Johann Brandes (Mayor)
Johann Brandes (born January 29, 1503 in Danzig ; † April 28, 1577 there ) was a German mayor. Under his leadership, Danzig became a Protestant city.
Johannes Brandes was a son of Dethard Brandes († 1528) and his wife Dorothea (1481–1513), daughter of the Gdansk mayor Matthias Zimmermann. He became councilor in 1538 and ten years later mayor of Gdansk. In 1556/1557, as leader of the Danzig legation at the Reichstag in Warsaw, he obtained the approval of the distribution of the Lord's Supper in both forms for his city. In 1567 Danzig received religious privileges under his leadership. Against the resistance of Cardinal Stanislaus Hosius , Danzig became Protestant.
Johann Brandes was married to Dorothea Scheper (1516–1578). He was buried in the Marienkirche in Gdańsk .
literature
- Ernst Bahr: Brandes, Johann. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 2, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1955, ISBN 3-428-00183-4 , p. 521 ( digitized version ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brandes, Johann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mayor of Gdansk |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 29, 1503 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Danzig |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 28, 1577 |
| Place of death | Danzig |