Chambre Ardente
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The Chambre Ardente was a special court of the French monarchy in the late 17th century, notorious for its secretive trials and harsh sentences in cases of poisoning, witchcraft, and related crimes.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French royal court
ⓘ
special court ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gabriel Nicolas de La Reynie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Louis XIV of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Affair of the Poisons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
capital punishment sentences
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closed-door hearings ⓘ use of torture in interrogations ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolutionReason | end of the Affair of the Poisons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentedIn | records of the Parlement of Paris ⓘ |
| era | Baroque era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedUnder | Louis XIV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalReputation |
instrument of royal absolutism
ⓘ
symbol of judicial severity ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Paris
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Île-de-France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfRecord | French ⓘ |
| legalArea |
criminal law
ⓘ
heresy ⓘ poisoning ⓘ sorcery ⓘ witchcraft ⓘ |
| location | Paris, France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
La Voisin affair
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
harsh sentences ⓘ poisoning cases ⓘ secretive trials ⓘ witchcraft cases ⓘ |
| notablePeriod | late 17th century ⓘ |
| operatedBy | French monarchy ⓘ |
| partOf | Parlement of Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
European witch hunts
ⓘ
French witch trials ⓘ extraordinary courts in early modern Europe ⓘ |
| role |
investigation of high-profile poisoning scandals
ⓘ
suppression of occult practices ⓘ |
| sentenceType |
banishment
ⓘ
execution by burning ⓘ imprisonment ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | King of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Ancien Régime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trialType | inquisitorial procedure ⓘ |
| usedFor | politically sensitive criminal cases ⓘ |
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