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Witch trials in Germany
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The list Witch trials in Germany includes
Maria Renata Saenger von Mossau, Anna Schnidenwind, Helena Curtens, Walpurga Hausmannin and Merga Bien.
The list consists of 33 members
and 2 sublists.
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1.Overview: Anna Schnidenwind (née Trutt; 1688 in Wyhl – 24 April 1751 in Endingen am Kaiserstuhl), was one of the last people in Germany and in Europe confirmed to have been executed in public for witchcraft.
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2.Overview: Helena (Hellene Mechthildis) Curtens (1722 in Gerresheim – 19 August 1738 in Gerresheim) was an alleged German witch. She was one of the last people executed for sorcery in Germany and the last person ...Date of birth: 1722Date of death: 19 August 1738Age: 16 (age at death)Nationality: GermanGender: Female 0
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Maria Renata Saenger von Mossau
Bavarian nun executed for witchcraftOverview: Maria Renata Singer or Saenger von Mossau (1680 – June 1749) was a Bavarian nun executed for heresy, witchcraft, apostasy and satanism, one of the last people executed for these charges in Germany and ... 0
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Overview: Merga Bien (late 1560s – 1603) was a German woman convicted of witchcraft and perhaps the most famous of the victims in the Fulda witch trials in 1603–05. 0
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Sidonie of Saxony
Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Overview: Sidonie of Saxony (also: Sidonia; 8 March 1518, Meissen – 4 January 1575, Weißenfels) was a princess of the House of Wettin and by marriage Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Princess of Calenberg-Göttingen ... 0
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Walpurga Hausmannin
German WitchOverview: Walpurga Hausmännin (died 1587 in Dillingen an der Donau, Bavaria) was a German midwife executed for witchcraft, vampirism, and child murder. The confession she made under torture exemplifies the classical ...Date of death: 1587Nationality: AustrianGender: Female 0
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Overview: Katharina Henot or Henoth (1570 – 19 May 1627) was a German postmaster and an alleged witch, burned at the stake for sorcery in Cologne. She is one of the best-known German victims of the witch hunt ... 0
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8.Overview: Johann Albrecht Adelgrief (died 11 October 1636) was an alleged German prophet, born in the environs of Elbląg (Elbing), Royal Prussia (a fief of the Crown of Poland). He was the son of a Protestant m ...Date of death: 1636Nationality: Lithuanian 0
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Peter Stumpp
Possible German serial killer tried for allegedly being a werewolf
Overview: Peter Stumpp (c. 1535 – 1589; name is also spelled as Peter Stube, Peter Stubbe, Peter Stübbe or Peter Stumpf) was a German farmer and alleged serial killer, accused of werewolfery, witchcraft and can ... 0
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10.Overview: Agnes Bernauer (c. 1410 – 12 October 1435) was the mistress and perhaps also the first wife of Albert, later Albert III, Duke of Bavaria. Because his father, Ernest, ruling Duke of Bavaria at the time ...Date of death: 1435Nationality: GermanGender: Female 0
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Peter Binsfeld
German bishop and theologianOverview: Peter Binsfeld (alternate spelling Peter of Binsfeld, lat. Petrus Binsfeldius; c. 1540 – 1598 or 1603) was a German auxiliary bishop and theologian.Date of birth: 1540Date of death: 1598Age: 57 (age at death)Nationality: GermanOccupation: WriterGender: Male 0
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James Sprenger
Dominican inquisitorOverview: Jacob Sprenger (also James, 1436/1438 – 6 December 1495) was a Dominican inquisitor and theologian principally known for his association with a well-known guide for witch-hunters from 1486, Malleus Ma ...Date of birth: 1436Date of death: 1495Age: 58 (age at death)Nationality: GermanOccupation: WriterGender: Male 0
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Heinrich Kramer
German churchman and inquisitor
Overview: Heinrich Kramer (c. 1430 – 1505, aged 74-75), also known under the Latinized name Henricus Institor, was a German churchman and inquisitor. With his widely distributed book Malleus Maleficarum (1487) ...Date of birth: 1430Date of death: 1505Age: 74 (age at death)Nationality: GermanOccupation: WriterGender: Male 0
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14.Overview: Christina Rauscher (1570-1618) was a German official and critic of witchcraft persecutions. 0
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Thomas Schreiber (innkeeper)
victim of the Mergentheim witch huntOverview: Thomas Schreiber (c. 1598 – 30 May 1629) was a German innkeeper executed for witchcraft. He was the perhaps best known victim of the Mergentheim witch trials, and became known for his opposition to the ...Date of birth: 1598Date of death: 30 May 1629Age: 30 (age at death)Nationality: GermanOccupation: Writer 0
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Overview: Rebecca Lemp (d. 1590) was a German woman who was accused of witchcraft and burned at the stake in Nördlingen. 0
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Overview: Hester Jonas (around 1570 – December 24, 1635) was a German midwife and cunning woman. She was executed for witchcraft and is known as the so-called Witch of Neuss. 0
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Overview: Balthasar von Dernbach (1548 – 15 March 1606), was a Benedictine monk of Fulda monastery and its Prince-Abbot from 1570 to 1606. 0
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19.Overview: Anna Roleffes (c.− 30 December 1663), better known as Tempel Anneke, was one of the last witches to be executed in Braunschweig, Germany. The complete account of the trial, located in the city of Brunswick ... 0
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20.Overview: Dorothee Elisabeth Tretschlaff (1686 – in Gerswalde, – 14 February 1701) was a 15 year old German girl condemned by and executed after a Witch trial. She was the last person to have been executed for ... 0
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