Case file · Witch trials
Mirandola witch trials and 'Strix'
In 1522–23 about ten people were burned at Mirandola; the ruling count, Gianfrancesco Pico della Mirandola, defended the trials in his dialogue 'Strix' (1523).
1523 CE · 44.89, 11.07 · status: official
The sceptical view
Pico's dialogue includes a sceptic character, showing the trials were contested even then.