Answer:
Here are 10 major facts about Elizabeth Bathory that she would have known during her lifetime:
Elizabeth Bathory was born into prominent nobility in Hungary on August 7, 1560 1.
Her family controlled Transylvania, and her uncle, Stephen Báthory, was king of Poland 1.
She was married to Count Ferencz Nádasdy for 29 years 2.
From 1585 to 1595, Bathory bore four children 1.
After Nádasdy’s death in 1604, rumours of Báthory’s cruelty began to surface 1.
In 1609, she was accused of killing women from noble families 1.
Her cousin, György Thurzó, count palatine of Hungary, was ordered by Matthias, then king of Hungary, to investigate 1.
The count palatine determined that Báthory had tortured and killed more than 600 girls with the assistance of her servants 1.
On December 30, 1609, Báthory and her servants were arrested 1.
Although never tried, Báthory was confined to her chambers at Castle Čachtice where she remained until she died on August 21, 1614