Goswin from Eikel

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Goswin von Eikel (* in the 14th century; † July 18, 1454 in Varlar ) was canon in Münster .

Life

Goswin von Eikel was the son of Henneke von Eikel auf der Horst and his wife Christina Overhus. On August 26, 1417 he was awarded by the encouragement of Pope Martin V. the vacant by the death of canon Bernhard Swartewolt Dompräbende . Goswin is mentioned several times in documents as the canon of Münster. On July 18, 1454 he was involved in the Battle of Varlar and lost his life here for the Moersian party, which was victorious in the fight against Johann von Hoya.

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  • The diocese of Münster 4.2. ( Germania Sacra NF 17.2) The Cathedral Monastery of St. Paulus in Münster , edited by Wilhelm Kohl, published by the Max Planck Institute for History, Göttingen, Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin / New York, ISBN 978- 3-11-008508-2 , Germania Sacra NF 17.2 Biographies of the Canons, page 19ff. Digitized

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SURNAME Eikel, Goswin from
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canon in Munster
DATE OF BIRTH 14th Century
DATE OF DEATH July 18, 1454
Place of death Varlar