Barbara Królka
Barbara Królka | |
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| Died | 1664 or 1670 |
Barbara Królka (died 1664[1] or 1670[2]), was a Polish alleged witch. Her case was among the more famed of Polish witch trials.
She was accused of having cast a spell upon Wacław Jeziorkowski and his family. Królka was also blamed for having caused by magic the plague which took place almost fifty years earlier in 1624. She was also credited with enchanting of King Zygmunt August and causing the deaths of queens Elżbieta Habsburżanka (1545) and Barbara Radziwiłłówna (1551).[2]
She was judged guilty as charged by the local mayor of Wizna and executed by burning.
In culture
A reenactment of Królka's execution is held in Kiermusy annually on the second Sunday of September.[3] In 2016, an exhibition of torture instruments and devices was opened in Kiermusy. The exhibition was inspired by the story of Królka's life and death.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Michał Gnatowski, Henryk Majecki (red.): Studia i materiały do dziejów powiatu grajewskiego. T. 1. Warszawa: 1974, s. 43.
- ^ a b Łomża in: Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego. vol. V: Kutowa Wola – Malczyce. Warszawa 1884
- ^ "Szokująca inscenizacja w Kiermusach [ZDJĘCIA]". Nasze Miasto (in Polish). 11 September 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
- ^ "Bocian, hiszpański osioł lub żelazna dziewica. Wystawa narzędzi tortur w Kierumusach". Gazeta Wyborcza (in Polish). 5 August 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2025.