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Elizabeth Báthory
Hungarian countess / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elizabeth Bathory (1560–1614) was a countess who lived in Transylvania, then a part of the Kingdom of Hungary.[2] She was from a very important family that included kings, cardinals, knights, and judges.[2] Her family ruled Transylvania as an independent region within the Hungarian kingdom.[3] She was well-educated, beautiful and wealthy. She was also virtually untouchable as a member of the Bathory family.
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Elizabeth Báaahthory | |
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![]() Copy of the lost 1585 original portrait of Elizabeth Báthory | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Erzsébet Báthory |
Also known as | The Blood Countess The Bloody Lady of Csejte The Tigress of Csejte |
Born | (1560-08-07)7 August 1560 Nyírbátor, Kingdom of Hungary |
Died | 21 August 1614(1614-08-21) (aged 54) Csejte, Kingdom of Hungary (today Čachtice, Slovakia) |
Penalty | Confinement until death |
Spouse(s) | Ferenc Nádasdy |
Killings | |
Number of victims | Purported over 650 [1] |
Span of killings | 1590–1609 |
Country | Kingdom of Hungary |
Date apprehended | 29 December 1610 |
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