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The Mergentheim witch trials took place in Mergentheim in Germany between 1628 and 1631.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 8 relations: Bad Mergentheim, Bamberg witch trials, Teutonic Order, Thirty Years' War, Thomas Schreiber (innkeeper), Torture, Würzburg witch trials, Witch-hunt.

  2. 1628 in the Holy Roman Empire
  3. Teutonic Order
  4. Witch trials in Germany

Bad Mergentheim

Bad Mergentheim (Mergentheim until 1926; East Franconian: Märchedol) is a town in the Main-Tauber-Kreis district in the German state of Baden-Württemberg.

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Bamberg witch trials

The Bamberg witch trials of 1627–1632, which took place in the self-governing Catholic Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg in the Holy Roman Empire in present-day Germany, is one of the biggest mass trials and mass executions ever seen in Europe, and one of the biggest witch trials in history. Mergentheim witch trials and Bamberg witch trials are witch trials in Germany.

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Teutonic Order

The Teutonic Order is a Catholic religious institution founded as a military society in Acre, Kingdom of Jerusalem.

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Thirty Years' War

The Thirty Years' War, from 1618 to 1648, was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history.

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Thomas Schreiber (innkeeper)

Thomas Schreiber (c. 1598 – 30 May 1629) was a German innkeeper executed for witchcraft.

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Torture

Torture is the deliberate infliction of severe pain or suffering on a person for reasons including punishment, extracting a confession, interrogation for information, intimidating third parties, or entertainment.

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Würzburg witch trials

The Würzburg witch trials of 1625–1631, which took place in the self-governing Catholic Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg in the Holy Roman Empire in present-day Germany, formed one of the biggest mass trials and mass executions ever seen in Europe, and one of the largest witch trials in history. Mergentheim witch trials and Würzburg witch trials are 1628 in the Holy Roman Empire and witch trials in Germany.

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Witch-hunt

A witch-hunt, or a witch purge, is a search for people who have been labeled witches or a search for evidence of witchcraft.

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See also

1628 in the Holy Roman Empire

Teutonic Order

Witch trials in Germany

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mergentheim_witch_trials