Cards (36)

  • When did witch hunting emerge in Ellwangen?
    1528 and 1588-1589
  • What was the most bloody period of executions in Ellwangen?
    1611 to 1618
  • What type of bishopric was Ellwangen?
    Catholic bishopric
  • Who exacerbated the witch hunts in Ellwangen?
    Individuals like Westerstetten
  • How many victims are perceived from the Ellwangen witch hunts?
    Exceed 600
  • What judicial structure existed in Ellwangen?
    A Catholic territory free from secular courts
  • What was forbidden in Ellwangen's criminal courts?
    All appeals from its criminal courts
  • How did Ellwangen's independence affect the witch hunts?
    No outside force could stop the hunts
  • What marked the legal procedure in Ellwangen?
    Corruption and abuse
  • What did two guards confess to in Ellwangen?
    Revealing information for money
  • Who was the first woman tried in Ellwangen?
    Barbara Riihn
  • What did Barbara Riihn confess to after torture?
    Having sex with the devil
  • How many public executions occurred in Ellwangen?
    Hundreds over 17 public executions
  • How many were executed in 1612 according to Jesuit documents?
    167 executed
  • How many victims were executed in 1613?
    103 victims
  • Who were atypical victims in the Ellwangen witch hunts?
    The wife of a judge and three priests
  • What role did Johann Christoph von Westerstetten play in the witch hunts?
    He conducted many witch trials
  • When did Westerstetten become provost in Ellwangen?
    1603
  • What was Westerstetten's stance on the counter-reformation?
    He was a proponent of it
  • How long did Westerstetten's permanent persecution last?
    75 days of execution
  • What triggered the witch hunts in Ellwangen?
    Bad weather, plague, and livestock death
  • When did the first wave of executions occur in Eichstatt?
    1590 and 1592
  • What characterized the suspects in Eichstatt?
    Well integrated into political and social sphere
  • How did the reformation and counter-reformation affect Eichstatt?
    Heavily affected the region
  • Who led the witch trials in Eichstatt?
    Westerstetten
  • How were witch suspects denounced in Eichstatt?
    By other witches under torture
  • When did Westerstetten become bishop of Eichstatt?
    1613-1637
  • What was Westerstetten's educational background?
    Educated by Jesuits
  • What was the vulnerability of Eichstatt communities?
    Military attack and Protestant propaganda
  • What did Westerstetten initiate in Eichstatt?
    60 group burnings
  • How did witch hunts correlate with Westerstetten's governance?
    80% of victims fell under his governance
  • What was notable about the confessions in Eichstatt?
    Explicit references to sexual relations
  • How were confessions provoked in Eichstatt?
    By interrogator's questions about seduction
  • What pattern did confessions in Eichstatt follow?
    Exchange between the devil and a witch
  • What structure was particularly vulnerable to witch hunts?
    Prince electorates and bishoprics
  • What happened to witch hunts when the Holy Roman Emperor prohibited them?
    They lulled down in the Franconian circle