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The Princesses Adda
Either this article is mistaken, or the game's writers are incorrect. In The Last Wish, which contains the full version of the Geralt-and-the-Striga story outlined in the game's opening cutscene, Princess Adda is the current King's sister, and he impregnated her shortly after claiming the throne. Adda died in childbirth and the stillborn child awoke 7 years later as a Striga. Another 7 years passed before Geralt showed up and dealt with it as described (the final attack in the cutscene is right near the end - the curse is leaving her, but she still has the animalistic nature (consider the situation - a 14 year old kid who either has no memories or remembers humans as either food or trying to kill her, lashing out is normal) - and she still has claws on the one hand.  Geralt bears her bodily to the ground, and bites her neck (presumably going for blood loss to weaken her).  She passes out, he bandages his (severe) wound and sleeps for 2 days.

That Striga is most definitely the product of the King and his sister, Adda, not Adda herself. However, it is quite possible that he named his daughter for the original Adda. But they're not the same person.

And that guy who Geralt had prisoner was probably not the reason for the curse - he was jealous of the King because he "loved" Adda (the first) himself. However, he lacked any magical skill - at best it would be like the people of the Outskirts and the Hellhound - an inadvertent creation generated from unrelated misgivings, not a deliberately summoned beast of torment.