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