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	Erzsebet Bathory
		Erzsebet (also written Elizabeth) Bathory was born in 1560 to a wealthy and prominent family during a time of war between the Turks and Austria-Hungary armies.
		She was the daughter of Baron and Baroness George and Anna Bathory.
		Prince Steven Bathory of Transylvania participated in an expedition led by Vlad Dracula in Walachia in 1546 to recover his throne.
	vampires.monstrous.com /erzsebet_bathory.htm (675 words)

	John of Hungary - LoveToKnow 1911
		JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540), king of Hungary, was the son of the palatine Stephen Zapolya and the princess Hedwig of Teschen, and was born at the castle of Szepesvar.
		As far back as 1491 his mother had proposed to the sick king that his daughter Anne should be committed to her care in order, subsequently, to be married to her son; but Wladislaus frustrated this project by contracting a matrimonial alliance with the Habsburgs.
		Zapolya was elected king of Hungary at the subsequent diet of Tokaj (Oct. 14), the election was confirmed by the diet of Szekesfehervar (loth of November), and he was crowned on the following day with the holy crown.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /John_of_Hungary (756 words)

	Stephen Báthory
		Multiple members of the Bathory family of Hungary were named Stephen (Báthory István).
		Bathory led the Polish army in a brilliant decisive campaign against the Baltic invaders of Ivan " the terrible" Vasleivich.
		When Stephen Bathory died, there was a one year interregnum, which ended with the appointment of a Jew, Saul Wahl, as king of Poland.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/st/Stephen_Bathory.html (285 words)

	Hungary. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Hungary borders on Slovakia in the north, on Ukraine in the northeast, on Romania in the east, on Slovenia, Croatia, and Serbia and Montenegro in the south, and on Austria in the west.
		Hungary’s economy underwent difficult readjustment in the 1990s, as it moved from producing goods chiefly for export to the USSR to developing a market-based economy and finding new trading partners.
		Hungary aided the USSR in the invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968.
	www.bartleby.com /65/hu/Hungary.html (3173 words)

	BCZ Encyclopedia - Stephen Báthory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Multiple members of the Bathory family of Hungary were named Stephen (Báthory István).
		Bathory led the Polish army in a brilliant decisive campaign against the Baltic invaders of Ivan " the terrible" Vasleivich.
		When Stephen Bathory died, there was a one year interregnum, which ended with the appointment of a Jew, Saul Wahl, as king of Poland.
	encyclopedia.bcz.com /en/Stephen_Bathory (285 words)

	Erzsébet Báthory
		Erzsébet Báthory (Elizabeth Bathory) (August 7, 1560 - August 21, 1614) was a Hungarian countess, a niece of King Stephen Báthory of Poland.
		It is believed that the Báthory family was inbred and this may have helped cause various psychotic disorders, which the family was known to have.
		The castle was surrounded by a village of peasants and rolling agricultural lands, interspersed with outcroppings of the Carpathians.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/el/Elizabeth_Bathory.html (731 words)

	Báthory Erzsébet - Elizabeth Báthory: Short FAQ
		Those were the 1950s, decades before it was cool to be part of a vampyre or goth scene, and it was shameful to say it aloud (he died in 1960).
		Even that is not certain, because Erzsébet was known as "Hungary's national monster" -- a secret, a shame, not a national pride -- and to Slovaks, the "Tigress of Cséjthe".
		To her family, she was an embarrassment -- power taken to extremes, once permitted because of her dominion and beauty.
	bathory.org /erzsfaq.html (3820 words)

	Countess Elizabeth Bathory - The Blood Countess - The Crime library
		The beautiful mistress of the manor, known for her lustrous fl hair and pale skin, was of royal blood and was especially well connected.
		Once married to a warrior count known as Hungary's "Black Hero" for his bravery in battles with the Turks, she was related to princes and kings, bishops and cardinals, and she was the cousin of Prime Minister Thurzo—a member of the very party that approached her imposing domain that night with such stealth and trepidation.
		The men who came together for this raid had heard that the mistress was a practitioner of the Dark Arts and they did not dare let her servants spot them.
	www.crimelibrary.com /serial_killers/predators/bathory/countess_1.html (758 words)

	Sacrosanctum: Main Window
		Her family held lands throughout Transylvania, and were considered one of the most powerful families in the country.
		Bathory had by this point in her life, according to some accounts, begun to dabble in some forms of sorcery, attending rituals that would include the sacrifice of horses and other animals.
		Considering this, and the fact that she was "one of the last of the descendants of the Ecsed line of the Bathory family", her body was placed to the northeastern Hungarian town of Ecsed, the original Bathory family seat.
	www.sacrosanctum.org /vampires/encyclopedia/biographies/erzbet.html (1961 words)

