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Countess Elizabeth Báthory of Ecsed (Hungarian: Báthori Erzsébet, pronounced [ˈbaːtɔrɪ ˈɛrʒeːbɛt]; Slovak: Alžbeta Bátoriová; 7 August 1560 – 21 August 1614) [2] was a Hungarian noblewoman and alleged serial killer from the powerful House of Báthory, who owned land in the Kingdom of Hungary (now Slovakia).
Elizabeth Báthory, hailing from an influential Hungarian noble family, faced allegations of torturing and murdering numerous young women. The total number of her alleged victims is a matter of debate, but she is frequently referred to as one of history's most prolific female serial killers.
Thurzó is the palatine who arrested Elizabeth Báthory, the countess accused for killing numerous girls and young women. The position was occupied in the remaining 17th century by members of the families Esterházy, Pálffy, Francis Wesselényi, Rhedey and others.
Earlier than Jack the Ripper, there was Elizabeth Báthory in the 1590s and early 1600s. I think she was the most prolific female serial killer. It is said that she killed around 600 virgins and ...
The castle was a residence and later the prison of the Countess and alleged serial killer Elizabeth Báthory. [1] Čachtice was built in the mid-13th century by Kazimir from the Hont-Pázmány gens as a sentry on the road to Moravia. Later, it belonged to Matthew Csák, the Stibor family, and then to Elizabeth
After his arrest, he was tortured to death; his remains were publicly displayed and later burned. [8] Alice Kyteler: Ireland: 1302–1324 3–4 "The Witch of Kilkenny." Hiberno-Norman noblewoman prosecuted in the first modern witch trial in the British Isles for the alleged poisoning of her four husbands, heresy and witchcraft.
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