Nyzette Cheveron

Who was Nyzette Cheveron?

Nyzette Cheveron was an alleged Belgian witch. She is one of the victims of the witch hunt which took place in the Ardennes in Belgium, then the Spanish Netherlands, particularly around the area of Chevron, around the years of 1604–1605, which is perhaps the most known witch hunt in Belgian history.

Nyzette Cheveron was arrested for witchcraft and interrogated violently; her confession was a very detailed description of a witch's sabbath. Her confession also led to the continuation of witch hunts in the area.

She confessed to have been a witch for thirteen years. She had a personal devil called Verdulet, who had come to her bed, gave her marks with his claws, had a body as cold as ice and had taken her to a great dance with other women and their devils. She gave the names of those women, which had been previously executed as witches. Whenever she disobeyed her devil, he had beaten her. She confessed to have cast black poison on the house of a priest and to have killed a cow with Emma Casis and Mme Sicquet. On the sabbath, she had danced, eaten and drank excessively; the women had played violins and rang bells. Her devil had made an enough poison to kill many people. She pointed out several other women, among them Anne Nouville.