	Stephen Báthory
		The nephew of the 2nd Stephen Bathory, named Sigismund Bathory was Prince of the Holy Roman Empire.
		Bathory had to accept that Danzig continued to hold some of its privileges and the city recognised him as ruler of Poland and paid enormous sum in gold as "apology".
		Bathory, with his chancellor Jan Zamojski, led the Polish army in a brilliant decisive campaign against the Baltic invaders of Ivan "the terrible" Vasleivich.
	www.starrepublic.org /encyclopedia/wikipedia/s/st/stephen_bathory.html (406 words)

	Elizabeth Bathory
		Elizabeth Bathory was born a noblewoman to George and Anne Bathory in 1560.
		Her family held lands throughout Hungary and were considered one of the most powerful families in the country.
		Bathory was sequestered until the baby was delivered because she was engaged to marry Count Ferencz Nadasdy, who she had been betrothed since she was eleven years old.
	www.blackstate.gr /ElizabethBathoryno.htm (1065 words)

	Erzsébet Báthory
		Her parents were from two branches of the Báthory family, the brother of Elizabeth’s mother was the Polish king Stephen Báthory.
		Many scholarly sources mention the strong possibility that she was falsely convicted by the political opponents of the family, mainly because the Báthory family owned large areas of land and were wealthy.
		Alternatively, it is believed that the Báthory family was inbred and that this may have helped cause various psychotic disorders that the family was known to have.
	www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/e/er/erzsebet_bathory.html (1743 words)

	Dracula's Castle™ - Elizabeth/Erzsebet Bathory
		Bathory reportedly murdered scores of women, sometimes aided in her brutal deeds by her underlings (not unlike the fictional Dracula commanding his own servants to do his evil bidding.) Bathory beat her victims routinely and mutilated them as well.
		The only real evidence of Bathory's atrocities were recalled in her two trials in 1611 -- though she was never allowed to appear personally in court, only her henchmen appeared.
		Elizebeth Bathory's story demonstrates how the myth of vampirism can be supported by the misinterpretation of the true life actions of a deranged criminal and feed the ignorance of believers.
	www.draculascastle.com /html/bathory.html (703 words)

	Báthory - Encyclopedia.com
		Stephen Báthory, 1477-1534, a loyal adherent of John I of Hungary (John Zápolya), was made (1529) voivode [governor] of Transylvania.
		At first a loyal vassal of the Hapsburg king of Hungary (Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II), he crushed (1594) the pro-Turkish faction of nobles and was recognized by Rudolf as hereditary prince.
		1614, a niece of Stephen Bathory, is celebrated in legend as a female werewolf.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-Bathory.html (340 words)

	Who is Erzsebet Bathory? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Cachtice Castle, a Nadasdy family holding purchased from Emporer Rudolph II in 1602, was presented to Bathory by her husband as a wedding gift, and she was to spend the remainder of her life there.
		Bathory began her sadistic activities with her maids, but soon began to seek other means to ensure a steady supply, as most of her victims did not live long and she killed multiple women every week.
		Bathory was not brought to trial, probably for political reasons due to the influence of her relatives and the possible repercussions for them, but she was placed under house arrest and her servants and others were interrogated.
	www.wisegeek.com /who-is-erzsebet-bathory.htm (646 words)

	Sigismund Bathory - The Jiggies Reference Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Sigismund Bathory (1572-1613), of Transylvania,Moldavia, Walachia, Transalpina was Sac.Rom Imp.
		A number of the Bathory family members held positions in several countries.
		Bathory had inherited the military genius of his uncle, and his victories astonished contemporary Europe.
	www.jiggies.com /reference/Sigismund_Bathory (335 words)

	Istria on the Internet - Legends - Vampires
		Bathory was born in 1560 into one of the oldest and wealthiest families in Transylvania.
		Raised on the Bathory estate at Ecsed in Transylvania, some reports say that as a child she was subject to siezures accompanied by intense rage and uncontrollable behavior.
		The Bathory family secretly decided to spirit the Countess off to a convent for the rest of her days, but before this could be accomplished, Megyery deposed a formal complaint against her before the Hungarian Parliament.
	www.istrianet.org /istria/legends/vampires/bathory.htm (3341 words)

	Countess Bathory
		Elisabeth Bathory was born in Hungary in the year 1560.
		Her family were kin to the ruling elite of Hungary – and to accuse a noble of such a savage act, without real evidence, was something no peasant was prepared to do.
		The Countess and her close group of willing murderers – including it is alleged her own aunt, whom she was accused of having a sexual relationship with – did as they pleased within the thick stone walls of their fortress.
	www.sawneybean.com /horrors/Bathory.htm (717 words)

	Blood Countess (Elizabeth Bathory, Dracula foe)
		Throughout the generations, however, the family began to run a wide streak of madness and a taste for a decadence with sexual deviants, sadists, masochists, witches, heretics, and intellectuals festering throughout the family tree.
		Bathory had her other servants kill the girl, but later that evening, she realized that the spots on her skin that had been touched by the blood had regained their youthful appearance.
		Bathory's journals were discovered in the modern era (or close to it) by the voodoo gougan Mama Limbo.
	www.marvunapp.com /Appendix/bloodcou.htm (2821 words)

