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40 Odd Facts About the Inbred King Charles II of Spain

Trista February 6, 2019 19 min

26. His Death Led to Witch Trials

People really did believe that Charles was bewitched. Science Fiction.

After Charles II died, there was a massive squabble about who his successor should be. The Bishop of Segovia and Inquisitor General, Balthasar de Mendoza, formally charged Froilan Diaz, Charles’ confessor, with bewitching the king. Diaz was acquitted, so Mendoza arrested everyone who declared that he was not guilty of witchcraft. A reign of terror ensued.

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26. His Death Led to Witch Trials

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