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On June 19, 1603, Merga Bien was arrested for witchcraft in Fulda, Germany, part of Fulda witch trials. She and about 200 other people were later burned at the stake. From the article:
"Merga Bien (late 1560–1603, in Fulda) was a German woman convicted of witchcraft and perhaps the most famous of the victims in the Fulda witch trials in 1603–1605.
Bien was born in the city of Fulda. She was married three times and was the heiress of her first two husbands, which later played an important part in accusations. In 1588, she married Blasius Bien and moved from the city, but returned after a conflict with her husband's employers.
At the time, prince abbot Balthasar von Dernbach, who had returned to power in 1602 after a long exile, ordered an investigation of witchcraft in the city. Over two hundred people were executed for witchcraft in witch trials that lasted until his death in 1605.
In March 1603, the investigations resulted in the first wave of arrests in the city. On 19 June, Merga was arrested and put in jail. Her husband protested before the Reichskammergericht in Speyer and pointed out that she was pregnant. In jail, she was forced to confess to the murder of her second husband and her children with him and one member of the family of her husband's employers, and that she had taken part in a sabbath of Satan. Her pregnancy was considered an aggravating circumstance; she and her husband had had no children although they had been married for fourteen years. She was forced to confess that her current pregnancy was the result of intercourse with the Devil.
Bien was judged guilty of witchcraft and was burned alive at the stake in Fulda in the autumn of 1603."
"Merga Bien (late 1560–1603, in Fulda) was a German woman convicted of witchcraft and perhaps the most famous of the victims in the Fulda witch trials in 1603–1605.
Bien was born in the city of Fulda. She was married three times and was the heiress of her first two husbands, which later played an important part in accusations. In 1588, she married Blasius Bien and moved from the city, but returned after a conflict with her husband's employers.
At the time, prince abbot Balthasar von Dernbach, who had returned to power in 1602 after a long exile, ordered an investigation of witchcraft in the city. Over two hundred people were executed for witchcraft in witch trials that lasted until his death in 1605.
In March 1603, the investigations resulted in the first wave of arrests in the city. On 19 June, Merga was arrested and put in jail. Her husband protested before the Reichskammergericht in Speyer and pointed out that she was pregnant. In jail, she was forced to confess to the murder of her second husband and her children with him and one member of the family of her husband's employers, and that she had taken part in a sabbath of Satan. Her pregnancy was considered an aggravating circumstance; she and her husband had had no children although they had been married for fourteen years. She was forced to confess that her current pregnancy was the result of intercourse with the Devil.
Bien was judged guilty of witchcraft and was burned alive at the stake in Fulda in the autumn of 1603."
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Thank you, my friend SGT (Join to see) for making us aware that on June 19, 1603, Merga Bien was arrested for witchcraft in Fulda, Germany, part of Fulda witch trials.
Interestingly most of the videos about Merga Bien are of people claiming to be "channeling" her :-)
There is a German musical named after her.
Trailer "Merga Bien"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzreemSIp1E
Background from findagrave.com/memorial/107172695/merga-bien
"A victim of the Fulda Witch Trials that lasted from 1603-1606. The Fulda Witch Trials took the lives of about 250 people.
Born in the city of Fulda, she was married three times and was the heir of her first two husbands, which was later an important part of the accusations of her.
In March 1603, the investigations resulted in the first wave of arrests in the city. On 19 June, Merga was arrested and put in jail. Her husband protested before the court in Speyer and pointed out that she was pregnant.
In jail, she was forced to confess to the murder of her second husband and her children with him and one member of the family of her husband's employers, and that she had taken part in a sabbath of Satan. Her pregnancy was considered a graving circumstance; she and her husband had no children despite of the fact that they had been married for fourteen years, which made them suspected of having used birth control.
She was forced to confess that her current pregnancy was the result of intercourse with the Devil. Bien was judged guilty of witchcraft and was sentence to be burned alive at the stake, a sentence which was carried out in Fulda in the autumn of 1603."
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Orlando Illi Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. 'Bill' Price CPT Jack Durish Capt Tom Brown CMSgt (Join to see) MSG Andrew White SFC William Farrell SGT (Join to see) Sgt Albert Castro SSgt Boyd Herrst SGT Charles H. Hawes SSG Martin Byrne PO1 William "Chip" Nagel CPT Gabe SnellLTC Greg Henning
Interestingly most of the videos about Merga Bien are of people claiming to be "channeling" her :-)
There is a German musical named after her.
Trailer "Merga Bien"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzreemSIp1E
Background from findagrave.com/memorial/107172695/merga-bien
"A victim of the Fulda Witch Trials that lasted from 1603-1606. The Fulda Witch Trials took the lives of about 250 people.
Born in the city of Fulda, she was married three times and was the heir of her first two husbands, which was later an important part of the accusations of her.
In March 1603, the investigations resulted in the first wave of arrests in the city. On 19 June, Merga was arrested and put in jail. Her husband protested before the court in Speyer and pointed out that she was pregnant.
In jail, she was forced to confess to the murder of her second husband and her children with him and one member of the family of her husband's employers, and that she had taken part in a sabbath of Satan. Her pregnancy was considered a graving circumstance; she and her husband had no children despite of the fact that they had been married for fourteen years, which made them suspected of having used birth control.
She was forced to confess that her current pregnancy was the result of intercourse with the Devil. Bien was judged guilty of witchcraft and was sentence to be burned alive at the stake, a sentence which was carried out in Fulda in the autumn of 1603."
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Orlando Illi Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. 'Bill' Price CPT Jack Durish Capt Tom Brown CMSgt (Join to see) MSG Andrew White SFC William Farrell SGT (Join to see) Sgt Albert Castro SSgt Boyd Herrst SGT Charles H. Hawes SSG Martin Byrne PO1 William "Chip" Nagel CPT Gabe SnellLTC Greg Henning
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