Maria Bertoletti Toldini (1656 - 14 March 1716), was an Italian farmer's wife who was executed by burning in Brentonico after having been condemned for witchcraft.

She was one of the last people to be executed for witchcraft in Northern Italy, as well as one of the last in the region to have been burned at the stake.

Maria Bertoletti Toldini

She was one of the most well known victims of the witch hunt in the region. In 2015, she was rehabilitated by commune of Brentonico and declared innocent. It is believed that she was charged because of a inheritance conflicts within the family.

Maria Bertoletti Toldini

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1716 deaths

People executed by Italy

18th-century executions

People executed for witchcraft

People executed by burning

Witch trials in Italy

18th-century Italian people

18th-century Italian women

18th-century farmers

18th-century women farmers

1656 births

17th-century Italian women

17th-century women farmers

17th-century farmers

Maria Bertoletti Toldini