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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.
Bathory was a Swedish heavy metal band formed in Vällingby in March 1983. Named after Hungarian countess Elizabeth Báthory, they are considered pioneers of black metal (alongside Venom and Mercyful Fate) [2] [3] and Viking metal. The book Lords of Chaos described Bathory's first four albums [a] as "the blueprint for Scandinavian black metal ...
Red marble coat of arms of the family from 1484. The House of Báthory (Polish: Batory) was an old and powerful Hungarian noble family of the Gutkeled clan. The family rose to significant influence in Central Europe during the Late Middle Ages, holding high military, administrative and ecclesiastical positions in the Kingdom of Hungary.
In Memory of Quorthon is a box set of three audio CDs and one DVD with remastered material from Bathory, Quorthon's solo efforts, and the Jennie Tebler project. The track list was selected by "Boss" Forsberg. The album cover was drawn by Kristian Wåhlin and was meant to be the artwork for Bathory's last album which was never released.
Bathory also appears as the main antagonist in the novel Dracula the Un-dead, a sequel to Bram Stoker's classic novel by his great-grandnephew Dacre Stoker and Ian Holt. In the book, she is cousin to Count Dracula and was the motive behind his decision to move to London in the original novel, as she was murdering women under the guise of Jack ...
Zsigmond Forgách sent an army of 2,000 troops, commanded by Miklós Abafy, to Várad. [138] Skender Pasha convoked the delegates of the Three Nations to a Diet at Gyulafehérvár. [136] The Diet dethroned Gabriel on 21 October, urging him in a letter of farewell to accept the decision, [139] and elected Bethlen prince two days later. [136]
Nordland I is the eleventh studio album by Swedish extreme metal band Bathory. It was released on 18 November 2002 through Black Mark Production . It is a return to the Viking metal of Bathory's middle period, and features songs mainly concerning Norse mythology .
Destroyer of Worlds is the tenth studio album by Swedish extreme metal band Bathory.It was released on 9 October 2001, through Black Mark Production, over five years after the previous album Blood on Ice, marking the longest period between studio albums by Bathory.