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Walpurga Hausmannin

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German midwife, burnt alive for witchcraft in Dillingen

GermanyLived 1527 to 1587 · aged 60
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Walpurga Hausmännin was a German midwife executed for witchcraft, vampirism, and child murder. The confession she made under torture exemplifies the classical relationship between witch and devil later commonly used in several witch trials.

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Germany
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1527 to 1587 · aged 60
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