Margarethe Sievers
Margarethe Sievers (* 1601 ; † 1617 ) was a woman from Verden condemned as a witch .
Margarethe Sievers was suspected of being possessed by the devil due to epileptic seizures . After this incident, various rites were performed to drive out the devil . She fled from home, but was caught after a while in Lüneburg . She was subjected to the embarrassing questioning in which other women accused her of witchcraft. Finally Margarethe Sievers was sentenced to death and executed in 1617 under "milder" circumstances.
See also
Web links
- Hunting of witches in Verden Abbey and in the duchies of Bremen / Verden. Article by Joachim Woock, 2010.
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| SURNAME | Sievers, Margarethe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Victims of the witch hunt |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1601 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1617 |