Stephen Zápolya
Stephen Zápolya (Hungarian: Szapolyai István; died on 23 December 1499), was Palatine of the Kingdom of Hungary between 1492 and 1499.[1]
He married Polish princess Hedwig of Cieszyn on 11 August 1483 (his second marriage), by whom he had four children:
- János Zápolya (2 June 1487 – 22 July 1540), later King of Hungary;
- George Zápolya (ca. 1494 – 29 August 1526), killed in action at Mohács;
- Barbara Zápolya (1495 – 2 October 1515), queen consort of Poland after her marriage to Sigismund I the Old;
- Magdalena Zápolya (b. ca. 1499 – 1499), died young.
He was buried in the Zápolya family vault on the Szepes chapter house.
Notes
- ↑ Markó 2006, p. 252.
Sources
- Engel, Pál (2001). The Realm of St Stephen: A History of Medieval Hungary, 895–1526. I.B. Tauris Publishers. ISBN 1-86064-061-3.
- Markó, László (2006). A magyar állam főméltóságai Szent Istvántól napjainkig: Életrajzi Lexikon [Great Officers of State in Hungary from King Saint Stephen to Our Days: A Biographical Encyclopedia] (in Hungarian). Helikon Kiadó. ISBN 963-547-085-1.
- Kubinyi, András (2008). Matthias Rex. Balassi Kiadó. ISBN 978-963-506-767-1.
Stephen Born: ? Died: 23 December 1499 | ||
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| Vacant Title last held by Emeric Zápolya |
Palatine of Hungary 1492–1499 |
Succeeded by Peter Geréb |
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