A trial and execution would have caused a public scandal and disgraced a noble and influential family (which at the time ruled Transylvania), and Elizabeth's considerable property would have been seized by the crown.
En retssag og en henrettelse ville have skabt en offentlig skandale, vanære af en adelig og indflydelsesrig familie (som regerede Transsylvanien), og Elizabeths besiddelser ville være blevet beslaglagt af tronen.