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Genetic identification of members of the prominent Báthory aristocratic family.
Gînguța, Alexandra; Kovács, Bence; Schütz, Oszkár; Tihanyi, Balázs; Nyerki, Emil; Maár, Kitti; Maróti, Zoltán; Varga, Gergely I B; Bacueț-Crișan, Dan; Keresztes, Timea; Török, Tibor; Neparáczki, Endre.
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  • Gînguța A; Department of Archaeogenetics, Institute of Hungarian Research, Budapest, Hungary.
  • Kovács B; Department of Archaeogenetics, Institute of Hungarian Research, Budapest, Hungary.
  • Schütz O; Department of Genetics, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.
  • Tihanyi B; Department of Archaeogenetics, Institute of Hungarian Research, Budapest, Hungary.
  • Nyerki E; Department of Genetics, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.
  • Maár K; Department of Archaeogenetics, Institute of Hungarian Research, Budapest, Hungary.
  • Maróti Z; Department of Biological Anthropology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.
  • Varga GIB; Department of Archaeogenetics, Institute of Hungarian Research, Budapest, Hungary.
  • Bacueț-Crișan D; Department of Pediatrics and Pediatric Health Center, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.
  • Keresztes T; Department of Archaeogenetics, Institute of Hungarian Research, Budapest, Hungary.
  • Török T; Department of Genetics, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.
  • Neparáczki E; Department of Archaeogenetics, Institute of Hungarian Research, Budapest, Hungary.
iScience ; 26(10): 107911, 2023 Oct 20.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37810237
ABSTRACT
The Báthory family was one of the most powerful noble families in the medieval Hungarian Kingdom. Their influence peaked during the Ottoman occupation of Hungary, when the only partially autonomous region of the country was Transylvania, under Turkish protectorate. Several members of the family became Princes of Transylvania, and one of them, István Báthory, was also the elected King of Poland. We hereby present the first genetic data about this extinct family. Archaeological excavations in Pericei, a settlement now part of Romania, revealed the former family chapel of the Báthory family. Through this work, two Báthory family members were successfully identified among the 13 skeletons found at the site. The presence of Y chromosome haplogroup R-S498 fits the historical account describing the family's German (Swabian) origins. Their genomic composition also indicates a family of Germanic origin that intermixed with medieval Hungarians.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Prognostic_studies Language: En Journal: IScience Year: 2023 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Hungary
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Prognostic_studies Language: En Journal: IScience Year: 2023 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Hungary