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2024
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trial witchcraft inquisition Burgundy justice rights criminal procedure medieval justice witches’ sabbath order of Cistercians cistercians criminal justiceSujets proches
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Maxime Gelly-Perbellini, « The Devil at Cîteaux: The Trial for Witchcraft of Regnault Robergeot (1480-1481) », Criminocorpus, revue hypermédia
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This article analyzes the witchcraft trial of Regnault Robergeot, which took place between December 1480 and January 1481 under the secular jurisdiction of Cîteaux Abbey in Corcelles-lès-Cîteaux. The edited document, preserved at the Departmental Archives of Côte-d'Or in France (11 H 450), includes the transcript of Robergeot’s interrogation and ultimately, his death sentence by burning at the stake. This case, preceded by a lost Dominican Inquisition investigation, offers a rare example of Cistercian involvement in prosecuting satanic witchcraft in the late Middle Ages. It reveals the spread and evolution of the concept of the Witches’ Sabbath within the Order of Cistercians. The trial also reflects Burgundy's political changes in the late 1470s and highlights the efforts of Jean de Cirey, head of the Order of the White Monks (1476-1503), to assert his authority and sovereignty.
