Lübeck Council 1408 (Old Council)

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The old council referred to the council of the Hanseatic city of Lübeck in 1408, which was driven out of the city by the new council during civil unrest .

mayor

  • Hinrich Westhof , since 1392, circle society . In 1408 he stayed briefly in Lübeck during the riots. Together with the other members of the old council, he sued the new council, so that his Lübeck property was confiscated by the new council. He died in exile in Lüneburg in 1415 .
  • Goswin Klingenberg , since 1397, circle society. When the unrest broke out in Lübeck in 1408, he initially stayed in Lübeck, only after the failure of the negotiations between the Old Council and the New Council in Mölln did he go into exile in Lüneburg. He participated in the lawsuit of the old council before the Reichshofgericht. Thereupon his Lübeck assets were confiscated by the New Council. He died in Lüneburg in 1416.
  • Jordan Pleskow , since 1400, circle society. He is best known for his indomitable demeanor in the uprising of 1408. In connection with tax claims, the non-patrician craftsmen took action against the unrestricted right of self-supplementation of the council and requested participation in the regiment themselves. When the crowd threatened to riot around the town hall and the committee citizens elected by the people urged the Senate to give in, the well-known appearance took place. The committee citizens asked the Mayor Marquard von Dame what they should say to the people regarding the council election and he replied: Say what you want and you can answer. The windows of the town hall were opened and called out: “Gy hebben de Kore!” (You have the choice of council) The word could no longer be withdrawn, but 14 council members, including the mayors Westhof and Pleskow, left the city. However, the imperial court ruled in favor of the old council, for which Pleskow stood up. The imperial ban was imposed on Liibeck ; the other cities, which lacked the firm hand of the old council in the management of foreign affairs in the suburbs of the Hanseatic League , relied on it. On June 16, 1416, the old council made its solemn entry, headed by its tireless champion Joachim Pleskow, who was led by the imperial ambassador Jakob von Zedlitz. Pleskow's personality quickly managed to win back the hearts of the citizens in the city and the head of the Hanseatic League to regain his old reputation. Pleskow took over the official business as mayor again.
  • Marquard von Dame , since 1406, circle society. During the unrest in 1408, he left the city with the Old Council under Jordan Pleskow. Together with the members of the old council, he sued the new council at the Reichshofgericht. His assets in Lübeck, including two houses, were confiscated by the New Council in 1411. In 1416 he returned with the old council and was reinstated as councilor.

Councilors

Name and dates of life Council line no. Joined the council Special features and comments Illustration
Hermann Iborg 417 1384 Circle society. In the course of the civil unrest in 1408 he left Lübeck and went into the Lüneburg exile of the Old Council, whose lawsuit against the New Council he joined. He died in Lüneburg in 1410.
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Heinrich Meteler 418 1384-1408 and 1416-1433 Circle society. He resigned from the council in the course of the civil unrest of 1408 and joined the lawsuit of the old council against the new council.
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Konrad von Alen 422 1387 Circle society. In 1408 he left the city because of the civil unrest and joined the lawsuit of the old council against the new council.
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Jacob Holk 423 1387 Circle society. In connection with the civil unrest in 1408, he left Lübeck with a previously unexplored destination. In 1416 he is mentioned as still alive, but did not rejoin the council after the return of the old council.
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Tidemann boy 430 1391 Circle society. In 1408 he left the city because of the civil unrest and joined the lawsuit of the old council against the new council.
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Bernhard Pleskow 431 1393 Circle society. During the civil unrest in Lübeck in 1408, he stayed in the city at an advanced age. However, he was not one of the councilors who negotiated with the citizens of the city on May 5, 1408 about the replacement of the council.
Reyner from Calven 432 1393 Circle society. He took care of the interests of the Old Council at the Emperor's court in Heidelberg and at the Imperial Court there and returned in 1416 with the Old Council.
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Arnold Sparenberg 433 1396 He stayed in the city in 1408, but was not one of the councilors who negotiated with the citizens. He did not rejoin the Old Council in 1416.
Johann Crispin
(† 1442) 		435 1392 Circle society. During the civil unrest he left the city and was one of the members of the Old Council who sued the New Council and returned in 1416 with the Old Council.
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Albert of Bruges 436 1402-1408 and 1416-1430
Gerhard Hogemann 437 1402-1408 and 1416-1418
Marquard Bonhorst 438 1402-1408 and 1416-1432
Nicholas of Stiten 439 1402-1408 and 1416-1427 Circle society. In 1408 he left the city as a member of the old council and took them to court against the new council at the Imperial Court of Heidelberg. In 1411 he represented the interests of the old council at the Hansekontor in Bruges and in 1416 was involved in the settlement negotiations between the old and the new council at King Erik VII of Denmark in Copenhagen.
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Johann Schotte 440 1406-1413 Circle society. Stayed in town. Refused to take part in the completion of the Old Council. He did not join the Old Council's complaint.
Conrad Brekewold 441 1406-1408 and 1416-1436 Circle society. He stayed in the city during the civil unrest in 1408 and was one of the councilors who negotiated in Mölln in 1408. He did not join the lawsuit of the Old Council against the New Council of 1408 before the Imperial Court of Justice. In 1416, when the Old Council returned, he and Councilor Ditmar von Thünen had to estimate the possible added value of the properties of the members of the Old Council expropriated by the New Council, which had been structurally changed in the meantime. In 1417 he was elected mayor of Lübeck.
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Hinrich rapeseed powder 442 1406-1408 and 1416-1440 Circle society. He left the city in 1408 with the Old Council. In 1416 he came back to the council with the return of the old council. Mayor of Lübeck.
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Hermann Westphal 444 1406-1408 and 1416-1433 Circle society. Refused to participate in the completion of the Old Council. He did not join the old council's action either and left the city in 1409.
Nikolaus Kröpelin 445 1406-1408 Refused to take part in the completion of the Old Council. He did not join the Old Council's complaint either.

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