Bamberg witch trials
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The Bamberg witch trials were a series of large-scale 17th-century persecutions in the Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg, Germany, in which hundreds of people were accused of witchcraft and executed, making them among the most notorious witch hunts in European history.
Statements (68)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mass persecution
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witch hunt ⓘ witch trials ⓘ |
| carriedOutBy |
authorities of the Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ecclesiastical courts of Bamberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOf |
confiscation of victims' estates
ⓘ
execution of alleged witches ⓘ persecution of political opponents ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| endTime | 1631 ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Counter-Reformation
NERFINISHED
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Thirty Years' War context ⓘ climatic difficulties of the Little Ice Age ⓘ economic hardship ⓘ famine and crop failures ⓘ religious zeal ⓘ social tensions ⓘ |
| hasDocument | letter of Johannes Junius from prison ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
confiscated wealth for the prince-bishopric
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curtailment of witch persecutions in Bamberg ⓘ eventual imperial intervention ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Thirty Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfRecords |
German
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
ecclesiastical court
ⓘ
inquisitorial procedure ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bamberg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Franconia NERFINISHED ⓘ Germany ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainAccusation |
harm to crops and livestock
ⓘ
heresy ⓘ pact with the Devil ⓘ weather magic ⓘ witchcraft ⓘ |
| memorializedBy | historical research on witch persecutions ⓘ |
| notableVictim |
Anna Maria Junius
NERFINISHED
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Dorothea Flock NERFINISHED ⓘ Georg Haan NERFINISHED ⓘ Johannes Junius NERFINISHED ⓘ members of the Haan family ⓘ |
| numberOfVictims |
approximately 300
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hundreds of people ⓘ |
| partOf | European witch hunts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| persecutedGroup |
children
ⓘ
clergy ⓘ local officials ⓘ members of the urban elite ⓘ men ⓘ women ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
European witch craze
ⓘ
Fulda witch trials NERFINISHED ⓘ Würzburg witch trials NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| significance |
one of the largest witch hunts in German history
ⓘ
one of the most notorious witch hunts in European history ⓘ |
| startTime | 1626 ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
gender history
ⓘ
history of religion ⓘ legal history ⓘ social history of early modern Europe ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
17th century
ⓘ
Early Modern period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| underJurisdictionOf |
Catholic prince-bishopric government
ⓘ
Prince-Bishop of Bamberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
confiscation of property
ⓘ
show trials ⓘ torture ⓘ |
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