 Stephen Báthory of Ecsed ( Hungarian : Báthory István , pronounced [ ˈbaːtori ˈiʃtvaːn ] ; Romanian : Ștefan Báthory ; 1430 – 1493 ) was a Hungarian commander , ' dapiferorum regalium magister ' ( 1458 – ? ) , judge royal ( 1471 – 1493 ) and voivode of Transylvania ( 1479 – 1493 ) . He rose to power under King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary and after the king 's death sided with Vladislav Jagiellon of Bohemia and later together with Pál Kinizsi defeated Prince John Corvin in the Battle of Csonthegy ( 1493 ) . As a result of his cruelty in Transylvania , especially against the Székelys , he was deposed by the King in 1493 and died shortly afterwards . 
