Sidonia von Borcke

Sidonia von Borcke
Sidonia von Borcke in her youth and old age (artist unknown)
Born1548 (1548)
Stramehl, Duchy of Pomerania
Died1620 (aged 71–72)
Stettin, Duchy of Pomerania
Noble familyvon Borcke
FatherOtto von Borcke zu Stramehl-Regenwalde
MotherAnna von Schwiechelt

Sidonia von Borcke (1548–1620) was a Pomeranian noblewoman who was tried and executed for witchcraft in the city of Stettin (today Szczecin, Poland). In posthumous legends, she is depicted as a femme fatale, and she has entered English literature as Sidonia the Sorceress. She had lived in various towns and villages throughout the country.

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