Open AccessGriseldis Báthory, the Disobedient Bride or the Unsuccessful Taming of a Heretic Shrew
Author(s) -
Ágnes Máté
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
odrodzenie i reformacja w polsce
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2450-8349
pISSN - 0029-8514
DOI - 10.12775/oirwp.2021.08
Subject(s) - protestantism , faith , bride , heresy , politics , religious studies , theology , gender studies , political science , sociology , law , philosophy
The article aims to examine the initial phase of the marriage of Jan Zamoyski with Griseldis Báthory, the issue of change of the bride’s name, and the problems caused by the newlyweds’ difference of faith. Despite the plans of king Stephen and hetman Zamoyski, the young bride did not become a Catholic. Her upbringing by her Protestant mother and grandmother overrode the political interests of her Catholic male relatives.