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Sentencing to the Wheel

When
9 March 1762
Where
Parlement of Toulouse
Part of
Execution of Jean Calas

The court sentenced Jean Calas to be broken on the wheel on 9 March 1762.

After being tried and judicially tortured, Jean Calas was sentenced by the court on 9 March 1762. The specific punishment was to be broken on the wheel, a form of judicial execution.

Sources

  1. Jean Calas Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-19
  2. Toulouse Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-29

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