Gottschalk von Wickede († 1558)
Gottschalk von Wickede († October 18, 1558 in Lübeck ) was councilor of the Hanseatic city of Lübeck.
Gottschalk von Wickede was the son of Lübeck's mayor Thomas von Wickede (1470–1527) . He was elected to the City Council of Lübeck in 1548. In the period from 1548 to 1554 he headed the administration of the two-city office of Bergedorf . In 1553 he belonged together with the Lübeck councilor Hermann Falke to a Hanseatic embassy to Bruges and to the English court in London . The aim of the trip was to secure the privileges of the German merchants in the Hansekontor in Bruges and in the London Stalhof .
Gottschalk von Wickede was married three times and lived in the house at St.-Annen-Straße 13.
literature
- Emil Ferdinand Fehling : Lübeck Council Line, Lübeck 1925, No. 659
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wickede, Gottschalk from |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Councilor of the Hanseatic City of Lübeck |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 15th century or 16th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 18, 1558 |
| Place of death | Lübeck |