Elizabeth of Doberschütz

Elizabeth of Doberschütz, (or Dobschütz) née of Strantz (died: 17 December 1591 in Szczecin, Pomerania) was beheaded as a witch on the Hay Market in Szczecin and burned on the outskirts of the city
Witch Hunt
Elizabeth of Doberschütz was accused of witchcraft and magic in 1590: she was accused of having treated Erdmuthe of Brandenburg, the wife of Duke John Frederick of Pomerania-Stettin (1542–1600) with a "witch potion" which had made the Duchess infertile. Elizabeth had sent this potion to the Duchess years ago to reduce fever after the Duchess had suffered a miscarriage. The Duke had been married since 1577 to Princess Erdmuthe of Brandenburg (1561–1623), daughter of the elector John George of Brandenburg and the Sabine of Brandenburg-Ansbach and the marriage was childless. Doberschütz managed to escape, but she was arrested in Krosno Odrzańskie where she had fled with her husband. She was imprisoned in Stettin, and on 17 December 1590...