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Sigismund Báthory

1572 - 1613

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Sigismund Báthory (Hungarian: Báthory Zsigmond; 1573 – 27 March 1613) was Prince of Transylvania several times between 1586 and 1602, and Duke of Racibórz and Opole in Silesia in 1598. His father, Christopher Báthory, ruled Transylvania as voivode (or deputy) of the absent prince, Stephen Báthory. Sigismund was still a child when the Diet of Transylvania elected him voivode at his dying father's request in 1581. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sigismund Báthory has received more than 214,300 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Sigismund Báthory is the 3,056th most popular politician (up from 3,229th in 2019), the 55th most popular biography from Romania (up from 57th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Romanian Politician.

Sigismund Báthory was a prince of Transylvania and the first count of the principality of Transylvania. He is most famous for being a Hungarian nobleman who is said to have killed hundreds of young women in his castle, which led to him being known as the "Blood Count."

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  • 62.13

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.25

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sigismund Báthory ranks 3,056 out of 15,577. Before him are Ladislaus II of Hungary, Julius Nyerere, Aspar, Arkan, Heshen, and René II, Duke of Lorraine. After him are Magnus I of Sweden, Casimir I the Restorer, Lydia Litvyak, Abdul Salam Arif, Pelopidas, and Princess Louise of Prussia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1572, Sigismund Báthory ranks 5. Before him are Johann Bayer, John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg, John Donne, and Cornelis Drebbel. After him are Ben Jonson, Jane Frances de Chantal, Cyril Lucaris, Izumo no Okuni, Francis II, Duke of Lorraine, Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, and Marie Elisabeth of France. Among people deceased in 1613, Sigismund Báthory ranks 2. Before him is Carlo Gesualdo. After him are Anton Praetorius, Mateo Alemán, Gabriel Báthory, Ivan Susanin, Henry Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Johann Bauhin, Cigoli, Giovanni Artusi, Hypatius Pociej, and Mathurin Régnier.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Sigismund Báthory ranks 55 out of 665. Before him are Alexander Löhr (1885), Mircea I of Wallachia (1355), Basarab I of Wallachia (1275), Ilie Năstase (1946), Edward G. Robinson (1893), and György Dózsa (1470). After him are Traian Băsescu (1951), Panait Istrati (1884), Mihnea cel Rău (1462), David Wechsler (1896), Ion Ivanovici (1845), and Elisabeth of Romania (1894).

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Among POLITICIANS In Romania

Among politicians born in Romania, Sigismund Báthory ranks 26. Before him are Radu cel Frumos (1438), Milan I of Serbia (1854), Alexandru Ioan Cuza (1820), Mircea I of Wallachia (1355), Basarab I of Wallachia (1275), and György Dózsa (1470). After him are Traian Băsescu (1951), Mihnea cel Rău (1462), Ana Pauker (1893), Mircea II of Wallachia (1422), Mundzuk (368), and Corneliu Zelea Codreanu (1899).

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