Sidonia von Borcke | |
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![]() Sidonia von Borcke in her youth and old age (artist unknown) | |
Born | 1548 Stramehl, Duchy of Pomerania |
Died | 1620 Stettin, Duchy of Pomerania |
Noble family | von Borcke |
Father | Otto von Borcke zu Stramehl-Regenwalde |
Mother | Anna 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.