Albert Gerling

Grave slab in the provost church

Albert Gerling (* 1636 , † the 30th October 1684 ) was mayor in Brilon .

He was elected to office in 1682 and re-elected in 1683 and 1684. Gerling was a successful and wealthy merchant in Brilon. As a provisional ecclesiae he administered the assets of the church community. In a witch trial file it is reported that Gerling had two women accused of sorcery and witchcraft horribly tortured in the infirmary without the judge's prior knowledge . The infirmary served as an isolation facility at the time. He was married to Anna Koch. His large cast-iron grave plate is exhibited in the tower of the provost church .

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Gerhard Brökel : Past times: history from Brilon . tape 1 . Podszun, Brilon 1991, ISBN 978-3-86133-341-8 , pp. 125 .

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↑ Gerhard Brökel : From the history of the Maria Hilf Brilon hospital . G. Brökel, Brilon 1997, DNB 1070922765 .
↑ Inventories of the non-governmental archives of Westphalia, volumes 3–4

personal data
SURNAME	Gerling, Albert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Mayor of Brilon
DATE OF BIRTH	1636
DATE OF DEATH	October 30, 1684

[1] Gerhard Brökel : From the history of the Maria Hilf Brilon hospital . G. Brökel, Brilon 1997, DNB 1070922765 .

[2] Inventories of the non-governmental archives of Westphalia, volumes 3–4