Nutting 1620). Zauberwahn, 258, 362; Kittredge, Witchcraft, 53.) Woman burned, apparently for witchcraft. Witchcraft in France...; #60, p. 155)
(Source: Monter,
Kieckhefer, European witch trials-)
Mother-in-Law of Philip V in using magic to reconcile her daughter
by ecclesiastical court.
5/6/1678. 1460 France, Lille
1453 France, Evreux
Inquisition, III, 461-3; Hansen, Zauberwahn, 358-; Russell,
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Neighbors and Witches).
masses. To install click the Add extension button. Ste Marguerite 1598). (Sources: Lea, History of the
Unspecified number of witches burned by Inquisitors. The episode has been immortalized by Aldous Huxley’s novel “The Devils of Loudun”. 2, XII) (1908), 31O-14. Proceedings by papal commission against clerics and laymen charged
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4 ?? 1
1440(10/26) France, Nantes 1 de Rais, Gilles
persons burned for diabolism by secular and ecclesiastical
??
? (Source: Regne, 'La sorceuerie en Vivarais',
Rondolelatte, Catherine f ? There was a Jewish magician
témoins (Paris: Seuil, 1962; reprinted: Livre de Vie, 1975). ? 1/4/1679. III, 226 [*Highly Dubious Source*]; Cited extensively in Hansen,
1481 France, Neuchatel ? 1320-50 France, Toulouse 600
[3].
Woman executed by secular court for witchcraft. Witchcraft in France...; liasse 130, #2)
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However, Grandier had other enemies, and Jean de Laubardemont (a relative of Jeanne des Anges, and a favourite of the powerful Cardinal Richelieu) managed to get Grandier arrested and investigated as a witch (by order of Cardinal Richelieu himself), with Laubardemont as head of the commission.
1521 France, Besancon 2
f
?? Netherlands, Witchcraft Prosecutions in
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? Malefice, Witch-Hunting in Early Modern ??? ? ?? Interrogated for witchcraft, but she managed to convince the inquisitor
1596 (6 Aug)Lorraine, Charmes 1 Mallebarbe, Barbe f
l'Inquisition, III, 226-30 [*Highly Dubious Source*]; excerpts
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against the king (Louis X or Philip V? Flagellwn, 58; cited In Hansen, Quelen, 467.) Quellen und Untersuchungen zur Geschichte des Hexenwahns
Experimental Science, III (New York and London, 1934), 3I;
University of California Press, by Richard Keickhefer. 'Les sorcieres', 60.; Kieckhefer, European Witch Trials)
de Sille, Gilles (Listed in Murray, Witch Cult in
Acquitted; tried by royal court for sorcery against Charles of
1tranger, ser. themselves, threatened with torture, admitted sorcery and
(Source: Briggs. 1731 France
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[13], Aldous Huxley, in his non-fiction book, The Devils of Loudun, argued that the accusations began after Grandier refused to become the spiritual director of the convent, unaware that the Mother Superior, Sister Jeanne of the Angels, had become obsessed with him, having seen him from afar and heard of his sexual exploits.
So flagrant were the Inquisition's actions that the
Grandier, who had been held at the prison of Angers was returned to Loudon. Europe)[Executed]
boasted to have been
of 11 poeple. hidden treasure by making a pact with the
against her.
1 ??
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16-18.) ;
(Sources:
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1482 France, Metz
Woman fined by secular court for witchcraft.
Reveuville 1554). 1619 France, Labourt
14 ??? 1607 Lorraine
Burned Alive
), Skrifter. f ? l'Inquisition, III, 266 [*Highly Dubious Source*]; cited In
??? (Source: Monter,
However, the local courts did not always defer to Paris, which is another contributing factor to the difficulty in estimating the witch hunt in France. witchcraft
Harvilliers, Jeanne f
? 1, 333f Russell, Witchcraft2 339.)
[fled]
1488 France, Metz
?
burned (Source: Etienne-Leon de Lamothe-Langon. The Witch trials in France are poorly documented, mainly because a lot of the documents of former witch trials have not been preserved, and no number can therefore be given for the number of executions of witch trials in France or the true extent of it. "Patterns of
m
? Western
f Although she publically tried and
1457 France, Douai
Witchcraft in France...; liasse 130 #15)
Jennin, (fnu)? According to one version of the story, the Bishop of Poitiers approached Father Mignon, confessor to the Ursuline nuns of Loudun, with a plan to persuade a few of the sisters to feign possession and denounce Grandier, and Father Mignon easily persuaded the Mother Superior, Jeanne des Anges, and another nun to comply.
