Case file · Witch trials
Cecco d'Ascoli burned in Florence
The astrologer and poet Cecco d'Ascoli was burned at the stake in Florence on 16 September 1327 after the Inquisition convicted him of heresy, including astrological claims about Christ.
1327 CE · 43.77, 11.26 · status: official
The sceptical view
A documented execution; stories that he commanded demons were added later.