Hans Wildefüer

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hans Wildefüer or Wildefuer (* approx. 1483 in Hildesheim ; † 1541 ibid) was multiple ruling mayor of Hildesheim's old town between 1526 and 1541 .

Life

The coat of arms of the city of Hildesheim with the imperial eagle and the virgin as a crest

Wildefüer was a staunch supporter of the old faith and prevented the introduction of the Reformation in Hildesheim throughout his life , so that it could only move into the old and new town of Hildesheim after his death under his successor Harmen Sprenger in 1542.

1528 he reached with Emperor Charles V (HRR) the award of a new, half way around the black imperial eagle and the Virgin as a crest extended arms for the old town. Two years later he was knighted by him in Innsbruck .

Wildefüer's grave is in Hildesheim's Andreaskirche . In 1895, Wildefüerstraße in the southern part of the city was named after him.

literature

  • Udo Stanelle: The Hildesheim episcopal chronicle of Hans Wildefüer , August Lax, Hildesheim 1986, ISBN 3-7848-3655-0
personal data
SURNAME Wildefüer, Hans
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wildefuer, Hans
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Mayor of the old town of Hildesheim
DATE OF BIRTH around 1483
PLACE OF BIRTH Hildesheim
DATE OF DEATH 1541
Place of death Hildesheim