Gertrud Morneweg
Gertrud Morneweg († 1301 in Lübeck ) was a 13th century merchant in the Hanseatic city of Lübeck.
Life
Gertrud Morneweg was married to the Lübeck merchant and councilor Bertram Morneweg and with him had their son Hermann Morneweg , who was born around 1270. Her husband made a considerable fortune. He died in Lübeck in 1286. At the time of his death he owned around 13,500 Lübsche Marks, which corresponded to a fortune in gold marks worth millions.
Gertrud Morneweg continued her husband's business and gave the city of Lübeck large loans. It also granted loans to citizens of Lübeck. It charged a low interest rate of 6.25 percent so that other lenders could not compete with it. When she died, she left a fortune that would have made her a millionaire by today's standards.
Her son Hermann Morneweg was one of the richest men in Lübeck in his time and was elected mayor of Lübeck in 1312 .
Aftermath
The Hanseatic City of Lübeck is honoring Gertrud Morneweg as part of a traveling exhibition about women in Lübeck's history.
literature
- Edith Ennen: Women in the Middle Ages , CH Beck, Munich 1999, p. 148
- Christine Lipp: Gertrud Morneweg In: Women in Lübeck History , Women's Office of the Hanseatic City of Lübeck (ed.), Lübeck 2005
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Morneweg, Gertrud |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German businesswoman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 13th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1301 |
| Place of death | Lübeck |