Eichstatt Flashcards
when were the hunts
1532, 1535 and 1562 and then 1590-95
what did the university of Ingoldstadt declare about eichstatt hunts
it should be used as a model to other states
who was in charge
Prince Abbot Westersetten was in charge in 1612
wen did the hunts start
after 1617 but didnt stop until 1630
how many people did 2 women name
500 accomplices
who were accused in the hunts
many members of the elite, e.g. Maria Richel wife of the chancellor of Eichstatt
killed 3 former town leaders and 8 town leaders wives
how did hunts end
westerstetten was driven from eichstatt by the arrival of the swedes
how did trial proceedings in eichstatt being
the executioner ordering the accused to strip naked, cramming salt in her mouth and giving her holy water to drink
what were the conditions like for the accused
a group of prison warders raped the accused witches under their supervisor
what did one witch in eichstatt do
a peasant women in her 40s denied charged, she laughed when the charges were read as she would prefer death than to say she was a witch
she was tortured for 2 weeks stretched on the ladder, boosts and then strapped
she admitted to having been seduced by the devil and had received magic green powered to work magic against men
when she tried to recant her confession she was flogged and encouraged to continue her confessions
one torture ended she withdrew her confessions denying she had confessed she was then tortured again and denounced 15 others
