I forgot to add that i don't believe anyone on this forum who tries to claim to be Elizabeth bathory descendant.Yes, there are many of her descendants living in Europe (especially in Hungary, Slovakia, Germany, Austria, Croatia, Romania, etc.) [3], The younger branch of the family, the Báthory of Ecsed, were descended from Luke, the youngest son of Briccius. [20], Báthory's daughter, Anna Nádasdy, was born in 1585 and was later to become the wife of Nikola VI Zrinski. For those that aren’t aware: the Windsors are known as the British Royal Family today. The accusations of murder were based on rumors. Elizabeth Bathory was born into the name of Erzebet Bathory, on August 7, 1561. Ferenc and Erzsebet Bathory had six children. Countess Elizabeth Báthory de Ecsed (Hungarian: Báthory Erzsébet, pronounced [ˈbaːtori ˈɛrʒeːbɛt]; Slovak: Alžbeta Bátoriová ; 7 August 1560 – 21 August 1614)[1] was a Hungarian noblewoman from the family of Báthory, who owned land in the Kingdom of Hungary (now Hungary, Slovakia and Romania). [16]:96–99, On 12 December 1610, Nikola VI Zrinski confirmed the agreement with Thurzó about the imprisonment of Báthory and distribution of the estate. The youngest son, Nicolaus III (d. 1506), bishop first of Syrmia and after 1474 of Vác, excelled as a renaissance scholar and served as counselor to King Matthias Corvinus. Báthory was raised a Calvinist Protestant. Finally, in 1610, King Matthias II assigned Thurzó, the Palatine of Hungary, to investigate. [46] The story came into question in 1817 when the witness accounts (which had surfaced in 1765) were published for the first time. Elizabeth Bathory may have had a secret love child. Through her mother, Elizabeth was the niece of the Hungarian noble Stephen Báthory (1533–1586), the king of Poland and the grand duke of Lithuania of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the prince of Transylvania. As a child, Báthory suffered multiple seizures that may have been caused by epilepsy, possibly stemming from the inbreeding of her parents. and also in the US.but i very much doubt some of them would be able to write such comments as I found here.sorry. [9][10][11] At the time, symptoms relating to epilepsy were diagnosed as falling sickness and treatments included rubbing blood of a non-sufferer on the lips of an epileptic or giving the epileptic a mix of a non-sufferer's blood and piece of skull as their episode ended. IN 1602, RUMORS BEGAN TO CIRCULATE around the village of Trenčín, present-day Slovakia: Peasant girls looking for servant work in the Csejte Castle were disappearing. According to Wikipedia . Although it is commonly believed that Báthory was caught in the act of torture, she was having dinner. In the 1550s, when Ferdinand briefly gained control of Transylvania in 1551, he installed Stephen's nephew Bonaventura as his lieutenant to govern the country. [18] The castle had been bought by his mother in 1569 and given to Nádasdy, who transferred it to Elizabeth during their nuptials,[16]:35 together with the Csejte country house and seventeen adjacent villages. The two branches of the family positioned themselves on the opposing sides of the conflict. The palatine also coordinated the steps of the investigation with the political struggle with the Prince of Transylvania. Her brutality has been questioned by historians. Through her mother, Elizabeth was the niece of the Hunga… She was imprisoned in December 1610 within Castle of Csejte, in Upper Hungary (now Slovakia). Luke possessed wide estates in Szatmár and was granted by King Charles Robert the lordship of Ecsed, where he built the castle called Hűség (loyalty). The second son, Stephen III rose to become Palatine of Hungary and in 1444 fell in the Battle of Varna as flag-bearer of Władysław, King of Poland and Hungary. She was born into a privileged family whose members included knights, cardinals, and kings. Her mother’s name was Anne Bathory. Bathory didn’t just feel compelled to bathe in the blood of virgin girls; she also felt a real … Zápolya appointed Stephen VIII Voivode of Transylvania, which he governed until his death in 1534. As was the custom, the young bride to be left her own home once the betrothal was official and the family of her fiance took over her education. The grateful people honoured him with the names Báthory, meaning "good hero", and animus magnanimus. She wrote a will in September 1610, in which she left all current and future inheritance possession to her children. Elizabeth Báthory (or Erzsébet, to use the Hungarian spelling) was born into a Hungarian noble family on the 7th August, 1560. The Trial of Countess Elizabeth Báthory: Developing a Defense for Dame Dracula and Deconstructing Dominant Damsels ... A Croatian woman named Anna Darvolya was already living in the Násdasdy household, and was running a torture and execution mill with the ... Dracula.” 