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	Stefan Batory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Stefan Batory (1533-1586) was Prince of Transylvania (1571-1575), then King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (1575-1586).
		In 1575 Batory was elected King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, reigning as "Stefan Batory."
		Stefan Batory was elected King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth after Henryk III Walezy had abandoned Poland to become King of France.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stefan_Batory (483 words)

	Encyclopedia: Stefan Batory Foundation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Stefan-Batory-Foundation (223 words)

	Encyclopedia: Stefan Batory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Stefan Batory This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright.
		In 1575 Batory was elected King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, reigning as "Stefan Batory." Noble is the guitarist of British Sea Power.
		The Stefan Batory Foundation is an independent Polish private foundation, funded by American financier and philanthropist George Soros and registered by the District Court for Warsaw-Praga on 7th May 1998 (register No. F.R.I.56).
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Stefan-Batory (3661 words)

	Polish Renaissance Warfare - second half of the 16th century
		Batory was determined to improve the Polish infantry and it received the greatest reorganisation.
		Batory introduced wooden cartridges for the infantry as well as axes, which were mainly used in the construction of fortifications.
		Unfortunately Batory died in 1586, tired with his constant struggle with the Sejm to obtain an army suitable in numbers for a country as large and with as many aggressive neighbours as Poland.
	www.jasinski.co.uk /wojna/develop/dev03.htm (695 words)

	Friends of the Stefan Batory Foundation - About us (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Friends of the Stefan Batory Foundation was established in 2003 as a 501(c)(3), 509(a)(1) IRC public charity with an aim to conduct charitable and educational activities that support and benefit its sister organization - the Stefan Batory Foundation in Poland.
		The mission of Friends of the Stefan Batory Foundation, similar to the mission of its Polish counterpart, is to support the development of an open, democratic society in Poland and in Central and Eastern Europe.
		The Stefan Batory Foundation is the leader among NGOs in Poland and is committed to building and protecting Poland's democratic society.
	www.batory.org /about.html (343 words)

	What & Where Minsk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The cathedral was erected on the initiative of Stefan Batory who was King of Poland and Grand Prince of Lithuania particularly famous for his victories over the troops of Moscow Tsar Ivan the Terrible.
		Stefan Batory donated 10,000 zlotys (zloty is monetary unit of Poland) for the foundation of the Church and Jesuit Collegium (a kind of ecclesiastical college).
		According to some legends Stefan Batory wished to be buried in the vault of Jesuit collegium, in his beloved town...
	www.minskreview.com /n7/hrodna-e.html (1898 words)

	Disne Yizkor Volume, p. 18.
		It is quite possible that the "Batory Island" was indeed dug out by King Batory as the first defensive line in the fortifications of the town.
		The transfer of the region from under Polish control, whose kings Sigmund August and Stefan Batory proved tolerant toward the Jews, to Tsarist control, at whose head stood Vian "the Terrible", brought great sorrow and suffering to the Jews of the region.
		After Stefan Batory, who was entirely well disposed toward the Jews, regained Polotsk and reunited it with Poland, the Polotsk community was renewed (1579).
	www.rci.rutgers.edu /~cherlin/Ref/Disna/Txt/p018e.html (3584 words)

	The Taking of Polack â” 1579. An Elizabethan Newssheet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		That the taking of the fortress of Polack by Stefan Batory was considered to be a famous victory in its day is evident from the publication of this rare English newssheet in the year of the battle itself â” 1579.
		On the 3rd of February 1579 Stefan Batory left Warsaw for Grodno to confer with the nobility of the Grand Duchy.
		Batory continued his victorious campaign, recovering the province of Livonia and laying siege to the Russian fortress of Pskov.
	www.belarusians.co.uk /e-library/008.html (1534 words)

	The Elected Monarchy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Batory was the son of Istvan Bathory, governor of Transylvania for the Habsburg king of Hungary.
		After his sudden death, Batory was succeeded, in the 1587 election, by Sigismund (Zygmunt) Vasa, son of John III Vasa of Sweden.
		After the unexpected death of Batory in 1586, there was a major crisis when the pro-Hapsburg Zborowski faction forced through the election of Archduke Maximilian and almost brought the nation to a state of civil war.
	www.kasprzyk.demon.co.uk /www/ElectedMonarchy.html (5443 words)

	Great Belarusian Military Commanders (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Batory has led wars against Muscovy of Ivan IV in 1578-1582, which had 3 successful battles: Polacak (1579), Velikie Luki (1580) and Pskov (1581).
		Scyapan Batory stayed in Hrodna Castle and has built a giant Farny Cathedral there with a place near altar where he wanted to be buried.
		He had instituted electable infantry (1 soldier was supported by 20 peasants in King's serfdom), he had established the institution of Cossacks (including famous Cossacks of Zaporojie), who were recognizing power of Commonwealth of Poland and Lithuania (Rzeczypospolita) and were obliged to go to battles with in it's army.
	www.belarusguide.com /cities/commanders/Scyapan_Batory.html (224 words)

