Fulda Flashcards
who was it instigated by
Dernbach
who was drench
a counter reformation zealot who had been deposed by a protestant rebellion in 1570s but was restored in 160
who did dernbach commission
Nuss to eliminated witches and trouble makers
nuss is the witch commissioner prototype
who were the accused
many of dernbacks enemies e.g. Hans Haans wife Snns were arrested alongside more traditional people
how many were executed
in 3 years nearly 300 people
what happened to Nuss
he was improsioned for excessive brutality when dernbach died in 1606
in 1615 university of wurzburg suggested he should be fined but the university of ingoldstadt suggested he should be executed for his misdeeds and he was executed in 1618
why was Haans Hans wife accused
haan indcated he disliked new zeal perception and when 30 years war hit finances he cut back the budget for witchcraft