The Story of Elizabeth Bathory, the Blood Countess

History’s prolific female serial killer who gained the titles, Countess of Blood and Countess Dracula

Elizabeth Bathory’s Portrait — image courtesy of Wikimedia

This is the story of one of the deadliest and most feared female killers in history, Elizabeth or Erzsebet Bathory, who was also a countess. Bathory was known as Countess Elizabeth Bathory De Ecsed, and she was Hungarian.

Bathory was born on August 7th, 1560, in Nyirbator, into the noble family of the Bathory’s estate. Bathory’s parents were blood relatives, and her father was Baron George VI Bathory. Her father was brothers with the highest-ranking official within Hungary’s kingdom, the Voivode of Transylvania, Andrew Bonaventure Bathory. Bathory’s mother, Anna Bathory, was also a noble.

Bathory’s uncle was the King of Poland. She was also related to the Grand Duke of Lithuania and the Prince of Transylvania. Also, Bathory’s brother, Stephen Bathory, was the judge royal of Hungary. Therefore, Bathory grew up in an extremely wealthy family. She had the privilege of the best education and enjoyed social power. However, she frequently suffered from intense seizures caused by epilepsy.

Bathory’s parents raised her in a very religious household. She had the opportunity to learn Latin, German, Hungarian, and Greek in…