Stephen Zápolya

The native form of this personal name is Szapolyai István. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Stephen Zápolya (Hungarian: Szapolyai István; died on 23 December 1499), was Palatine of the Kingdom of Hungary between 1492 and 1499.^[1]

Tomb of Stephen Zápolya

He married Polish princess Hedwig of Cieszyn on 11 August 1483 (his second marriage), by whom he had four children:

• János Zápolya (2 June 1487 – 22 July 1540), later King of Hungary;
• George Zápolya (ca. 1494 – 29 August 1526), killed in action at Mohács;
• Barbara Zápolya (1495 – 2 October 1515), queen consort of Poland after her marriage to Sigismund I the Old;
• Magdalena Zápolya (b. ca. 1499 – 1499), died young.

He was buried in the Zápolya family vault on the Szepes chapter house.