Peter von Hagenbach

Peter von Hagenbach (c. 1420 – May 9, 1474), also Pierre de Hagenbach, Pietro di Hagenbach, Pierre d'Archambaud, or Pierre d'Aquenbacq, was a Burgundian knight from Alsace, German military and civil commander, and convicted war criminal. In 1474, Hagenbach was tried for war crimes, specifically for rapes and murders committed by his soldiers during a military occupation of Breisach. He was found guilty and executed on May 9th. The trial of Hagenbach was the first known trial of a war crime in history.

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