Loudon Witch Trials Flashcards
What website is this Witch Trial documented in?
witchcraftandwitches.com
What is the name of this case documented in the website?
Loudon Witch Trials
What year did this trial occur?
1634
What country did this trial take place in?
France
Who was accused?
Women who had acted possessed but were not actually possessed
Why did the women act possessed when they were not possessed?
They were told to do so by the enemies of Urbain Grandier
Who was Urbain Grandier?
He was a young and intelligent and wealthy man with a lot of high-up connections
Why did Grandier possibly have enemies?
Because he threatened to take away women which other wealthy men could have married
Why was the accusation brought against the witches?
Because they stated themselves that they had been possessed by Grandier
What happened when Grandier was imprisoned on the claims that he had possessed the girls?
Marks of the Devil were found on his body
What happened in the Court when Father Grandier’s trial was happening?
One of the nuns who denounced Father Grandier threatened to hang herself if her previous denunciations were dismissed
What was the outcome of the trial of Father Grandier?
He was tortured and then burnt, and his ashes were scattered in the wind
What had publicly been done to the nuns before the trial of Father Grandier?
There was an attempted public exorcism of them
Which of the four factors could this case come under?
Religion and Hardships
Why could this case come under the factor of Religion? What had to be done to the nuns?
Because the nuns originally acted possessed and had to be publicly exorcised