Jeanne even suffered a psychosomatic pregnancy. Soon, even some of the possessed nuns proclaimed Grandier’s innocence, and Jeanne des Anges appeared in court with a noose tied around her neck, violently stating that she would hang herself if she could not recant her earlier lies. implicated. 1 Boulay, Anne
teller, implicated with La Voisin
He mentions by name 128
Tried and released for attacking Philip IV (by witchcraft?). Encyclopedia)
Departementales de l'Isere; cf. Burned
Accused of saying black
Wright, Contemporary Narrative, xii-xiv)
turned professional witness". was accused by the "Nuns of Louviers"
1484 France, Toulouse ? A convent of Ursuline nuns said they had been visited and possessed by demons. ?? sorcery (killing of queen and others by Image magic and. ? ? (Sources: Archives Departementales de
PRINTED FROM OXFORD HANDBOOKS ONLINE (www.oxfordhandbooks.com). European Witch Trials)
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counter-sorcery, and possibly diabolism. Source and
Hansen, Zauberwahn, 291 n.1.
(Source: Monter,
423; Lea, Materials, 1, 237.) Around the time of the nuns' accusations, Jean de Laubardemont, was sent to demolish the town tower. 1470 France, Bearn
and Pere Gerard of officiating at
1569 (5/19) France, Valtravers 1 Clauda Jordan
1 ??? The other nuns gradually began to make similar accusations. trials before 1581 or
This article discusses late-medieval legal anticlericalism; the increase in witch-trials between 1560–1624; Parlementary scepticism; and the official ‘decriminalization’ of witchcraft in France. Priest
pp.
Woman tried by secular court for magic and sorcery (use of amulets
[12] In his summary of the Loudun possessions, author Moshe Sluhovsky reports that these displays continued until 1637, three years after Grandier's death: "[t]he last departing demons left clear signs of their exit from her [Jeanne des Anges, the mother superior of the community] body, when the names Joseph and Mary miraculously appeared inscribed on des Anges's left arm. (Sources: Hansen, Quelen, 8. Charged by ecclesiastical authorities with Invocation and sorcery
(Source: Monter,
masses to locate treasure (Sources:
(use of magical tablets).
private correspondence, 2 Aug 2002)
Neighbors and Witches (citing ADMM B4444. (See above), Burned. Poisoner. 4 women and man tried by secular court for witchcraft; witnesses
Calmet places the blame for the tragedy in Loudun with Cardinal Richelieu, chief minister of Louis XIII, and his goal of ruining Urbain Grandier, the Cure of Loudun.
?? (Sources:
Tried.
? Claudette f ? Untersuchungen zur Geschichte des Hexenwahns und der
Hansen, Zauberwahn, 418; Lea, Materials, 1, 2-35f)
While physicians and wealthy property owners had left town, (the physicians because there was nothing they could do), others attempted to isolate themselves. colkctio, VI, xi ff. (Sources: Arthur. 446f.
Fontenay 1620).
de Briqueville, Roger (Listed in Murray, Witch Cult in Western
?? (Sources: Pernoud R. Jeanne d'Arc par elle-meme et ses
Woman burned by ecclesiastical court for heresy, idolatry, and
Woman tried for witchcraft by secular court; acquitted. (However, Niau's views may be understood as those of a participant in the subsequent proceedings who fully endorsed them.)[4]. A priest,
1583 (2/22) France, Neuchatel 1 Perrenon Gerard
assemblies 1s only vaguely suggested.
(Source: Robbins, Encyclopedia)
1447 France, Rouen
Robbins, Encyclopedia; Russell, Witchcraft, 245; Singer, Gordon
He was prevented from doing so by the town militia, and upon returning to Paris reported on the state of affairs in Loudun including the recent disturbance at the Ursuline convent. trial, five people (of
Unspecified number of persons tried by Inquisitor for heresy,
(Source:
other 1I Calendar of Witch Trials offenses. "Chambre Ardente". Grandier was found guilty of sorcery and placing evil spells to cause the possession of the Ursuline nuns; he was condemned to be burned at the stake. ?
1540 France, Rouen
1326 France, Toulouse ? nobleman with leprosy. 1372 France, Metz
? 1 ??? 1557 France, Toulouse 40 ???