Nadasdy's wedding gift to Bathory was his household, Csejte Castle. The castle had been bought by his mother in 1579 and given to Ferenc, who transferred it to Elizabeth during their [81:35 situated in the Little Carpathians near nuptials Trencsén (now Trencin), together with the Csejte country house and 17 adjacent villages 10 The castle itself was surrounded by a village and agricultural lands, bordered by outcrops of the Little Carpathians. In 1578, Nadasdy became the chief commander of Hungarian troops, leading them to war against the Ottomans. With her husband away at war, Elizabeth Bathory managed business affairs and the estates. That role usually included responsibility for the Hungarian and S even providing medical care.