to declare a death penalty in such cases. Catherine Repond, who was executed for witchcraft in Fribourg in 1731, was the perhaps last clear execution for witchcraft; Anna Göldi is often referred to as the last person executed for sorcery in Switzerland in 1782, though the case was a dubious one. Gallery See also Witch trials in the early modern period References Early Modern law Early Modern politics Legal history of the Holy Roman Empire Politics of the Holy Roman Empire Social history of the Holy Roman Empire Witch trials in Germany 16th century in the Holy Roman Empire 17th century in the Holy Roman Empire 18th century in the Holy Roman Empire