List of members of the circle society

Mayor Gottschalk von Wickede with the sign of the circle society on the hand and on the family coat of arms

This list shows all members of the circle society in Lübeck from its founding in 1379 to its last admission in 1805.

Founding members 1379

Name (membership number)	Offices in Lübeck (number of the council line) and remarks	seal
Gerhard Darsow (1)	† 1386. Councilor since 1376 (412)
Hermann Darsow (2)	† 1404. Councilor since 1386 (424)
Marquard of the Lady (3)	† 1418. Councilor since 1389 (426), mayor 1406–1408 , when the old council returns in 1416, re-entry into the council
Jacob Holk (4)	† 1408. Councilor since 1387 (423)
Hermann Moer (5)
Boldewin Speygeler (6)
Johann Meteler (7)
Heinrich Meteler (8)	† 1433. Councilor 1384–1408 and 1416–1433 (418). Co-founder of the Circle Brothers Altar (before 1409).
Arnd van der Bruges (9)

Members who died before 1429

Name (membership number)	Offices in Lübeck (number of the council line) and remarks	seal
Tidemann Vorrade (10)	† 1385, alderman (416)
Gotschalk Constin (11)	† 1393
Johann Tisenhusen (12)	1401 dead, knight
Vorrade Crane (13)
Hinrich Pleskow (14)
Tidemann Holt (15)	† 1386
Hartmann Pepersack (16)	† 1385, mayor (402)
Lubbert Vinke (17)	1390 dead
Thomas Morkerke (18)	† 1401, mayor (392)
Albert Gildehusen (19)	The family comes from Visby , Albert was born in Lübeck around 1393/95 and was a citizen of Lübeck in 1420
Tidemann Loos (20)
Hermann van Dulmen (21)	1392 dead
Werner Gildehusen (22)	came from Visby , was councilor of Stralsund from 1390-1395 and died before 1402
Heinrich Ricbode (23)	1390 dead
Gerd van Attendorn (24)	† 1396, mayor (397)
Godeke Klever (25)
Franz Winzenberch (26)
Gottschalk Morkerke (27)	† 1384
Johann Niebur (28)	† 1399, mayor (419)
Hinrich van Hacheden (29)	† 1403, alderman (413)
Everd Russenberch (30)	1416 dead
Brun Warendorp (31)	† 1411, alderman (396)
Hermann Yborch (32)	† 1410, alderman (417)
Goswin Klingenberg (33)	† 1416, mayor (414)
Cord van Alen (34)	† 1410, alderman (422). In exile from 1408.
Constin Schoneke (35)
Hinrich Westhof (36)	Mayor (409)
Gerd van Attendorn (37)	† 1400
Gottschalk van Attendorn (38)
Jordan Pleskow (39)	† 1425, mayor (425)
Wenemar von Essende (40)	1403 dead
Tidemann boy (41)	† 1421, councilor (430)
Gottschalk van Attendorn (42)
Simon van Urden (43)
Bernd Stekemest (44)	1410/11 dead
Bernd Pleskow (45)	† 1412, councilor (431)
Hans Perzeval (46)	† 1413
Thomas Perzeval (47)	† 1416
Claus van Urden (48)	† 1407, alderman (443)
Goswin Reyger (49)	1406 dead
Bernd Darsow (50)	† 1394
Henning von Rentelen (51)	† 1406, mayor (434)
Tidemann van Alen (52)	† 1411
Hinrich Warendorp (53)	1410 dead
Peter van Alen (54)
Paul van Alen (55)	1415 dead
Gerd Salmenstein (56)
Albert Morkerke (57)	1416 dead
Hinrich Constin (58)	1414 dead
Cord Nutberch (59)	† 1406
Bertram van Rentelen (60)
Gerd Darsow (61)
Herman Darsow (62)	† 1407
Reyner of Calven (63)	† 1421, councilor (432)
Godeke Kerkring (64)
Hinrich Pepersack (65)
Hans from the lake (66)	† 1405
Tobias Gildehusen (67)	Comes from Visby , councilor in Stralsund (1402–1413). † before 1415. Son of Stralsund's mayor Albert Gildehusen
Radeke Wesseler (68)
Marquard Lange (69)	1408 dead
Heinrich Gildehusen (70)	Councilor in Visby , 1392–1402 citizen of Lübeck; † before 1413
Brun Warendorp (71)
Bertram Klingenberg (72)
Cord Bruggemaker (73)	† 1406
Ludeke Coesveld (74)
Cord Westval (75)
Ludeke Ozenbrugge (76)
Nicholas of Stiten (77)	† 1427, councilor (439)
Hans Pleskow (78)
Claus Blomenrod (79)	† 1415
Tidemann Morkerke (80)	† 1422, councilor (502)
Hinrich van Alen (81)
Marquard van der Kyle (82)	Councilor in the New Council 1408/1409
Tymmo van der Kyle (83)
Hans Mornewech (84)
Hinrich Negendank (85)
Bernd Stekemest (86)
Hinrich Brandenborch (87)
Claus Brüggemaker (88)
Hans Lueneburg (89)	1423 dead
Johann Hoyer (90)	† 1419, alderman (?)
Evert Suderland (91)
Hinrick up the Order (92)	† 1428
Segebode Holk (93)
Hinrick Pleskow (94)	† 1428
Bertold Roland (95)	† 1428, alderman (496)
Bertram Klingenberg (96)
Bernd Travelmann (97)
Gottfried Travelmann (98)	Mayor (406)
Johann Schotte (99)	† 1413, councilor (440)

