The infamous Elizabeth Bathory is a Hungarian Noblewoman holding a Guinness World Record as the most prolific female serial killer in history. But was she a cold-blooded killer? Or a wealthy widow caught in the crosshairs of a war-torn country? Join me as I attempt to unravel fact from fiction in this two-part dive into the workings of the Kingdom of Hungary and the makings of a Blood Countess.
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História hradu - Čachtický hrad
Countess Bathory's case - Elizabeth Báthory: The Blood Countess
The Bloody Countess? | Notes on Hungarian History
Elizabeth Bathory | Biography, Husband, Castle, & Facts | Britannica
Countess Elizabeth Bathory - The Blood Countess — Clandestine Entry — Crime Library
Béla IV of Hungary - Wikipedia
Palatine of Hungary - Wikipedia
Voivode of Transylvania - Wikipedia
Deutsche Biographie - Nádasdy, Pál
Pál (Nádasdy) Nádasdy de Nádasd et Fogaras-Föld (abt.1597-1633) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree
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