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30 de abr. de 2024 · Elizabeth Báthory (born August 7, 1560, Nyírbátor, Hungary—died August 21, 1614, Castle Čachtice, Čachtice, Hungary [now in Slovakia]) was a Hungarian countess who purportedly tortured and murdered hundreds of young women in the 16th and 17th centuries.
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- Who Was Elizabeth Bathory?
- Early Life and Marriage
- Crimes
- Capture
- Isolation
- Innocent Or Guilty?
- Death
Countess Elizabeth Bathory, or Erzsébet Báthory, was a wealthy and powerful Hungarian noblewoman whose relations included an uncle who was king of Poland and a nephew who was prince of Transylvania. In 1610 she was accused of gruesome acts of serial murder and confined to her home of Castle Čachtice, where she remained until her death. Bathory is r...
Bathory was born in Nyírbátor, Hungary, on August 7, 1560. At the age of 11, Bathory, who was considered a beautiful and well-educated girl, became engaged to Count Ferenc Nadasdy. Some accounts of her life include her giving birth to an illegitimate child, fathered by another man, before her marriage. A 15-year-old Bathory married Nadasdy on May 8...
Bathory was accused of a haunting litany of crimes against both female servants and minor noblewomen who'd come to her for training and education. Most of her alleged assaults and murders took place after she was widowed in 1604. Some of Bathory's victims were covered with honey and left outside for insects to devour. During colder parts of the yea...
On December 29, 1610, Count György Thurzó, who oversaw judicial matters as the lord palatine of Hungary, arrived at Bathory's Castle Čachtice to investigate the countess' alleged crimes against women of noble birth (any mistreatment of servants was not a concern to authorities). He reportedly surprised Bathory in the middle of tormenting a victim a...
As a member of a powerful family, Bathory was not put on trial. Instead, she was isolated — perhaps walled up — in Castle Čachtice, where she remained until her death in 1614. As she was not convicted of a crime, Bathory's holdings passed to family members instead of being seized.
The evidence against Bathory has flaws: Of 289 witness accounts, more than 250 offered either hearsay or no information whatsoever. The testimony that Bathory had listed 650 victims was a secondhand accounting of what a court official had discovered — yet the official who'd supposedly seen this information didn't testify. Many of the witnesses who ...
The body of a 54-year-old Bathory was found on August 21, 1614, in Castle Čachtice (located in present-day Slovakia), where she'd been imprisoned since 1610. She was initially buried in the crypt on her estate, but her body was likely moved afterward.
Es una historia sombría manchada de sangre, atormentada por la tortura, sensacionalista por el sexo y cada vez más discutida por los estudiosos. Según el relato, la condesa húngara Elizabeth Báthory (1560-1614) podría haber sido una maníaca asesina o un peón incriminado por familiares y enemigos deseosos de apoderarse de sus propiedades.
Countess Elizabeth Báthory de Ecsed (Hungarian: Báthori Erzsébet, pronounced [ˈbaːtori ˈɛrʒeːbɛt]; Slovak: Alžbeta Bátoriová; 7 August 1560 – 21 August 1614) was a Hungarian noblewoman and alleged serial killer from the Báthory family, who owned land in the Kingdom of Hungary (now Slovakia).
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Elizabeth Báthory or Erzsebet Bathory was a feared Hungarian countess who became infamous as a torturer and a vicious serial murderer. It has been said that over hundred young women were among her victims. She allegedly tortured and murdered these women between 1585 and 1609.
30 de sept. de 2021 · Countess Elizabeth Báthory de Ecsed (1560-1614) was a Hungarian noblewoman and reputed serial killer of hundreds of young women in the 16th and 17th centuries. Stories of her sadism and brutality quickly became part of national folklore, her infamy earning her the nickname “The Blood Countess” or “Countess Dracula”.
21 de oct. de 2022 · By Ronan O’Connell. October 21, 2022. • 10 min read. It is a grim tale stained by blood, haunted by torture, sensationalized by sex, and increasingly disputed by scholars. Depending on the account,...
