Peace of Stockelsdorf

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The Peace of Stockelsdorf was a partial peace of the Count's feud concluded on November 18, 1534 near Stockelsdorf at the gates of the Hanseatic city of Lübeck , which ended the war in Holstein and the Lübeck area, while it was continued in Denmark.

When the feud between the counts broke out in the spring of 1534, the people of Lübeck under their mayor Jürgen Wullenwever and their captain Marx Meyer initially attacked Holstein territory, while Christoph von Oldenburg was operating in Denmark. The Lübeck's first quick victories were soon followed by military failures. Duke Christian soon succeeded in taking Travemünde , from where he besieged Lübeck by blocking the Trave . In this way any trade became impossible. Wullenwever's popularity in the city declined rapidly. At this point in time, the first complaints were raised that he would not listen to anyone more than the Hamburg- born Syndicus Johann Oldendorp and his general, the Hamburg anchor smith Marx Meyer.

Duke Christian wanted a quick end to the conflict in Holstein so that he could concentrate his forces on Denmark. The Peace of Stockelsdorf, concluded on November 18, 1534 , which ended the war in Holstein, was very light for Lübeck: With the consent of all those involved, the fighting continued in Denmark. Travemünde, which had meanwhile been blocked and occupied by Danes, was exchanged for Trittau, which was occupied by Marx Meyer .

The citizens of Lübeck revolted because of the economic consequences of the war and pushed through the resignation of many of Wullenwever's supporters, councilors from the circle of the citizens' committee of the 64s , and the return of the councilors around Nikolaus Brömse to Lübeck.

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