1 Bathory, [25] The Hungarian authorities took some time to respond to Magyari's complaints. According to the testimonies, Báthory's first victims were girls aged 10 to 14 years. and Andrew's sons George (d. 1307), Benedict (d. 1321) and Briccius (d. 1322) for their military services by granting them Bátor in the county of Szabolcs. 1560: Elizabeth Bathory is born into one of the oldest and wealthiest families in Transylvania. In Hungarian the word bátor means "brave". The second son, Stephen III rose to become Palatine of Hungary and in 1444 fell in the Battle of Varna as flag-bearer of Władysław, King of Poland and Hungary. Abductions were said to have occurred as well. However, whether it is do to the consanguineous marriages within the Bathory line or the effect of their luxuriant living environment, the family contained many insane and cruel individuals. When you think of vampires, you probably do not think about the “Blood Countess” who began to lurk amongst the people in 1560 (Joshi 6). The exact circumstances of Elizabeth’s final imprisonment are unknown. The theory is consistent with Hungarian history at that time, which included religious and political conflicts, especially relating to the wars with the Ottoman Empire, the spread of Protestantism and the extension of Habsburg power over Hungary. Bátor had been the estate of Vajda son of Lángos, who had married a relative of Andrew but died without issue. In the 19th century, long after the demise of the other branches, the family claimed name and title of Counts Báthory, since their ancestor Michael had never consented to the sale conducted by his brothers, and in 1852 the Russian government confirmed the legitimacy of their claims. We are thrown into the action from the get go, and it just never lets up. This legend appeared in print for the first time in 1729, in the Jesuit scholar László Turóczi's Tragica Historia, the first written account of the Báthory case. However, Elizabeth also had some other unique instruction. This book was SO frigging good. Also known as the “Blood Countess”. For other uses, see. [26] On 30 December, Thurzó went to Csejte Castle and arrested Báthory along with four of her servants, who were accused of being her accomplices: Dorotya Semtész, Ilona Jó, Katarína Benická, and János Újváry ("Ibis" or Fickó). ), Hodos was the ancestor of the Szokolvi family, see, Moritz Wertner, "Urgeschlechter in Siebenbürgen. The highest report of her murder toll stands at 650. [15] The child, said to have been fathered by a peasant boy, was supposedly given away to a local woman that was trusted by the Báthory family. [26] In the last month of 1614, she signed her arrangement, in which she distributed the estates, lands, and possessions among her children. She was sentenced to life imprisonment (but living in relative luxury) in one of the Báthory castles, instead of being executed, due to her family's influence. The Myth of the “Blood Countess” Elizabeth Bathory. However, she was arrested and detained prior to the discovery or presentation of the victims. [10], Another branch of the family are the Báthory of Simolin family, which was named after their estate Simony (or Simolin). [21][22][23], Ferenc Nádasdy died on 4 January 1604 at the age of 48. Jul 22, 2019 - Emily Porter is the descendant of the most prolific female serial killer of all time, Elizabeth Bathory. Now, she’s become the hunted. Countess Elizabeth Báthory de Ecsed (Báthory Erzsébet in Hungarian, Alžbeta Bátoriová in Slovak; 7 August 1560 – 21 August 1614) was a countess from the renowned Báthory family of Hungarian nobility. [39] She was buried in the church of Csejte on 25 November 1614,[39] but according to some sources due to the villagers' uproar over having the Countess buried in their cemetery, her body was moved to her birth home at Ecsed, where it was interred at the Báthory family crypt. The book was never revealed and Szilvássy never mentioned it in his testimony. The Torture. The stories of Báthory's sadistic serial