Trinity 1429 members

Name (membership number)	Offices in Lübeck (number of the council line) and remarks	Figure, seal or coat of arms
Cord Brekewold (100)	Mayor (441)
Hinrich Rapeseed Powder (101)	Mayor (442)
Ditmar von Thünen (102)	Councilor (465)
Heinrich Meteler (8)	Councilor (418). Founding member in 1379.
Johann Crispin (103)	Councilor (435)
Hermann Westval (104)	Councilor (444)
Tidemann Steen (105)	Councilor (467)
Johann Darsow (106)	Councilor (499). Around 1420 donor of the Darsow Madonna
Ludwig Krul (107)	Councilor (489)
Johann Bere (108)	Mayor (500)
Tidemann Czerntin (109)	Councilor (501)
Johann Klingenberg (110)	Councilor (507)
Kersten van Rentelen (111)	Councilor (508). Co-founder of the Circle Brothers Altar (before 1409).
Thomas Kerkring (112)	Councilor (513)
Bruno Warendorp (113)	Councilor (515)
Claus Robele (114)	Councilor (516)
Johann Gerwer (115)	Councilor (503)
Tideman Hadewerk (116)	Councilor (509)
Johann Lueneburg (117)	Councilor, 1442 Mayor (511)
Vromold Warendorp (118)
Hans Westhoff (119)
Marquard Vinke (120)
Godeke Pleskow (121)	Councilor (518)
Gotschalk Wickede (122)	Co-founder of the Circle Brothers Altar (before 1409).
Albert Morkerke (123)
Gottschalk van Attendorn (124)
Tidemann Druge (125)
Hans Krowel (126)
Sivert Veckinchusen (127)	Brother of Hildebrand Veckinchusen
Hinrich van Hacheden (128)
Helmold von Plesse (129)	1440 Marshal of Lübeck; † 1443
Claus Brömse (130)	Co-founder of the Circle Brothers Altar (before 1409).
Hans van Dame (131)
Hinrik van Calven (132)
Jordan Pleskow (133)	1439 alderman (523)
Hans Lange (134)
Goswin Westhoff (135)
Tidemann Brekelveld (136)
Hermann Darsow (137)	1451 councilor (530)
Brand Hoyemann (138)
Hans van Rentelen (139)
Hinrik Westval (140)
Hinrik Kule (141)
Hans Gerver (142)
Segebodo Crispin (143)
Gottschalk vame Sode (144)
Thomas Kerkring (145)
Hans Hadewerk (146)
Claus Sworne (147)
Evert Moyelke (148)	1408–1416 Member of the New Council (456)
William of Calven (149)	1443 councilor, 1441 mayor (517)
Hans Bruskow (150)	1439 alderman (522)

