Elisabeth Bathory: Čachtický castle

Generally about castles on central Považie:
Long chain of castles has begun from Čachtický castle and Strečno has finished this chain. These castles have built along river Vah. Specific of this chain was it, that people could mind from castle to castle.
Most of these castles were build through feudalism and they were property of king. Royal military garrison was live in them through this time. After king dealt them to noblmans and they become residence of noble garrison.
15. century: The aristocracy changed interior and they bilt falling – bribges.
16. century: The aristocracy built and reinforced walls, palisades and bastions on shooting, because it was important sake invention of gunpowder. This work was make to Italian architects. They also made wall – paintings, gobelins, crystal glasses to windows and stone coats-of-arms. Italian architects brought Renaissance to Slovakia.
17. a 18. century: Corporativ activists crushed castles during their rebellion. Aristocracy migrated to warmer, agreeabler and stylisher manor-houses or mansions.
After 18. century: Castles remained expose to elements as: frost, vegetation, wind and rain.
...castles has chaned to ruins...

Čachtický castle
The first write documents about Čachtice proverd from 1276. Matúš Čák Trenčiansky was first owner. When he died castle owner became Ctibor from Beckov. Čachtice gradually different owner. For example: Michal Orság, Uršula Kanizsai. Her son František Nádašdy gained all castle till the 22th August 1602. This castle became infamous sake his wife Elisabeth Bathory. Her children dealet property on three parts. Names of her children were: Pavol Nádašdy with his wife Judit Révay, Katrina with her husband Juraj Drugent and Anna with her husband Mikuláš Zrinsky. Among sibs were disagreement. All her children died very young. Elisabeth was last one who lived on castle. Tipstaffs lived there after her.

CASTLE LOOKS:
Dominant of castle was big 5.storeyed tower. Belong it stood 3.storeyed apartment. Watch-tower above gate and 2 massive bastions used for defence. Castle sectionalized on down, central and upper part. Down and central part used for defence and economic view. Large hall of castle, dinner room, room for noblemen and rooms of administator of an estate. There was also 2.storeyed chapel and under it was large and arched room. Most of furnishings were bring to the mansion. In room of controllor Gašpar Očkay were wooden desks, chairs and engraved beds, cabinets. Big green furnace stood in the corner. White and rare furnaces stood in rooms of noblemen.

WEAPONS OF CASTLE IN 1645:
Potention of guns on castle consist of: 4 mortars, 3 halberds, 7 „ fire shots“, 4 ton gunpowder and 50 weapons.
Aristocracy lived in mansion in these times and castle slowly retrograded. František Nádašdy grandson of Alžbeta Báthory begun with reconstructions of castle in 1664. Repairmen rebilt fall-bridge, walls, windows, roof, roofliner, walls around castle, stairs and acorridor. Reconstructions finished in 1670. František Nádašdy was executed as one of leader Thókóly rebellion. His property also Čachtický castle were confiscate and castle was ignited. Confiscate property was probably 237 887 golds. Castle is only ruines now.
Elisabeth Bathory

Elisabeth was daughter of Juraj Báthory from ečedsk stave and Anna Báthory from šomjósk stave. She was born in 1560 in Nyirbátore.Her wedding with František Nádašdy arranged their parents sake money. How did she become mother of 5 children and pround noblewoman demon on her castle? She was after all Bathory, from dragon´s clan of Ugrian dukes, gowns, diplomats and judges! Štefan Báthory from šomjósk stave elected as Polish king in 1575. He exercised this function until he died in 1586.She got married when she was 15 years old. She while away various games with virgins.She began like this activities when she was in castle of her aunt Klara. Beautiful and healthy girls were near them and they became their fellows. Not only misery – as said poet – but also moral in times of Turkish depredatory, spoils and outrage, was cadge near doors... Neither artists who were inspire „apocalyptic Elisabeth“ didn´t far from true when they alleged that she was bisexual stricken sex. Documents which proverd from this times say : from enviroment of Čachtic lost young girls and nice women.
Names of her helpers were Ilona Jó, Katarína Benick and Dorota Szentes.Nobody indeed overcame Jan Ficko who yank mutilate more of girls. Documents say that counted of girls was 150,maybe 300,or 650! Bloodlust woked at her mind when young domestic brushing her. Domestic drew her some hair. From shot begun flow blood on her face.

She enjoyed when she see that on places, where was blood, were skin was whiter, nicer and lighter. It imprinted width devil´s idea that she bathed in girl´s blood. And already here were they-long ago before nowdays beauty salons-embellish spas in blood innocent womanly victims,most likely virgins.We can this procedure call Make Up á la Bathory.Čachtic walls could tell as about cruelty to girls, tantalization to women and painful howling. Soft liquor from that misery and horror were write in documents. Either gosts don´t scare between castle´s walls. Either barkeeper doesn´t pour any speciality as Bloody Elisabeth .This is sad real. Parson Turóczi derned sinner these words: „Ó delight, which destined to the worst barbarism!“ Justice said blame about murderess, but sentence set the politics. Guilty!-palatine Juraj Thurzo said to her eyes. Elisabeth was noblewoman, so justice wasn´t sentence her to the die. But justice could cruel discipline her helpers. Ficko was stung. Ilona Jó and Dorota Szentes were burn to death. Katarina Benick was confinement. Palatin afraided of her money, so he gave her to the home bastille in 1610. She died the 21st August 1614 and she was probably fossil next to Black bega, enemy of Turkes,her husband František Nádašdy. Another version said that she was build-in in her bastille. Also here is version about her innocent and intrigues toward to big riches and power their clanes. Connoisseurs say that she was sickness rate stricken sadism as clan´s mistake!