Hungary's Lady in Red - Elizabeth Bathory, part one: The Origins

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

Elizabeth Báthory - Wikipedia

Countess Elizabeth Bathory - The Blood Countess — Clandestine Entry — Crime Library

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Béla IV of Hungary - Wikipedia

Palatine of Hungary - Wikipedia

Konrad III Rudy - Wikipedia

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Deutsche Biographie - Nádasdy, Pál

Pál (Nádasdy) Nádasdy de Nádasd et Fogaras-Föld (abt.1597-1633) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree

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