Accused
Elizabeth Báthory
- Born
- 7 August 1560
- Died
- 21 August 1614, aged about 54
- Record
- Wikidata Q170846 · Wikipedia
Accused in The Case Against Elizabeth Báthory
Hungarian countess accused of killing many young women; confined without trial at Csejte from December 1610 until her death.
1602–1614 · Čachtice (Csejte) Castle, Kingdom of Hungary · Disputed verdict
Hundreds of witnesses accused a Hungarian countess of killing young women. She was walled up without trial in 1610. Was it justice or a political purge? Read the case.
Dated events
Elizabeth Báthory is born at Nyírbátor in the Kingdom of Hungary.
Ferenc Nádasdy dies, leaving Báthory a wealthy widow.
At the end of the month Thurzó arrests Báthory and four servants at Csejte.
King Matthias writes to Thurzó demanding that Báthory herself be brought to judgement.
Báthory is found dead in her confinement at Csejte.