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29 mag 2024 · Elizabeth Bathory, Hungarian countess who purportedly tortured and murdered hundreds of young women in the 16th and 17th centuries. However, some believe the acts attributed to her were politically motivated slander that allowed relatives to appropriate her lands.
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- Elizabeth Báthory was a Hungarian countess who purportedly tortured and murdered more than 600 young women in the 16th–17th century. While historic...
- Elizabeth Báthory was born in 1560 to Protestant nobility in Hungary. Her family controlled Transylvania, and her uncle Stephen Báthory was king of...
- On December 30, 1609, Elizabeth Báthory and her servants were arrested. The servants, accused of aiding her in torture and murder, were put on tria...
28 mag 2024 · Elizabeth Bathory, a Hungarian noblewoman, was allegedly a serial killer and torturer who bathed in the blood of 650 young women. Now an associate professor at...
3 giorni fa · Elizabeth Báthory (born Ecsedi Báthory Erzsébet in Hungarian) came from the noble Protestant family Báthory, who owned land in the Kingdom of Hungary. Her father was Baron George VI Báthory, brother of the voivode of Transylvania, Andrew Bonaventura Báthory. Her mother was Baroness Anna Báthory, daughter of another voivode of Transylvania.
30 mag 2024 · John III and Stephen Báthory formed an alliance against Ivan IV in December 1577, after Báthory had concluded the Danzig War. Already in November, Lithuanian forces had started an offensive from the south and captured Dünaburg (Daugavpils).
1 giorno fa · In 1587, Sigismund stood for election to the Polish throne after the death of Stephen Báthory. His candidacy was secured by Queen Dowager Anna and several elite magnates who considered him a native candidate as a descendant of the Jagiellons, though the election was openly questioned and opposed by the nobles politically associated ...
22 mag 2024 · On December 30, after a brief investigation, Elizabeth and her accomplices, except Anna Duvolia, who had died some months earlier, were arrested for murder. The trial began in January 1611, but there was no physical evidence and no eyewitnesses.
15 mag 2024 · The first Jesuits were brought to Transylvania by King Stephen Bathory in 1579, during the terrific political turmoil caused by the Lutheran and Calvinist Reformation. The reason was the conviction that schools could form long-term leadership and social mindsets better than any conflictual approach.
