Bartholomew flower
Bartholomäus Blume († August 8, 1460 in Marienburg ) was mayor there.
Life
In 1457, Blume was mayor of Marienburg and a declared opponent of the Polish supremacy over the city, which arose in the Thirteen Years' War after the order withdrew without a fight . On September 27, 1457, he initiated the overpowering of the Polish occupation in the city, but not that of the castle . After three years of siege , the city surrendered to Danzig on August 6, 1460 . On August 8th, Blume was convicted of a traitor, beheaded and quartered . In 1864, on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of the transition to Poland, the citizens of Marienburg erected a monument to him.
literature
Wikisource: Mayor Bartholomäus Blume, the last hero of Marienburg - sources and full texts
- Karl Lohmeyer : flower, Bartholomäus . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 2, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, p. 745.
- Johannes Voigt : History of Prussia from the oldest times to the fall of the rule of the Teutonic Order , Volume 8, Königsberg 1827–39, p. 542 ff.
Individual evidence
- ^ Bruno Schumacher : History of East and West Prussia. 7th edition. Weidlich Verlag, Würzburg 1987, p. 137.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Flower, Bartholomew |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mayor of Marienburg |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 14th century or 15th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 8, 1460 |
| Place of death | Marienburg |