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Elizabeth ~~Bathory~~ was ~~an infamous murderer during~~ the ~~1500~~'s known ~~for killing many many children~~. ~~She origionally killed over 2000 peasant children~~ and ~~went~~ on to ~~kill even more~~.

'''Countess Elizabeth Báthory de Ecsed''' (''Báthory Erzsébet'' in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_language Hungarian], ''Alžbeta Bátoriová'' in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovak_language Slovak]; 7 August 1560 – 21 August 1614) was a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countess countess] from the renowned [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A1thory Báthory] family of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobility_in_the_Kingdom_of_Hungary nobility in the Kingdom of Hungary]. Although the number of murders is debated, she has been labeled the most prolific female [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_killer serial killer] in history and is remembered as the "Blood Countess."

After her husband [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferenc_N%C3%A1dasdy Ferenc Nádasdy]'s death, she and four collaborators were accused of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torture torturing] and killing hundreds of girls, with one witness attributing to them over 650 victims, though the number for which they were convicted was 80.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erzsebet_Bathory#cite_note-autogenerated1-0 [1]] Elizabeth herself was neither tried nor convicted. In 1610, she was imprisoned in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Csejte_Castle Csejte Castle], now in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovakia Slovakia] and known as Čachtice, where she remained bricked in a set of rooms until her death four years later.

Later writings[''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed citation needed]''] about the case have led to legendary accounts of the Countess bathing in the blood of virgins[''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed citation needed]''] to retain her youth and subsequently also to comparisons with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlad_III_the_Impaler Vlad III the Impaler] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallachia Wallachia], on whom the fictional [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_Dracula Count Dracula] is partly based, and to modern nicknames of ''the Blood Countess'' and ''Countess Dracula''.

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-Elizabeth Bathory was an infamous murderer during the 1500's known for killing many many children. She origionally killed over 2000 peasant children and went on to kill even more.
+'''Countess Elizabeth Báthory de Ecsed''' (''Báthory Erzsébet'' in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_language Hungarian], ''Alžbeta Bátoriová'' in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovak_language Slovak]; 7 August 1560 – 21 August 1614) was a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countess countess] from the renowned [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A1thory Báthory] family of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobility_in_the_Kingdom_of_Hungary nobility in the Kingdom of Hungary]. Although the number of murders is debated, she has been labeled the most prolific female [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_killer serial killer] in history and is remembered as the "Blood Countess."
+After her husband [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferenc_N%C3%A1dasdy Ferenc Nádasdy]'s death, she and four collaborators were accused of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torture torturing] and killing hundreds of girls, with one witness attributing to them over 650 victims, though the number for which they were convicted was 80.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_0-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erzsebet_Bathory#cite_note-autogenerated1-0 [1]]</sup> Elizabeth herself was neither tried nor convicted. In 1610, she was imprisoned in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Csejte_Castle Csejte Castle], now in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovakia Slovakia] and known as Čachtice, where she remained bricked in a set of rooms until her death four years later.
+Later writings<sup class="Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed citation needed]'']</sup> about the case have led to legendary accounts of the Countess bathing in the blood of virgins<sup class="Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed citation needed]'']</sup> to retain her youth and subsequently also to comparisons with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlad_III_the_Impaler Vlad III the Impaler] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallachia Wallachia], on whom the fictional [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_Dracula Count Dracula] is partly based, and to modern nicknames of ''the Blood Countess'' and ''Countess Dracula''.
+(This information was provided by Wikipedia)
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 [[Category:Rich Villains]]
 [[Category:Deceased Villains]]
-[[Category:Rapists]]
 [[Category:Perverts]]
 [[Category:Psychopath]]
 [[Category:Evil Ruler]]
 [[Category:Mature]]
-[[Category:Terrorists]]
-[[Category:Nihilists]]
-[[Category:Child Abusers]]
 [[Category:Vampire]]