Individual Details
Erzsébet Báthori
(1560 - 21 Aug 1614)
'the Blood Countess'
With Lucrezia Borgia she must be one of history's most maligned women. The combined wealth of her and her husband made them one of the wealthiest and most envied people of Transylvania. Rumours, actively refuted by her son, made her one of the monsters of history. According to these rumours, in 1604 she was giving a servant girl a beating when the girl's blood splashed into her face. When Erzsebet washed the blood from her cheeks she was of the opinion that it had increased her beauty.
As a result she was said to have bathed in virgin's blood every morning until, in 1611, four corpses were accidentally discovered near the Countess's castle. Still according to the legend, some 650 young girls were supposed to have died for her vanity. Being of noble birth, she could not be executed, but instead was bricked into her apartment within the castle. There she lived for four more years until her death. Throughout, her son endeavoured to restore his mother's reputation but failed to gain the necessary support.
Source: Leo van de Pas
With Lucrezia Borgia she must be one of history's most maligned women. The combined wealth of her and her husband made them one of the wealthiest and most envied people of Transylvania. Rumours, actively refuted by her son, made her one of the monsters of history. According to these rumours, in 1604 she was giving a servant girl a beating when the girl's blood splashed into her face. When Erzsebet washed the blood from her cheeks she was of the opinion that it had increased her beauty.
As a result she was said to have bathed in virgin's blood every morning until, in 1611, four corpses were accidentally discovered near the Countess's castle. Still according to the legend, some 650 young girls were supposed to have died for her vanity. Being of noble birth, she could not be executed, but instead was bricked into her apartment within the castle. There she lived for four more years until her death. Throughout, her son endeavoured to restore his mother's reputation but failed to gain the necessary support.
Source: Leo van de Pas
Events
| Birth | 1560 | ||||
| Marriage | 8 May 1573 | Varanno - Baron Ferenc II. "Black Bey" Nádasdy de Nádasd et Fogarasföld | |||
| Death | 21 Aug 1614 |
Families
| Spouse | Baron Ferenc II. "Black Bey" Nádasdy de Nádasd et Fogarasföld (1555 - 1604) |
| Child | Baron Pál Nádasdy de Nádasd et Fogarasföld (1597 - 1633) |
| Father | György II-IX Báthori de Ecsed ( - ) |
| Mother | Anna Báthori de Somlyó ( - ) |