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Lady '''Carmilla Sanguina''' ([[1560s|1561]]-[[1750s|1757]]) was a [[vampire]]. Believing that blood would retain her health and beuty, she bathed in the blood of her victims.
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'''Lady Carmilla Sanguina''' ([[1560s|1561]]-[[1750s|1757]]) was a [[vampire]]. She believed that [[blood]] would retain her health and beauty, so she bathed in the blood of her victims.
 
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
*Lady Sanguina may have been been inspired by [[Wikipedia:Elizabeth Báthory|Elizabeth Báthory]], a 16th-century Hungarian countess who was accused of killing young women, then bathing in their blood.
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*Lady Sanguina may have been been inspired by [[Wikipedia:Elizabeth Báthory|Erzsébet Báthory]], a 16th-century Hungarian countess who was accused of killing young women, then bathing in their blood.
 
*''[[Wikipedia:Carmilla|Carmilla]]'' is a Gothic 19th-century novel written by Sheridan Lefanu and starring a female vampire with that name. The story has been adapted to cinema and comic-books, with the character (or similar characters with the same name) appearing in other franchises.
 
*''[[Wikipedia:Carmilla|Carmilla]]'' is a Gothic 19th-century novel written by Sheridan Lefanu and starring a female vampire with that name. The story has been adapted to cinema and comic-books, with the character (or similar characters with the same name) appearing in other franchises.
 
*The surname Sanguina is derived from the Latin ''sanguineus'', which means "of blood," "bloody," or "bloodthirsty."
 
*The surname Sanguina is derived from the Latin ''sanguineus'', which means "of blood," "bloody," or "bloodthirsty."
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==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)]]'' {{FWC}}
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)]]'' {{FWC}}
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[[Category:Chocolate Frog Cards|Sanguina, Carmilla]]
 
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Revision as of 20:54, 13 March 2015

Lady Carmilla Sanguina (1561-1757) was a vampire. She believed that blood would retain her health and beauty, so she bathed in the blood of her victims.

Behind the scenes

  • Lady Sanguina may have been been inspired by Erzsébet Báthory, a 16th-century Hungarian countess who was accused of killing young women, then bathing in their blood.
  • Carmilla is a Gothic 19th-century novel written by Sheridan Lefanu and starring a female vampire with that name. The story has been adapted to cinema and comic-books, with the character (or similar characters with the same name) appearing in other franchises.
  • The surname Sanguina is derived from the Latin sanguineus, which means "of blood," "bloody," or "bloodthirsty."

Appearances