Stephen III Babonić

Stephen (III) Babonić (Croatian: Stjepan III. Babonić, Hungarian: Babonics (III.) István; died after 1295) was a powerful Croatian lord in the second half of the 13th century. As a member of the illustrious Babonić family, he established an oligarchic domain in Lower Slavonia, arbitrarily adopting the title Ban of Slavonia independently of the royal power. He is also referred to as Stephen of Vodičevo (Croatian: Stjepan Vodički, Hungarian: Vodicsai István) in contemporary sources.