New recordings between 1429 and 1532

Year of admission	Name (membership number)	Offices in Lübeck (number of the council line) and remarks	Portrait, seal or coat of arms
1429	Jacob Bramstede (151)	Councilor (504)
	Johann Segeberg (152)	Councilor (505)
	Tidemann Soling (153)	Councilor (510)
	Fritz Grawert (154)
	Martin Castorp (155)
	Godeke Kerkring (156)
	Bernhard Darsow (157)	1460 alderman (545)
	Johann Westphal (158)	1447 councilor, 1461 mayor (528)
1430	Hans Kerkring (159)
	Arnd van dem Kyle (160)
	Johann von Wickede († 1471) (161)	1452 councilor (535)
	Hinrich Constin (162)	1467 councilor (551)
1433	Bertold Crispin (163)
	Hartman Pepersack (164)
	Bertram Lueneburg (165)
	Hinrich Czerntin (166)
	Hermann Hitfeld (167)	Councilor (548)
1443	Hinrich Lipperode (168)	Councilor (524)
	Bertold Witik (169)	Councilor (521)
	Hans Darsow (170)
	Hans Darsow (171)
	Evert Brekelveld (172)
	Hans Brekelveld (173)
	Ludeke Bere (174)	1460 councilor (542)
	Johann Lueneburg (175)	1467 alderman (549)
	Segebode Crispin (176)
	Jacob of Stiten (177)
1447	Gerhard of Minden (178)	Councilor (519)
	Heinrich von Stiten (179)	Councilor, 1466 Mayor (526)
	Hans Bere (180)
	Bertram Lueneburg (181)
	Bertram Brekelveld (182)
	Fritz Grawert (183)	1460 councilor (544), 1470–1476 Lübeck bailiff in Riepenburg
1452	Johann Syna (184)	Councilor (527)
	Hinrich Ebeling (185)	Councilor (531)
	Hinrich Castorp (186)	Councilor, 1462 Mayor (533)
	Konrad Brekewoldt (187)	1455 councilor (539)
	Bertram van Rentelen (188)
	Herman Bere (189)
	Cort Grawert (190)
	Jordan Pleskow (191)
	Hinrich Russenberg (192)
1460	Johann Broling (193)	Councilor (525)
	Andreas Geverdes (194)	Councilor, 1475 Mayor (529)
	Heinrich van Hacheden (195)	Councilor (541)
	Herman Darsow (196)
	Ludeke von Thünen (197)	1472 councilor, 1475 mayor (542)
	Hans Pleskow (198)
	Godeke Pleskow (199)
	Wedeke Kerkring (200)	1479 councilor (566)
	Thomas Kerkring (201)
	Hinrich Warendorp (202)	Son of Bruno (113)
	Hans van Wickede (203)
1465	Cort Moller (204)	Councilor (536)
	Hermann Sundesbeke (205)	Councilor (543)
	Johann Hertze (206)	Councilor (547)
	Willem Pleskow (207)
	Hans Bruskow (208)
	Brun Bruskow (209)	Councilor (557)
	Volmar Warendorp (210)	Councilor (559); † 1504
	Ricbode Kerkring (211)
	Gotschalk van Wickede (212)
	Hans van Minden (213)
	Fritz Grawert (214)
	Herman Grawert (215)
1470	Hans Wittinghof (216)	Councilor (550)
	Hinrik van Calven (217)	1472 councilor (555)
	Hans Bere (218)	Councilor
	Ambrosius Segeberg (219)
	Godeke Kerkring (220)
	Hartwig von Stiten (221)	1489 councilor, 1501 mayor (575)
	Herman van Wickede (222)	1489 Mayor (568)
	Georg Geverdes (223)
1479	Tidemann Evinghusen (224)	Councilor (556)
	Hinrich Lipperode (225)	Councilor (560)
	Heinrich Brömse (226)	Councilor, 1487 Mayor (571)
	Dietrich Basedow (227)	1461 circle gentleman, 1477 councilor (563); † March 9, 1500
