Stephen VII Báthory (Hungarian: Báthory István; died 3 May 1530) was a Hungarian nobleman and commander. His most prestigious position was Palatine of Hungary. Stephen belonged to the Ecsed branch of the Báthory family. His father was and his uncle was Stephen Báthory, Hungarian commander and later Voivod of Transylvania. Stephen was Count of Temesvár and in 1514 fought against the rebellion of György Dózsa. He was elected Palatine of Hungary in 1519 but the opposition of the nobility, which accused him of avarice and licentiousness, resulted in his being temporarily deposed in 1523 and 1525.