The Story of Elizabeth Bathory! One of the Royal Inspirations for Dracula! Also, Kate Middleton - Video

Were royals instrumental in creating the myth of vampires? That might somewhat be the case for Elizabeth Bathory, the so-called Blood Countess! According to myth and legend, she bathed in the blood of virgins to try and recapture her youth.

She is now known as one of the world's most prolific serial killers. Elizabeth's reign of terror in Hungary lasted decades. She allegedly killed over 100 to 200 girls between the ages of 10-14 by essentially torturing them to death.

But is that true?

There's some who believe that she perhaps never killed anyone and was simply framed so that the Hapsburg King could steal some of her fortune.

Whatever the case, Elizabeth Bathory, and her earlier contemporary Vlad the Impaler (who was also royal), influenced the creation of the vampire myth that deeply inspired the creation of Dracula.

So yes! You could say that royalty is the reason we have Twilight!


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