	Johann Lueneburg (228)	Carnival poet
	Cord Brekewold (229)
	Johann Hertze (230)	1484 councilor, 1498 mayor (571)
	Arnd Westval (231)
	Hans Grawert (232)
	Jorden Bere (233)
	Hans Lueneburg (234)
	Bernd (Bernhard) Basedow (235)	Son of Dietrich Basedow (227)
	Johann Kerkring († 1516) (236)	1484 alderman (572)
1488	Hans Witik (237)
	Brun Warendorp (238)
	Heinrich Westfal (239)	Councilor (577)
	Hans Brekelveld (240)
	Sander Lueneburg (241)
	Sander Pleskow (242)
	Thomas Lueneburg (243)
	Arnd Kerkring (244)
	Herman Darsow (245)
1495	Dietrich Horn (246)	Mayor (564)
	Johann Testede (247)	Councilor (574)
	Lorenz Brekelveld (248)
	Evert van Rentelen (249)
	Jochen Bere (250)
	Herman Lueneburg (251)
	Gerwin Buk (252)
	Berthold Kerkring (253)	1500 councilor (583)
	Jochim Lueneburg (254)
	Hans Bruskow (255)
	Johann von Wickede († 1509) (256)	1506 alderman (594)
	Andreas Geverdes (257)
1501	Tideman Berck (258)	Mayor (576)
	Bodo von Adelsessen (259)	Knight
	Jasper Lange (260)	Councilor (570)
	Heinrich Castorp (261)	Councilor, 1512 Mayor (582)
	Hermann Meyer (262)	Councilor, 1511 Mayor (584)
	Fritz Grawert (263)	1509 alderman (596)
	Thomas von Wickede (1470–1527) (264)	1506 councilor, 1511 mayor (593)
	Godeke Pleskow (265)
	Dietrich Brömse (1470–1508) (266)	Councilor
	Hans Kerkring (267)
	Hinrich Billinghusen (268)
	Cord Grawert (269)
	Bertram Lueneburg (270)
1508	Hans Kerkring (271)
	Hermann van Wickede (272)	Son of Hermann von Wickede
	Hans Lueneburg (273)
	Andreas van Calven (274)
	Nikolaus Brömse (275)	1514 councilor, 1520 mayor (604). 1531 knight.
	Gottschalk von Wickede († 1527) (276)	Son of Hermann von Wickede , councilor
1511	Dr. Heinrich Brömse (277)	jurist
	Johann Nyestadt (278)	Councilor (586)
	Hartwig Stange (279)	Councilor (601)
	Johan Garlop (280)
	Heinrich of Calven (281)
	Hartwig von Stiten (282)	Son of the mayor and Zirklers (221) Hartwig von Stiten
1515	Lambert Wickinghof (283)	Councilor (602)
	Johann Lueneburg (284)	1527 alderman (615)
	Hinrich Kerkring (285)	1518 alderman (609)
	Marcus deaths (286)
	Mathias Mulich (287)	Letters to Matthias Mulich, written in 1523
	Friedrich van dem Werder (288)	City governor
1525	Johann Lueneburg (289)	1530 councilor (625)
	Anton of Stiten (290)	1528 councilor, 1540 mayor (620)
	Ludeke Lueneburg (291)	councilor since 1535; † 1539
	Hinrich Warendorp (292)
	Wilhelm Brömse (293)
	Nikolaus Bardewik (294)	1527 councilor, 1544 mayor (618)
	Jürgen (Georg) Basedow (295)	Son of Bernd Basedow (235)
	Klingenberg Kerkring (296)	Son of Berthold Kerkring (253)
1532	Hinrich Castorp (297)	Councilor (624)
	Jorden (Jordan) Basedow (298)	Son of Dietrich Basedow (227); † August 2, 1555, 1535 councilor in Lübeck
	Johann von Wickede († 1577) (299)
	Jochim Basedow (300)	Son of Bernd Basedow (235)
	Heinrich Brömse (301)	Son of Dietrich Brömse (266), councilor
	Olrik Elers (302)
	Bertram Lueneburg (303)

