": "Wallachia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "prague", "label": "Prague", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "rudolf-ii-holy-roman-emperor", "label": "Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1581, "year_label": "1581 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "May 15", "text": "May 15 – Zsigmond Báthory, the 8-year-old son of Kristóf Báthory, ruler of the Principality of Transylvania, is elected by the Diet of Transylvania as the new voivode at the request of Kristóf, who dies 12 days later.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362478489#April–June", "title": "1581", "revid": 1362478489, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1594, "year_label": "1594 CE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": "August 28", "text": "August 28 – Farkas Kovacsóczy, who has served as Chancellor of Transylvania for 16 years, is arrested on orders of Prince Sigismund Báthory, and István Jósika is appointed in his place. Kovacsóczy is imprisoned at Szamosújvár (now Gherla in Romania) and executed by strangulation on September 11.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1319812312#July–September", "title": "1594", "revid": 1319812312, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1595, "year_label": "1595 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "January 28", "text": "January 28 – The Principality of Transylvania (now encompassing most of Romania) joins the Holy League alliance with the Holy Roman Empire in a war against the Ottoman Empire, as Stephen Bocskai signs a treaty at Prague on behalf of Prince Sigismund Báthory.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1339059002#January–March", "title": "1595", "revid": 1339059002, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1595, "year_label": "1595 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "October 26", "text": "October 26 – Battle of Giurgiu: Michael the Brave, led by Transylvanian Prince Sigismund Báthory, again defeats the Turkish army led by Sinan Pasha, pushing them on the east side of the Danube.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1339059002#October–December", "title": "1595", "revid": 1339059002, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1597, "year_label": "1597 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "December 23", "text": "December 23 – Prince Sigismund Báthory signs an agreement with Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor to abdicate the throne of Transylvania in return for the Silesian duchies of Racibórz and Opole and an annual subsidy of 50,000 thalers.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362801855#October–December", "title": "1597", "revid": 1362801855, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1598, "year_label": "1598 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "March 23", "text": "March 23 – The abdication of Sigismund Báthory as Prince of Transylvania (now part of Romania) is accepted by the Transylvanian nobles. Sigismund's cousin, Andrew Báthory, is then elected as the new Prince.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372769896#January–March", "title": "1598", "revid": 1372769896, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1601, "year_label": "1601 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "March 24", "text": "March 24 – Sigismund Báthory, who had abdicated as Prince of Transylvania in 1599, returns as the leader of the invading Polish Army.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369165918#January–March", "title": "1601", "revid": 1369165918, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1601, "year_label": "1601 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "August 3", "text": "August 3 – The Battle of Guruslău takes place in Goroszlo in (now Guruslău in Romania), as Wallachian troops led by Michael the Brave and Giorgio Basta defeat Transylvanian defenders commanded by Sigismund Báthory. Wallachia, assisted by Austrian troops from the Holy Roman Empire, retakes the Principality of Transylvania from Ottoman rule.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369165918#July–September", "title": "1601", "revid": 1369165918, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1613, "year_label": "1613 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "March 27", "text": "March 27 – Sigismund Báthory, Prince of Transylvania (b. 1572)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366649732#January–July", "title": "1613", "revid": 1366649732, "section": "Deaths › January–July"}}]}