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		Elizabeth was born in 1560 into one of the most prominent families in Eastern Europe.
		Originally named Cutkeled, the family migrated from Sweden to Hungary in the 13 th century and changed its name to Bathory after the town of Batur, which was given to it by the crown.
		Elizabeth Bathory the "Blood Countess" was dead at the age of 54 " without the cross and without light".
	www.angelfire.com /darkside/forgottendreams/Bathory.html (981 words)

	AllRefer.com - BAthory (Austria And Hungary, History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Stephen BAthory, 1477–1534, a loyal adherent of John I of Hungary (John ZApolya), was made (1529) voivode [governor] of Transylvania.
		His youngest son became (1575) king of Poland (see Stephen BAthory, king of Poland) and was succeeded as prince of Transylvania by his brother, Christopher BAthory, 1530–81.
		Gabriel BAthory, 1589–1613, a nephew of Andrew Cardinal BAthory, became prince of Transylvania in 1608.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/B/Bathory.html (370 words)

	Erzsebet Bathory
		Bathory was born in 1560 to a well-established family.
		She was taken away to a family castle under the excuse that she was sick.
		She had the potential as being remembered as one of the best members of the Bathory family but she wound up becoming the most infamous.
	departments.kings.edu /womens_history/erzebet.html (1338 words)

	General Information - Countess Erzebet Bathory
		Countess Bathory was born in 1560 to George and Anna Bathory.
		Erzsebet's family was amongst the oldest and wealthiest of families in Hungary.
		Countess Bathory was dead at the age of 54.
	www.otherkin.com /pages/information/general-countesserzebetbathory.html (722 words)

	House of Ice: The Infamous Elizabeth Bathory
		Elizabeth Bathory was born in 1560 to George and Anna Bathory.
		Bathory was born during a time of war between the Turks and Austria-Hungary armies.
		Her family hid her from the public until after the pregnancy because she was engaged to Count Ferenc Nadasdy.
	campus.fortunecity.com /media/92/contents/bathory.html (826 words)

	Vampyre Society
		Her family promised her to Ferencz Nádasdy when she was only ten and married her to him at fifteen.
		When she was finally imprisoned, King Mathias II, the Báthory family, and the nobility in general, wanted to just forget the foul deeds of Elizabeth Báthory.
		Thus, the records of the court of inquiry and her trial were sealed and locked away from public examination.
	www.100megspopup.com /vampsociety/vampyres/bathory/3.html (2347 words)

	Absolute Power by Chad Denton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Following this crushing defeat that not only cost Hungary the life of their king, but also claimed the lives of much of Hungary's aristocracy, the native royal family died out and the crown of Hungary was claimed by right of blood by the Habsburgs of Austria.
		The Bathorys were the most influential family in Transylvania and a constant thorn in the side of the Habsburgs.
		Born and raised at the zenith of the Bathorys' influence, Elizabeth was raised to be a proud representative of the family and to serve as more than an aristocratic brood mare to her future husband, Ferenc Nádasdy, to whom Elizabeth was already engaged at the age of eleven.
	www.drownedinink.com /bathory.html (2495 words)

	Stephen Báthory: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com
		Coca-Cola was the first soft drink to be consumed in outer space.
		...Stephen Báthory Stephen Báthory Multiple members of the Bathory family of...Hungary were named Stephen (Báthory István).
		The first Stephen Báthory (1477 - 1534) was a...Zápolya of Hungary.
	www.encyclopedian.com /st/Stephen-Bathory.html (468 words)

	Stephen Báthory - The Jiggies Reference Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Stephen Bathory, named Sigismund Bathory was prince of the Holy Roman Empire.
		Batory was able to defeat Danzig's mercenary army in open field, but unable to take the city; so compromise was reached: Bathory had to accept that Danzig continued to hold some of its privileges and the city recognised him as ruler of Poland and paid enormous sum in gold as "apology".
		The Poles under Bathory routed a Russian force at Vilnius and kept pushing the Russians back to their steppes and their forests.
	www.jiggies.com /reference/Stephen_B%E1thory (400 words)

	Creatures of the night
		Elizabeth Bathory was born 7 august 1560 as the daughter of Baron George and Baroness Anna Bathory.
		Her family was one of the oldest and most wealthiest of Transylvania.
		All the people involved in the killings, except the Countess Bathory and the two witches, were beheaded and cremated.
	www.geocities.com /ajsatan/Eng_creatures/bathory_eng.htm (605 words)

	Elizabeth Bathory 1560-1614
		At the time Elizabeth was born, her parents George and Anna Bathory belonged to one of the oldest and wealthiest families in the country.
		Her cousin was the prime minister in Hungary, another relative was cardinal, and her uncle Stephan later became King of Poland.
		Elizabeth Bathory the "Blood Countess" was dead at the age of fifty-four.
	hjem.get2net.dk /the_cellar/bathory.htm (1208 words)

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