	AllEmpires - The Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth (Full) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The second election winner was the Transylvanian Voivod (Prince), Stefan Batory, who became one of Poland's most celebrated rulers, great in both war and peace.
		Batory placed a ban and a commercial blockade on Gdansk, moving all trade to Elbing.
		After a successful campaign Batory accepted the Russian plea for peace and in the peace of Yam Zapolski (15 Jan 1582) Muscovy abandoned all of Livonia including Polotsk The Commonwealth was now recognised as the greatest power in Central Europe and only the Turkish Sultan ruled over more extensive territories.
	www.allempires.com /empires/polish_lit_full/polish_lit1.htm (2253 words)

	StefanBatoryOceanLiner
		TS/S STEFAN BATORY inherited a national and Atlantic tradition on 11th April 1969 when she sailed from her homeport of Gdynia on her maiden voyage calling at Copenhagen on the 12th, Tilbury (14th), Quebec City (22nd) and arriving at Montreal on the 23rd.
		The Solidarity Movement in Poland and resulting declaration of martial law in December 1981 affected STEFAN BATORY whose homeport was a center of the quasi-revolution that August.
		After the Polish colours are lowered for the last time, the TS/S STEFAN BATORY has got a place in the maritime history of her nation and in the hearts of her officers, crew and passengers.
	stefanbatoryoceanliner.homestead.com /History.html (5037 words)

	Stefan Batory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		He succeeded John II Zapolya as Prince of Transylvania and held this position from 1571-75, giving it to this brother Christopher Bathory (1530 -81) afterwards.
		From 1575 - 1586, hewas King of Poland as Stefan Batory.
		Batory was able to defeat Danzig's mercenary army in open field, but unable to take the city; so compromise wasreached.
	www.therfcc.org /stefan-batory-56443.html (396 words)

	Stephen Bathory, King of Poland - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		This article is about Stefan Báthory, the king of Poland.
		Báthory succeeded John II Zapolya as Prince of Transylvania, and held this position during 1571-1575, giving it to his older brother Christopher Bathory (1530-1581) afterwards.
		Emperor Mathias's brother Maximilian III tried to claim title of King of Poland, but was defeated at Byczyna, and Sigismund III Vasa followed Stefan Báthory's reign.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Stefan_Batory (526 words)

	Polish Renaissance Warfare - Summary of Conflicts - Part Three
		Batory now turned East, where Ivan IV (the terrible) had taken advantage of the Gdansk rebellion and invaded Livonia.
		Batory victoriously returned to Wilno having regained a region lost to Muscovy during the reign of Zygmunt August.
		A smaller diversionary force was sent to Smolensk, while the main army reached Wielkie Luki on 26th August, storming it on 4th September.
	www.jasinski.co.uk /wojna/conflicts/conf03.htm (1307 words)

	Kohler - Maasdam/Ryndam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Solidarity Movement in Poland and resulting declaration of martial law in December 1981 affected STEFAN BATORY whose homeport was a centre of the quasi-revolution that August.
		The author was aboard STEFAN BATORY's first crossing of the 1982 season (marking the 25th anniversary of the Gdynia-Canada run and her return to service after lay-up), from Rotterdam to Montreal in late April.
		Whatever her future after the Polish colours are lowered for the last time, the STEFAN BATORY's place in the maritime history of her nation and in the hearts of her officers, crew and passengers will be as secure and beloved as that of her predessor.
	www.unofficial.net /hal/kohler.html (5288 words)

	TGOL - Maasdam/Stefan Batory/Stefan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		During her first season, the ship averaged an impressive 93% load factor over nine voyages, much because of the great number of Polish descendants living in USA and the fact that there was not yet any direct air service between the two countries.
		Stefan Batory’s service with the Polish Ocean Lines ended with a series of cruises to South America and the West Indies.
		The ship was now renamed Stefan, her funnel was painted yellow and she was brought to the Swedish port of Göteborg and put to use as an accommodation ship.
	www.greatoceanliners.net /maasdam4.html (2970 words)

	StefanBatoryOceanLiner
		After this fire, which was due to negligence on the part of the engineers during bunkering in Copenhagen, there was a series of fires later, most accidents being due to neglect by passengers or even crew members (burning cigarette-ends), short-circuiting of electrical installation, or selfingnition of cotton or garbage.
		The M/S BATORY had to be withdraw and was rerouted on a new service from Poland to India and Pakistan via the Suez Canal.
		At the end of her service, M/S BATORY was given a very moving farewell which was organized on Feb 20/1969 at Tilbury (London, England) with the British participants in the "Australian voyage of evacuee children", which was mentioned earlier.
	stefanbatoryoceanliner.homestead.com /Predecessors.html (3595 words)