Members missing from the official list (before 1530)

In addition to the members of the circle society mentioned above, there are 45 other people who worked for the society during the medieval period.

Year of first mention	Name (membership number)	Function within the circle society and the Lübeck council (no. Of the council line) and comments
1431	Hinrich van der Heyde (304)	Carnival poet of the Lübeck Carnival Games
1432	Johann Illhorn (305)	Gift
1434	Bertram Constin (306)	Carnival poet
	Engelbert Veckinchusen (307)	Gift
1437	Detlef Bonhorst (308)	Carnival poet
1438	Johann Kerkring (309)	Admission as a half member
	Heinrich Glusingk (310)	Gift
	Hans Wulf (311)	Carnival poet
1439	Hermen Hagelsteen (312)	Carnival poet
1440	Hans Burstelt (313)	Carnival poet
1441	Helmuth Tonge (314)	Admission as a half member
	Cort of Calven (315)	Gift
1443	Constin Langhe (316)	Carnival poet
1444	Bertold Herentrey (317)	Carnival poet
1445	Hans Crispin (318)	Carnival poet
1448	Hinrich Heidorn (319)	Gift
1453	Claus Karbow (320)	Admission as a half member
	Cord van Thünen (321)	Admission as a half member
1454	Conrades (322)	Admission as a half member
1455	Hans Buk (323)	Admission as a half member
	Hinrich Hoyemann (324)	Admission as a half member
	Hermann Kolmann (325)	Admission as a half member
	Diederick Semmelbeckker (326)	Admission as a half member
	Conrad Gumprecht (327)	Gift
1456	Mr. Gysler (328)	Admission as a half member
1458	Gotschalk Warendorp (329)	Admission as half member; Son of Bruno (113)
1459	Hermann Vroling (330)	Admission as a half member
1461	Wilhelm van Calven (331)	Admission as a half member
1465	Gerwin Buck (332)	Admission as a half member
1466	Mauritius Count of Pyrmont (333)	Admission as a half member. At the beginning of Lent in 1466, Count Mauritius von Pyrmont became a captain and captain of Lübeck until 1477.
1473	Joachim Grawert (334)	Carnival poet
1478	Diederich Witik (335)	Admission as a half member
	Hinrich von Wickede (336)	Carnival poet
1483	Heinrich Lueneburg (337)	Admission as a half member
	Giseler van Minden (338)	Admission as a half member
	Bertram Lueneburg (339)	Admission as a half member
1484	Markus Brekelveld (340)	Admission as a half member
1488	Hans Westfal (341)	Carnival poet
1492	Bernt Warendorp (342)	Admission as a half member
1504	Mathias Grawert (343)	Admission as a half member
1509	Gottschalk von Wickede († 1558) (344)	Admission as a half member. 1548 councilor (659)
1513	Evert Hughe (345)	Admission as a half member
1519	Jacob Buck (346)	Admission as a half member
	Wilhelm Westfal (347)	Admission as a half member
1524	Otto von Münchhausen (348)	Admission as a half member
1528	Heinrich von Wickede (349)	Admission as a half member
	Arendt Westval (350)	Admission as a half member

Members after the re-establishment in 1580

Excerpt from the privilege of Emperor Ferdinand III. from 1641 with the insignia and coat of arms of the member families at that time