murders are verified by the testimony of more than 300 witnesses and survivors as well as physical evidence and the presence of horribly mutilated dead, dying and imprisoned girls found at the time of her arrest. For other uses, see, "Batory" redirects here. Elizabeth Bathory is recorded in the Guinness Book of Records as being the Most Prolific Serial Killer of all time. Stephen VII first proved himself as Count of Temesvár and in 1519 was elected Palatin of Hungary, as which he had to contend with the opposition of the nobility. She was a great beauty, but was an ill-tempered child. [3] The highest number of victims cited during Báthory's trial was 650 but this number comes from the claim by a servant girl named Susannah that Jakab Szilvássy, Báthory's court official, had seen the figure in one of Báthory's private books. 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The widow was detained in the castle of Csejte for the rest of her life, where she died at the age of 54. According to Thurzó's letter to his wife, his unannounced visit found one dead girl and another living "prey" girl in the castle,[26] but there is no evidence that they asked her what had happened to her. On January 25, 1611, Thurzó wrote in a letter to Hungarian King Matthias regarding the capture of the accused Elizabeth Báthory and her confinement in the castle. George and Anna Báthory produced the most infamous member of the family, Elizabeth, a widow Countess who was eventually tried and found guilty of murdering hundreds of young peasant girls over the course of twenty years, making her the most prolific serial killer in history. British Royals Occult Connections. The most common motif of these works was that of the countess bathing in her victims' blood to retain beauty or youth. Báthory's other known children include Orsolya (Orsika) Nádasdy (1590 – unknown) who would later become the wife of István II Benyó; Katalin (Kata or Katherina) Nádasdy (1594 – unknown); András Nádasdy (1596–1603); and Pál (Paul) Nádasdy (1598–1650), father of Franz III. [6] Some insist she inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897),[7] though there is no evidence to support this hypothesis. Thurzó, along with Paul and her two sons-in-law, originally planned for Báthory to be spirited away to a nunnery, but as accounts of her murder of the daughters of lesser nobility spread, it was agreed that she would be kept under strict house arrest and that further punishment should be avoided. [48] It is difficult to know how accurate his account of events is. [2] Báthory and four collaborators were accused of torturing and killing hundreds of girls and women between 1590 and 1610. Sadistic pleasure is considered a far more plausible motive for Elizabeth Báthory's crimes. Nádasdy, who was one of the leaders of the Magnate conspiracy against Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I. The Ecsed branch first rises to prominence with the sons of Luke's grandson John V. His eldest son Bartholomew I fell in 1432 fighting against the Hussites. See more ideas about elizabeth bathory, bathory, descendants. [49], This article is about the Hungarian countess. [3], In 1310, Bátor came into the sole possession of Briccius when he reached an agreement with his nephew Michael and his cousin Vid to divide the joint possessions. According to the opinions of a majority of historians, legends such as her bathing in the blood of the young women were based on later rumors. However, the people like Joshi who do know about Elizabeth Bathory acquaint her to be part of a very powerful family in Hungry (6). [18], In 1578, Nádasdy became the chief commander of Hungarian troops, leading them to war against the Ottomans. [42][43] Nagy argued that the proceedings against Báthory were largely politically motivated, possibly due to her extensive wealth and ownership of large areas of land in Hungary, escalating after the death of her husband. [30] According to the Budapest City Archives, the girls were burned with hot tongs and then placed in freezing cold water. Her father was Baron George VI Báthory of the Ecsed branch of the family, brother of Andrew Bonaventura Báthory, who had been voivode of Transylvania, while her mother was Baroness Anna Báthory (1539–1570), daughter of Stephen Báthory of Somlyó, another voivode of Transylvania, who was of the Somlyó branch. Anna Báthory was the widow of the last descendant of the Dragfi family and