Executive Court of Prešov

The Executive Court of Prešov (Slovak: Prešovský krvavý súd or Prešovské jatky, Hungarian: eperjesi vésztörvényszék), also known as Caraffa's slaughter, was an extraordinary cruel political court founded by the Neapolitan count and imperial general Antonio Caraffa in 1687 in Prešov (Eperjes), Kingdom of Hungary to punish followers of Imre Thököly, leader of anti-Habsburg rebellion.

An eyewitness of these events, Ján (Johannes) Rezík, a professor of theology at the Evangelical College in Prešov, wrote memories of the course of the trial and executions.

In 1684 better equipped and more numerous imperial army, under leadership of General Schultz achieved an important victory.

Another executioned Andrej Keczer from Lipovec, who came from an old peasant family who defended the country's interests against the Viennese court at state meetings.

František Baranay, a lower nobleman and senator of Prešov, has been imprisoned in Košice for 4 years in the past for his religious beliefs.

Another executioned was Gabriel Pallasti, widely known by the bravery, a lower nobleman from Krušovce, who fought on the side of Thököly.

After the fighting ended, he took refuge on his property, but there he was captured by imperial officers and accused of plotting a rebellion against the monarch.