Annecke Lange
Annecke Lange , also Anneke Lange and Anna Lange (* in Eldagsen ; † March 28, 1572 in Neustadt am Rübenberge ), was a German woman who was the victim of the witch hunt .
Witch hunt in Eldagsen
In connection with the witch trial against Sidonia of Saxony , Duke Erich II arranged for the city of Eldagsen to investigate the witch trials because new devil arts had occurred there . In these witch trials, ordinary people from the population were initially accused, but the proceedings later expanded against women from noble families.
Annecke Lange and her husband Hans Lange
The Lange couple from Eldagsen were among the first to be arrested in Eldagsen.
Hans Lange was a barber and field surgeon, surgeon for the duke and had accompanied him on the Albanian procession in 1566 . With the Albanian course that could siege of Szigetvár be meant. His wife Annecke Lange reported that he had been tortured for taking part in the witch's dance .
The Oelsin (the Ölsin, Margarethe Ölse from Eldagsen, a woman from the people ) was arrested with Annecke Lange . She was pregnant. The three defendants were transferred by Duke Erich II of Braunschweig-Lüneburg to Neustadt am Rübenberge , in order to continue the proceedings there when the town was no longer able to bear the costs of the ever expanding investigations, at the request of the Eldagsener I decided to pull the lawsuits and bring the accused to Neustadt.
Continuation of the witch trial in Neustadt am Rübenberge
Lange was examined on March 3, 1572 before a council commission in Neustadt am Rübenberge . During the embarrassing interrogation she confessed that she had helped Gesche Role, the Vogtin of Neustadt, that Duke Erich should not stay in the country for reasons of "the country's sake". Devil dances would have taken place on the crooked big cross between Pattensen and the Calenberg.
The 88-year-old Simon´sche from Pattensen, who, according to Duke Erich II, had been accused of sorcery several years earlier, had participated. Lange testified that she had been instigated by this woman to poison Duke Erich II with the promise of a good reward. When she consented, she received the poison as a powder in a small white pot from the Simon's devil . For this she received five Joachimstaler.
The old Vogtin (the Grand Vogt von Rübenberge Curt Warnicke's widow Katharine, a née von Dassel , married to Oberamtmann von Wolfenbüttel and Captain zu Calvörde Erich Dux) was there and knew about the origin of the money.
Lange received the substances for the poison (powder from the corpse of a newborn child, leaves from the devil and powder with parting water and mercury) from Ölsin and Simonschen and prepared it.
On March 7, 1572, Hans Lange was interrogated and denied all allegations. However, the duke owed him the salary for the Albanian train . So he had his wife prepare poison in order to teach the duke how he should call him. He was interrogated again on March 16 and 17, and died under torture on March 25. After his death, Hans Lange was accused during the interrogation of Ölsin in September 1572 of having also prepared poison against Duke Erich II from blood from bloodletting during her pregnancy. It was to be enclosed as a powder in a letter to the duke and to bring about his imminent death.
Execution of Lange, Herbst and Rotschroeder
The Lange, die Herbst (the Hervesin, Gesche Herbst, married Rossing auf dem Tann ) and Annecke Rotschroeder (Rotschröder, Rottschröder) from Pattensen were subjected to an embarrassing joke in front of the town hall on the market in Neustadt on March 28th. Even the body of Hans Lange, who died on March 24th, was brought to court and tried.
The interrogations were conducted by the bailiff of Neustadt, Joachim Brandes, the ducal valet Wilhelm Berg and the secretary Johannes Romhart. In many cases they took place in the personal presence of the duke. The women were read their original poems , which they confirmed. Then they were sentenced to death by fire and executed on March 28, 1572. Lange was attacked with red-hot pincers beforehand .
- Lange sentenced to death by fire on March 28, 1572.
- The Herbst sentenced to death by fire on March 28, 1572.
- The Rotschröder sentenced to death by fire on March 28, 1572.
The files also mention Röder ( Rödersche zu Hildesheim ) and Langenberg (there are no files on their interrogation).
Before the execution, the Rotschröder and the Herbst are said to have complained loudly about the Knigge, the Warnische and the Hartleb. They brought them into this situation and were no less guilty than they themselves. Before her death, Lange confessed that she had received a bribe.
Gretke Oelsin from Eldagsen
With Annecke Lange, Oelsin (Ölsin, Margarethe Ölse from Eldagsen, a woman from the people ) was arrested at the beginning of 1572 .
Duke Erich II had Gretke Oelsin from Eldagsen questioned on September 10th. So far she had not been embarrassedly questioned about pregnancy. She was accused of being involved in the poison attack against the Duke with the executed Lange. She said that Lange wanted to get rid of her as a confidante. Master mason Hans Volcker from Eldagsen was also interrogated.
Gesche Role and its appendices
In the witch trial against Annecke Lange, the trial of Gesche Rolle is also mentioned. Gift Role (wife of Voigt's Rohle, Vogtin to Neustadt), widow of former bailiff Lorenz Role and sister of Kuckerin , was subjected to torture, interrogated on 11 February 1572 and on 15 February 1572 justifiert . By a Neustadt committee of mayors and councilors, she was subjected to an embarrassing tribunal in the Neustadt market and sentenced to death by fire, aggravated by being torn with red-hot pliers, and immediately executed. She did not die by fire alone, but with her followers .
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Individual evidence
- ^ A b Karl von Weber : From four centuries: Mittheilungen from the main state archive to ... , Volume 2, p. 53 .
- ↑ a b Johannes Merkel: The errors between Duke Erich II and his wife Sidonia . In: Journal of the Historical Association for Lower Saxony. Year 1899, page 29. (PDF), accessed on April 28, 2016 online version.
- ↑ Johannes Merkel: The errors between Duke Erich II and his wife Sidonia . In: Journal of the Historical Association for Lower Saxony. Year 1899, page 31. (PDF), accessed on April 28, 2016 online version.
- ↑ Johannes Merkel: The errors between Duke Erich II and his wife Sidonia . In: Journal of the Historical Association for Lower Saxony. Year 1899, page 41. (PDF), accessed on April 28, 2016 online version.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lange, Annecke |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lange, Anneke; Long, Anna |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German woman, victim of the witch trials |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 15th century or 16th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Eldagsen |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 28, 1572 |
| Place of death | Neustadt am Rübenberge |