Elizabeth Bathory

* Born in one of the oldest and wealthiest families in Transylvania: the Erdély. His parents, George and Anna Bathory, were cousins. His maternal grandfather was Stephen Báthory of Somlyo. Hismaternal uncle was Stephen I Bathory, prince of Transylvania and king of Poland between 1575 and 1586. The coat of arms of his family consists of three silver boar teeth on a red field. Among the remainingfamilies are a cardinal and several princes. His childhood was spent at Castle Csejte and before the age of six years he suffered attacks of epilepsy can be considered.
* At eleven years wasengaged to his cousin Ferenc Nadasdy, Earl (formerly Baron). At twelve began living together in the castle and he never had a good relationship with her mother, Ursula. Unlike what was proper at the time,received a good education and culture surpassed that of most men of that time. He was exceptional, "spoke perfect Hungarian, Latin and German, while most Hungarian nobles could neither spell nor writeto the Prince of Transylvania was practically illiterate."
* Ferenc and Elizabeth were barely visible because the first warlike activities, so it was not until 1585, ten years after theirmarriage, the Countess had her first daughter, Ana, and nine years also gave birth to Ursula and Catherine. Finally, in 1598, gave birth to their only son, Paul.
* At fifteen, in 1575, married Ferenc,who was just 20 years old. The ceremony took place with great luxury Varannó Castle (its name is Vranov nad Toplou Slovak) even invited the Emperor Maximilian II, who could not attend. It was Ferencwho adopted the maiden name of his wife, much more honorable than his. They moved to Castle Čachtice, accompanied by his mother Ursula and other household members. The young Count did not spend muchtime there: most of the time was fighting in one of the many wars in the area (impaling his enemies), earning him the nickname "Black Knight of Hungary". There is an epistolary record of how Ferenc...