Caterina Pilli

Basic information

Patronymic
Other names
Ruggiera
Genre
Female
Place of origin
Bergamo, Republic of Venice
Date of birth
Attributed date of birth
No
Age at the time of execution
Marital status
Last occupation / Qualification
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Religious order
Accusations

Proceedings

Start date
30 August 1470
End date
30 January 1471
Courts involved
Extradition
Other judges involved
Notes

30 August 1470 is the earliest trace of a proceeding against Caterina Pilli, who was by then already imprisoned.

Sentence

Court
Local judge
Stefanino de Corbis
Sentence date
Sentence place
Monza, Duchy of Milan
Crime category
Magic & witchcraft
List of crimes
Reason for conviction
Accessory penalties

Execution

Execution date
30 January 1471
Authority
Capitain of Monza
Execution place
Monza, Duchy of Milan
Execution type
burning at the stake
In effigy
No
After death
No
Presence of doctors / surgeons
Name of the doctors / surgeons
Presence of comforters
Name of the comforters
Presence of rebels / riots
Sacraments imparted
Notes for execution

The execution of the sentence was delayed as requested by Galeazzo Maria Sforza.

Sources

Letters

Archivio di Stato di Milano, Archivio visconteo-sforzesco, Registri delle missive, 98, c. 147r.

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