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30th November 1786: Tuscany becomes the first modern state to abolish the death penalty

  • 30th November 2019
  • Tagged as: Capital Punishment, Death, Execution, Habsburg, Holy Roman Empire, Italy, Law, Tuscany

On 30 November 1786 Leopold formally abolished the death sentence as well as banning the use of torture.

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