The free election of 1576 was the second royal election to be held in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, which took place in 1575/1576. In the night of June 28–29, 1574, King Henry III of France secr
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Stephen Báthory was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania as well as Prince of Transylvania, after previously being Voivode of Transylvania.
1576 Polish–Lithuanian royal election
…Commonwealth was left without a monarch, and the period of interregnum ended with a double election. After a few months of negotiations, Anna Jagiellon and Stephen Báthory were elected co-rulers. Henry was elected king of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1573. After finding out about the death of his brother, King…
A 19th-century copy of a portrait attributed to Martin Kober representing Stephen Báthory in decorative Sarmatian attire
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Stephen Báthory as King of Poland with a Mannerist crown from about 1584, most probably created for him in Gdańsk after Willem van den Blocke's design.
Blade of the blessed sword received by Stephen Báthory in 1580 from Pope Gregory XIII for his struggles against Turks and Tatars. It was deposited in the royal treasury in Kraków.