Dietrich Flade

{{Short description|German lawyer and judge (died 1589)}}

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Dietrich Flade (died 1589) was a German lawyer, judge and educator. He was one of the most known victims of the Trier witch trials.Der Fall des Trier Stadtschultheißen Dr. Dietrich Flade: Vom Hexenrichter zum Hexenmeister. In: Damals. Das Magazin für Geschichte und Kultur 6, 2002 He was active as a judge during the Trier witch trials until he himself was arrested and executed for sorcery.

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  • {{cite book|title=The fate of Dietrich Flade|first=George Lincoln |last=Burr|authorlink=George Lincoln Burr|year=1891|url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_fate_of_Dietrich_Flade_(IA_fateofdietrichfl00burriala).pdf}}

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Category:1589 deaths

Category:16th-century executions in the Holy Roman Empire

Category:People executed by strangulation

Category:German people executed for witchcraft