#OnThisDay in #history - in 1560 Elizabeth Báthory was born in #Hungary to a noble family (her uncle was king of #Poland ). Elizabeth suffered from seizures as a child, which may have led to an... obsession with blood cures. Later in life, as a widow, she was accused of having murdered over 300 young women. She was tried and put under house arrest for the remainder of her life. Regardless, the huge debt owed to her by the king was declared void at her imprisonment. #OTD#histodons@histodons
