Editing Báthory family (section)

==Branches==

The family divided into two major branches, which descended from the sons and grandsons of
[[Briccius Báthory|Briccius]]:

The elder branch of the family, the '''Báthory of Somlyó''' were descended from John, Count of [[Szatmár]], the first-born son of Briccius, through his eldest son Ladislaus (died 1373). Ladislaus, Count of [[Szabolcs County|Szabolcs]], married Anna Meggyesi and received Somlyó as dowry.  Ladislaus' younger brother George II is the ancestor of the '''Simolin''' family, later called '''[[Von Simolin|Báthory of Simolin]]''' (see [[Báthory#B.C3.A1thory of Simolin|below]]).<ref name="StammtafelSimolin"/> A further division occurred under the great-grandsons of Ladislaus (latter half of the 15th century): John and Stephen dropped the name Báthory and founded the '''Szaniszlófi''' family, while Nikolaus continued the Somlyó branch.<ref name="Wertner"/>

The younger branch of the family, the '''Báthory of Ecsed''', were descended from Luke, the youngest son of Briccius. Luke possessed wide estates in [[Szatmár]] and was granted by King [[Charles I of Hungary|Charles Robert]] the lordship of [[Ecsed]], where he built the castle called ''Hűség'' (loyalty).<ref name="Wertner"/><ref name="StammtafelSimolin"/>
This branch, since they retained the possession of Bátor, are sometimes called ''of Bátor'' or, as the younger branch, ''Nyírbátor'' (New Bathory).<ref name="Wertner"/>