Johann Werner (Mayor)
Johann Werner (* 1573 in Langenschade ; † February 23, 1651 in Dresden ) was a Dresden councilor and mayor .
Life
Johann Werner came from the small town of Langenschade in the Saalfeld office in Thuringia . He lived in Dresden from 1616 at the latest and acquired citizenship that year. Professionally, he worked as an innkeeper and was the owner of the “Stern” inn on Poppitz in the Wilsdruffer suburb .
In 1618 Werner is listed for the first time in the directory of Dresden council members. In 1641 he was elected for life as one of the three mayors of the city, who alternated every three years according to the current council regulations. Accordingly, he also held the office of governing mayor in 1644, 1647 and 1650. During his last term of office he died at the age of 78 and was buried in the Sophienkirche .
literature
- Sieglinde Richter-Nickel: The venerable council of Dresden . In: Stadtmuseum Dresden (Hrsg.): Dresdner Geschichtsbuch , No. 5. DZA Verlag für Kultur und Wissenschaft, Altenburg 1999, ISBN 3-9806602-1-4 .
- Otto Richter: Constitutional and administrative history of the city of Dresden , volume 1. Verlag W. Baensch, Dresden 1885.
- Johann Werner. In: Johann Heinrich Zedler : Large complete universal lexicon of all sciences and arts . Volume 55, Leipzig 1748, column 466.
Web links
- Johann Werner . City wiki Dresden
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
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Siegmund Otto (1640) Veit Heymann (1643, 1646, 1649) |
Mayor of Dresden 1641, 1644, 1647, 1650 |
Elias Jentzsch (1642, 1645, 1648, 1651) |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Werner, Johann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dresden councilor and mayor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1573 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Long damage |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 23, 1651 |
| Place of death | Dresden |