# Stephen Báthory crowned (1576)

URL: https://poland-history.com/timeline/1576-stephen-bathory-crowned
Location: Kraków
Categories: ruler-change

Stephen Báthory, Prince of Transylvania, was crowned after marrying Anna Jagiellon. Within the broader Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth period: The Commonwealth of Both Nations elected its kings and prized noble liberty and religious tolerance. It won famous victories but was weakened by wars with Sweden, Russia, the Ottomans and the Cossacks, and by political paralysis. At this point in the timeline (1 May 1576), the governing authority was Stephen Báthory (King of Poland), together with Stephen Báthory (King of Poland). Prince of Transylvania who reformed the army, founded Vilnius University and defeated Muscovy in the Livonian War. Stephen Báthory crowned mattered because succession and legitimacy shaped alliances, institutions and the direction of state policy. The event is placed here so readers can follow it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion and culture across Polish history.

## Why it matters
Stephen Báthory crowned mattered because succession and legitimacy shaped alliances, institutions and the direction of state policy.

Ruler at the time: [Stephen Báthory](https://poland-history.com/rulers/stephen-bathory)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Stephen Báthory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_B%C3%A1thory)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Stephen Báthory crowned](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Stephen+B%C3%A1thory+crowned)
- [Wikipedia — Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish%E2%80%93Lithuanian_Commonwealth)