Editing Báthory family (section)

==Báthory of Simolin==

Another branch of the family are the '''Báthory of [[Von Simolin|Simolin]]''' family, which was named after their estate ''Simony'' (or ''Simolin''). They descended from George II, the younger son of John I, through the George's grandson Michael. In the 15th century, Michael's brothers George and Ladislaus, who both died without issue, had sold their heritage to the then-head of the Somlyó branch, Nicolaus. The Simolin family possessed large estates in Prussia and [[Duchy of Courland|Courland]] and members served the Russian Empresses [[Elizabeth of Russia|Elizabeth]] and [[Catherine II of Russia|Catherine]] as diplomats. In the 19th century, long after the demise of the other branches, the family claimed name and title of ''Counts Báthory'', since their ancestor Michael had never consented to the sale conducted by his brothers, and in 1852 the Russian government confirmed the legitimacy of their claims.<ref name="StammtafelSimolin">Stammtafel nach Alexander von Simolin - printed in Farin, ''Heroine des Grauens'', p. 357, 361.</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia |encyclopedia=Meyers Konversationslexikon |publisher=Verlag des Bibliographischen Instituts |location=Leipzig and Vienna |edition=Fourth |year=1885–1892 |volume=14 |chapter=Simolin |pages=983–984 |chapter-url=http://www.retrobibliothek.de/retrobib/seite.html?id=114908 |language=de |access-date=2012-02-01|title=Retro&#124;bib - Seite aus Meyers Konversationslexikon: Simme - Simolin }}</ref><ref>[http://susi.e-technik.uni-ulm.de:8080/Meyers2/seite/werk/meyers/band/14/seite/0983/meyers_b14_s0983.html Meyers Konversationslexikon: Simolin]  {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071021194051/http://susi.e-technik.uni-ulm.de:8080/Meyers2/seite/werk/meyers/band/14/seite/0983/meyers_b14_s0983.html |date=October 21, 2007 }}</ref>