Gerhard Lewe, the younger
Gerhard Lewe (* 14th century ; † around 1426 in Aachen ) was a lay judge and mayor of the imperial city of Aachen .
Live and act
The son of Gerhard Lewe, the elder, and Jutty Colyn was first mentioned in 1406 as a member of the aldermen's college. In 1413 and 1425 he was finally elected mayor of the Free Imperial City of Aachen.
Like his father, he barely appeared politically, but made a good reputation for himself as a sponsor of the monastery of regulators in Aachen.
Gerhard Lewe was married to Druygen Walraven from a Cologne family.
Literature and Sources
- Luise Freiin von Coels von der Brügghen: The lay judges of the Royal See of Aachen from the earliest times until the final repeal of the imperial city constitution in 1798 . In: Journal of the Aachen History Association . tape 50 , 1928, ISSN 0065-0137 , pp. 161 , No. 150 ( freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com ).
- Luise Freiin von Coels von der Brügghen: The Aachen mayors from 1251 to 1798 . In: Journal of the Aachen History Association . tape 55, 1933/34 , pp. 52 ( aachener-geschichtsverein.de [PDF; 1.7 MB ]).
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| SURNAME | Lewe, Gerhard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lewe, Gerhard the Younger |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German aldermen and mayor of the Free Imperial City of Aachen |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 14th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1426 |
| Place of death | Aachen |