Tumult of Thorn

When

16 Jul 1724 – 7 Dec 1724

Kind

Riot

Coordinates

53.01° N, 18.60° E

Description

religious conflict in Royal Prussia in 1724

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Religious conflict in Royal Prussia in 1724

The Tumult of Thorn (Toruń), or Blood-Bath of Thorn refers to executions ordered in 1724 by the Polish supreme court under Augustus II the Strong of Poland. During a religious conflict between Protestant townsfolk represented by mayor Johann Gottfried Rösner, and the Roman Catholic students of the Jesuit college in the city of Thorn (Toruń) in Royal Prussia, the college had been vandalised by a crowd of German Protes…

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• Wikidata: riots, protests, strikes and revoltsWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “In the aftermath of an attack against Jesuit Catholics led by the Lutheran mayor of the Prussian city of Thorn (modern-day Toruń, Poland)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Ausschreitungen der Thorner Bürger unter Führung von Bürgermeister Johann Gottfried Rösner gegen das Jesuitenkollegium im Preußen Königlichen Anteils werden…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Pologne : bain de sang de Thorn”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page