Christian Friedrich von Kahlbutz
1651–1702Christian Friedrich von Kahlbutz murdered shepherd Pickert after being refused by the shepherd's bride.
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According to local legend, Christian Friedrich von Kahlbutz, known as Knight Kalebuz, exercised the right of droit du seigneur and fathered many children.
In July 1690 he chose the bride of shepherd Pickert from Bückwitz; after she refused him, Kahlbutz murdered Pickert in a meadow near Schwenzebrücke. Maria Leppin, who worked on Kahlbutz's estate, publicly accused him, and Kahlbutz swore an oath of innocence in court, adding a curse if he were the murderer, and was immediately acquitted.
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