	Stefan Batory Foundation - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Stefan Batory Foundation - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The Stefan Batory Foundation is the name of the national Soros Foundation in Poland.
		It was named after Stefan Batory, the king of Poland.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Stefan_Batory_Foundation (72 words)

	Read about Stephen Bathory, King of Poland at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Stephen Bathory, King of Poland and ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In 1575 he was elected a King of Poland and ruled
		Maximilian II in his attempt to become King of Poland.
		Maximilian III tried to claim title of King of Poland, but was defeated at Byczyna and Sigismund III Vasa followed Stefan Bathory's reign.
	encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Stefan_Batory (382 words)

	Ships of the World: An Historical Encyclopedia - - Batory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Batory's last prewar voyage to New York ended on September 5, 1939, four days after the German invasion of Poland.
		In 1957, she was reconfigured to carry 76 first- and 740 tourist-class passengers and put on the North Atlantic run between Gdynia, Quebec, and Montreal.
		Taken out of service in 1968 and replaced by Stefan Batory (ex-Maasdam), after a few cruises to the Canary Islands and Caribbean, Batory was fitted out as a floating hotel at Gdansk.
	college.hmco.com /history/readerscomp/ships/html/sh_010200_batory.htm (228 words)

	Moldavian Magnate Wars - Art History Online Reference and Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Since the early plans made by Commonwealth King Stefan Batory for the war against the Ottomans, Zamoyski supported them, viewing those plans as a good long term strategy for the Commonwealth.
		The duke of Transylvania, Sigismund Bathory (nephew of former Polish king Stefan Batory), had strengthened Habsburg influence in Moldavia by setting Ştefan Răzvan (Stefan Rozwan) on the Moldavian throne.
		However, Stefan Potocki was one of the pro-Habsburg magnates and Gabriel Batory, the anti-Habsburg ruler of Transylvania, removed Constantin Movilă in 1611.
	www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/Moldavian_Magnate_Wars (2962 words)

	Annual Report: Stefan Batory Foundation (Poland)
		For the Stefan Batory Foundation, the most transformative programs in its ninth year of operation focused on strengthening nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), educating youths, and providing opportunities for women and minorities.
		One of the main programs of the Stefan Batory Foundation is the NGO Support Program.
		The Alliance of Universities for Democracy awarded the Stefan Batory Foundation a special mention for its efforts aimed at increasing the role of the educational sector in the promotion of democratic institutions.
	www.osi.hu /annual/poland.html (671 words)

	Marcinkiewicz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In the autumn of 1930 Marcinkiewicz entered the Division of Mathematical and Natural Sciences of the University of Stefan Batory in Wilno.
		The university there had been named after Stefan Batory who was king of Poland from 1575 to 1586.
		The university had three professors of mathematics, the most famous of them being Antoni Zygmund who was appointed in the year that Marcinkiewicz began his undergraduate course.
	www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk /~history/Mathematicians/Marcinkiewicz.html (1194 words)

	Central Europe Review - Theme: Western Aid to Eastern Europe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Stefan Batory Foundation - one of the largest private non-endowed foundations in Poland - aimed from the very beginning at fostering partnerships between NGOs, both within the country and abroad.
		The relatively stable financial situation of the Batory Foundation (it is supported by George Soros) and the fact that the Western partners knew that there was a genuine will to work together enabled it to become an equal partner.
		Jacek Wojnarowski is executive director of the Stefan Batory Foundation.
	www.ce-review.org /00/11/wojnarowski11.html (1171 words)

	Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Noptes: Polish Batorowka & Zygmuntowka sabres (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The name of this sabres come from the king Stefan Batory, which was elected in 1576 and quickly became known as a great leader and very popular man.
		Of course it became obvious that there are too many sabres with Batory’s name, to accept this theory as probably.
		Photo 2: King Stefan Batory in the later painting of Polish famous historical painter — Jan Matejko (19th century), “Batory at Pskov” — fragment.
	www.vikingsword.com /vb/showpost.php?p=2613&postcount=1 (685 words)

	Welcome Poland, Hotel Batory Poznan in Poznań, Poland
		In the heart of a luxury detached houses district of Poznań, out of the city traffic, but close to the City center and Poznań International Fair grounds, the BATORY HOTEL is located.
		The interior and exterior architecture of the hotel refers to the traditions of the famous Polish Atlantic liners and sea-cruisers : m/s "Batory" and ts/s "Stefan Batory".
		It is also a pleasure to inform that THE BATORY HOTEL is making an endeavor to become a 4-star hotel.
	www.welcomepoland.com /prezentacja.php?placeid=524¤t_lang=english&miasto=poznan (238 words)

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