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Events on Thursday 22 February 1680 2
1680Execution of La VoisinCentral figure of the Affair of the Poisons burned in ParisCatherine Monvoisin, known as La Voisin, was burned at the stake in Paris after being convicted of witchcraft and supplying poisons. Her trial was the centre of the Affair of the Poisons, a scandal that reached members of Louis XIV's court. The royal investigation went on for several more years and led to dozens of further executions.
1680Execution of La VoisinCentral figure of the Affair of the Poisons burned in ParisCatherine Monvoisin, known as La Voisin, was burned at the stake in Paris after being convicted of witchcraft and supplying poisons. Her trial was the centre of the Affair of the Poisons, a scandal that reached members of Louis XIV's court. The royal investigation went on for several more years and led to dozens of further executions.