George now seized the castles of the Dragfi. Elizabeth Bathory had a very amiable childhood and was born into the second wealthiest family in Hungary at the time. [26] A trial and execution would have caused a public scandal, an influential family which ruled Transylvania would be disgraced, and Elizabeth's considerable property would have been seized by the crown. In the 15th century, Michael's brothers George and Ladislaus, who both died without issue, had sold their heritage to the then-head of the Somlyó branch, Nicolaus. Between 1602 and 1604, after rumors of Báthory's atrocities had spread throughout the kingdom, Lutheran minister István Magyari made complaints against her, both publicly and at the court in Vienna. The third son, Stephen V (d. 1493) excelled as a military commander and was made Voivod of Transylvania, the first of a long line of Báthory rulers of that country. Báthory has been labeled by Guinness World Records as the most prolific female murderer, though the number of her victims is debated. All of Elizabeth's children were cared for by governesses, as Báthory had been. The family rose to significant influence in Central Europe during the late Middle Ages, holding high military, administrative and ecclesiastical positions in the Kingdom of Hungary. She went to sleep and was found dead the following morning. Her father was Baron George VI Báthory of the Ecsed branch of the family, brother of Andrew Bonaventura Báthory, who had been voivode of Transylvania, while her mother was Baroness Anna Báthory (1539–1570), daughter of Stephen Báthory of Somlyó, another voivode of Transylvania, who was of the Somlyó branch. In 1526, he fought in the disastrous Battle of Mohács against the Ottomans, in which King Louis II fell. Descendants of Elizabeth Bathory the Blood Queen being hunted by descendants of her supposed victims. Craft, Kimberly, "Infamous Lady: The True Story of Countess Erzsébet Báthory." Wertner, Moritz, "Urgeschlechter in Siebenbürgen. [37][38] On the evening of 20 August 1614, Báthory complained to her bodyguard that her hands were cold, whereupon he replied "It's nothing, mistress. "of Bátor".[4]. [30] They were also covered in honey and live ants. Before dying, Nádasdy entrusted his heirs and widow to György Thurzó, who would eventually lead the investigation into Báthory's crimes.[16]. Portrait of Elizabeth Bathory, The Blood Countess. Another proposal made by some sources in order to explain Báthory's cruelty later in her life is that she was trained by her family to be cruel. Stammtafel nach Alexander von Simolin - printed in Farin, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, Voivod (and later Prince) of Transylvania, List of titled noble families in the Kingdom of Hungary, "Bram Stoker, Elizabeth Bathory and Dracula", "A genealogy of the founders of the Báthory family", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Báthory_family&oldid=1017436040, Articles lacking reliable references from August 2012, All articles with specifically marked weasel-worded phrases, Articles with specifically marked weasel-worded phrases from February 2019, Pages using infobox family with unknown parameters, Wikipedia articles with PLWABN identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. [29] The atrocities described most consistently included severe beatings; burning or mutilation of hands; biting the flesh off the faces, arms and other body parts; freezing or starving to death. As a young woman, she learned Latin, German, Hungarian, and Greek. Apparently, some 600 young women came to a premature end in order to keep her macabre fountain of youth flowing. 'Countess Dracula: The Life and Times of Elisabeth Bathory, the Blood Countess', Learn how and when to remove this template message, Baron Tamás Nádasdy de Nádasd et Fogarasföld, "The Legend of Elizabeth Báthory: The Blood Countess", "The falling sickness. The Simolin family possessed large estates in Prussia and Courland and members served the Russian Empresses Elizabeth and Catherine as diplomats. Her older brother was Stephen Báthory (1555–1605), who became a judge royal of Hungary. The servants confessed under torture, which is not credible in contemporary proceedings. George strengthened his alliance to Stephen by marrying his sister Anna, uniting the branches. Vlad Tepes was not the only infamous historical figure related the the Widsor family. 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