Elizabeth Bathory: The Blood Countess

Who Was Elizabeth Bathory? Elizabeth Bathory was a nobelwoman from Transylvannia, now known as Czechoslovakia. Her parents belonged to one of the most prominent and wealthiest families in Yransylvannia in the 13th century. The Bathory family held titles as kings, princes, and prime ministers. Power and prominence was their top priority! Jerome Kruase(2003) states that "when Elizabeth was only fifteen years of age, she was "married off" for political gain and position to Count Ferenz Nadasy; a man of equal nobility." Nadasy earned the reputation as a fierce warrior known andwas more commonl…