The Werewolf Timeline 1700-1800
1700
- During the period of 1764-1767, a creature known as the Beast of Gévaudan terrorized the region of Gévaudan in France, killing a number of people and livestock. The Beast was believed by many to be a werewolf, and efforts were made to hunt it down and kill it. The Beast of Gévaudan became a legendary figure in French folklore and has been the subject of numerous stories, films, and other cultural works.
- In 1765, Jean Chastel, a French hunter, is believed to have shot and killed the Beast of Gévaudan, a creature that had been terrorizing the region of Gévaudan in France. Chastel's actions brought an end to the reign of terror of the Beast, which was widely believed to be a werewolf. The killing of the Beast by Chastel has become a legendary event in French folklore and has been the subject of numerous stories, films, and other cultural works.
- 1779: Peter Stubbe, also known as the Werewolf of Bedburg, was a German man who was put on trial and executed in 1779 for a series of murders that were believed to have been committed while he was in the form of a wolf. Stubbe's case is an example of the way that the werewolf myth was used to explain and punish criminal behavior during the early modern period.
- Jean Grenier, also known as the Werewolf of Bordeaux, was a French man who was put on trial in 1791 on charges of being a werewolf. According to the charges against him, Grenier was accused of committing a series of murders while in the form of a wolf. He was found guilty by a court of law and punished for his alleged lycanthropy. Grenier's case is an example of the way that the werewolf myth was used to explain and punish criminal behavior during the early modern period.