Henni Arneken

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Henni Arneken (born February 10, 1539 in Hildesheim ; † July 10, 1602 there ) was often mayor of the old town of Hildesheim between 1583 and 1599 . During his term of office, he concluded the union treaty with Neustadt .

Life

Arneken was at the age of one year orphan and grew up in the house of Jost Brandis on. From 1564 to December 1569 he trained as a wool merchant in Antwerp and during this time traveled to England and France . He then returned to his hometown, having become wealthy, and on March 6, 1570 bought a house from his brother-in-law with the current address at Hoher Weg 34. The following April he married Jost Brandis' daughter Adelheit. With this he fathered two daughters named Adelheit and Anna.

In 1573 he was elected to the old town council and immediately commissioned to expand the fortifications at the New Gate . In the following year he was appointed box lord at St. Andreas . In 1577 he was appointed master reed master . On January 7, 1583 he was elected mayor. He held this office alternately with Joachim Brandis the Elder every year . The conclusion of the union treaty with Neustadt can be traced back to von Arneken's secret negotiations.

However, his reputation suffered from a violent argument with his relative Caspar Borcholt , so that he was not re-elected in 1587. To restore his reputation, he donated the Arneken Hospital in February of the same year . He then became mayor again in 1589 and held the office from 1593 to 1599 again on an annual basis, but now with Joachim Brandis the Younger . In 1600 he fell over allegations that he had been the mastermind of acts of violence against several families. He was placed under house arrest and had to return a silver goblet that the council had given him for his services.

Arneken died in his father-in-law's house and was buried two days later in the central nave of St. Andrew's Church.

After Arneken 1865 was Arnekenstraße named, also opened on March 29, 2012 bears Arneken gallery its name.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Source, unless otherwise stated: Kozok, Maike: Das Arnekenhospital and its founder, Mayor Henni Arneken. in: Hildesheimer Allgemeine Zeitung of February 27, 2010.
  2. ^ Anton J. Knott: Street, ways, squares and alleys in Hildesheim. Gerstenberg, Hildesheim 1984, ISBN 3-8067-8082-X , S, 20.
personal data
SURNAME Arneken, Henni
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Mayor of the old town of Hildesheim
DATE OF BIRTH February 10, 1539
PLACE OF BIRTH Hildesheim
DATE OF DEATH July 10, 1602
Place of death Hildesheim