Erzsébet (Bathory) Báthory de Ecsed (1560 - 1614)

Born 7 Aug 1560 in Nyírbátor, Szabolcs, Magyarország

Ancestors

Wife of Ferenc (Nádasdy) Nadasdy de Nádasd et Fogarasföld — married 8 May 1575 in Varannó

Descendants

Died 21 Aug 1614 at age 54 in Csejthe, Nyitra, Magyarország

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Biography

Elizabeth (Bathory) Báthory de Ecsed is Notable.

Countess Elizabeth Bathory was a member of the aristocracy in Hungary.

According to widespread misbelief, Elizabeth Báthory was one of the most notorious serial killers in history, supposedly murdering over 600 women in her castle during her lifetime. There is no evidence that she actually committed the crimes she of which she was alleged. It is more likely that the stories were made up by rival families. She was a widow of one of the most powerful and wealthy noblemen of Hungary, she managed enormous estates and was documented to have been very good to her people offering scholarships and running practically a hospital in her castle. Her trial was not fair by the standards of her time (torturing witnesses, etc.) and it is widely believed that the case was to seize her assets.

Countess Erzsébet Báthory de Ecsed (English: Elizabeth Bathory)

b. 1560/1561 Nyírbátor, Hungary

p. George (György) Báthory^[1] and Anna Báthory (1539–1570)^[2]

According to Jensen (2012), Anna was the sister of Stephen Bathory, King of Poland, and her husband was a soldier. ^[3]

d. 21 August 1614 Csejthe Castle (Now: Čachtice, Slovakia.)

Burial: church of Csejte church

Re-interred: Báthory family crypt

Family

m. Ferenc Nádasdy (d. 04 Jan 1604)

Son of Baron Tamás Nádasdy de Nádasd et Fogarasföld and Orsolya Kanizsay.

08 May 1575 Varannó palace

Issue

c.1585: Anna m. Miklós Zrinyi VI

d. aft 1605

dau. Katalin

son. György

dau. Orsolya

son. Pál

son. András (1598–1603)

son. Miklós m. Zsuzsanna Zrinyi

Residence

Castle of Csejthe (Čachtice Castle)

Trial

Arrest: 30 Dec 1610 Csejte Castle

History channel states that Gyorgy Thurzo discovered a Bathory torture session on 26 Dec 1609/10

Trial: 2 Jan 1611 Bicse^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Ecsed family branch. Bros. Andrew Bonaventura Báthory, Voivod of Transylvania
2. ↑ Father: Stephen Báthory of Somlyó, Voivod of Transylvania. Somlyó branch. Elizabeth's materal cousin was Hungarian noble Stefan Báthory, King of Poland and Duke of Transylvania.
3. ↑ pdf
4. ↑ Báthory herself was never brought to trial, but her family imprisoned her in Csejthe (now: Čachtice) Castle for life.

• Magyar Főnemességi Adattár. http://www.macse.hu/gudenus/mfat/fam.aspx?id=15945
• http://genealogy.euweb.cz/hung/bathori3.html#EG
• Wikipedia: Elizabeth Báthory
• Wikipedia: Čachtice Castle
• Find A Grave: Memorial #7243101
• 25 of the Most Evil People the World Has Ever Seen: [1]
• Wilson, Tracy V. and Holly Frey. "Six More Impossible Episodes." Stuff You Missed in History Class (Podcast). 16 Sept 2015. Missed in History.com , How Stuff Works, 2015. Accessed 20 Sept 2015.