Year of admission	Name (membership number)	Offices in Lübeck (number of the council line) and remarks	Portrait, seal, coat of arms or epitaph
1580	Joachim Lueneburg (351)	New founders; Mayor (683)
	Johann Kerkring (352)	New founders; Councilor (670)
	Heinrich von Stiten († 1588) (353)	New founders; Councilor
	Gottschalk from Stiten (354)	New founders; Councilor
	Dietrich von Broemse (355)	New founders; Councilor, 1588 Mayor (687)
	Heinrich Kerkring (356)	New founders
	Bernhard Lueneburg (357)	New founders
	Diedrich Kerkring (358)	New founders
	George of Stiten (359)	New founders
	Johann Brömse (360)	New founders
	Anton von Stiten (361)	New founders
1585	Nicolaus of Stiten (362)
	Volmar Warendorp (363)
	Heinrich Kerkring († 1613) (364)
	Bruno Warendorp (365)
1589	Thomas von Wickede (1566–1626) (366)	1593 alderman (713)
	Alexander Lueneburg (367)	1590 councilor, 1599 mayor (709)
	Johann of Stiten (368)
	Paul Kerkring (369)	1617 alderman (737)
1597	Hartwig von Stiten († 1635) (370)
	Johann Kerkring (371)
	Johann Warendorp (372)
	Hartwig von Stiten (373)
	Hieronymus Lüneburg (374)	1610 councilor (730)
	Heinrich Brömse (politician, 1569) (375)
1599	Friedrich Kerkring (376)
	Johann Lueneburg (377)	1601 councilor (721)
1601	Paul von Stiten (378)
	Alexander Lüneburg († 1625) (379)
	Heinrich Kerkring (380)
1604	Dietrich Brömse (1579–1638) (381)
1609	Nicolaus of Stiten (382)
	Johann of Wickede (383)
	Diedrich Kerkring (384)
1613	Friedrich von Stiten (385)
	Diedrich Kerkring (386)
1625	Heinrich von Stiten (387)
	Volmar Warendorp (388)
	Dietrich Brömse (1602–1644) (389)
1627	Gottschalk from Wickede (390)	1644 councilor, 1659 mayor (769)
	Thomas of Wickede (391)
1630	Gotthard Broemse (392)
	Heinrich Kerkring († 1670) (393)	1651–1661 councilor (776), † 1670
	Bruno Warendorp (394)
1633	Alexander Lueneburg (395)
	Heinrich Brömse († 1645) (396)
1637	Johann Warendorp (397)
	Dietrich Brömse (398)
1643	Hermann Pleskow (399)
	Diedrich Kerkring (400)
	Heinrich Kerkring (401)
	George of Stiten (402)
	Andreas Albrecht von Brömbsen († 1685) (403)
	Joachim Lueneburg (404)
1652	Jordan Pleskow (405)
	Johann Kerkring (406)
	Heinrich Brömse (407)
	Johann Brömse (408)
1656	Bruno Warendorp (409)
	Heinrich Kerkring (410)
	Thomas Heinrich of Wickede (411)	1672 councilor (803)
	Gottschalk from Wickede (412)
1657	Diedrich Brömse (413)
1662	Johann of Wickede (414)
	Alexander of Wickede (415)
1669	Gotthard Kerkring (416)	1680 councilor, 1697 mayor (808)
	Heinrich Lueneburg (417)
	Hartwig van Stiten (418)
	Alexander of Lüneburg (419)
1671	Heinrich von Brömbsen (420)
	Gotthard of Brömbsen (421)
	Heinrich Diedrich Kerkring (422)
1673	Claus Christian Deaths (423)
	Anton Johann Kerkring (424)
	Thomas von Wickede (1646–1716) (425)	1692 councilor, 1708 mayor (815)
1682	Johann Berend of Warendorp (426)
	Gottschalk Anton von Wickede (427)	Landowner
	Thomas Heinrich of Wickede (428)
1693	George of Wickede (429)
	Andreas Albrecht von Brömbsen (430)
	Dietrich von Brömbsen (1653–1716) (431)
	Heinrich Nicolaus von Brömbsen (432)
	Woldemar Kerkring (433)
	Gotthard Christopher von Tode (434)
	Hermann von Wickede (435)
1699	Heinrich von Brömbsen (436)	1717 councilor, 1728 mayor (847)
1705	Gotthard Hinrich von Kerkring (437)
	Nicolaus Christian von Tode (438)
	Anton of Lüneburg (439)	1717 councilor, 1732 mayor (848)
	Nicolaus von Brömbsen (440)
1710	Melchior Thomas of Wickede (441)
	Gotthard Gottschalk from Wickede (442)
1717	Heinrich Mauritius von Wickede (443)
1718	Christian Friedrich von Tode (444)
1732	Andreas Albrecht von Brömbsen (445)	1738 councilor, 1750 mayor (872)
	Heinrich von Brömbsen (446)
1732	Johann Christoph von Warendorp (447)
	Carl Christian von Hatten (448)
	Bernhard of Wickede (449)	1757 councilor, 1773 mayor (898)
1758	Georg Anton von Höveln (450)
	Hermann Anton Friedr. by Wetken (451)
1761	Hans von Brömbsen (452)
1768	Christian von Brömbsen (453)	1777 councilor, 1800 mayor (921)
	Friedrich Bernhard von Wickede (454)	Educator, writer and silhouette tailor
1773	Christian von Brokes (455)	Councilor
1777	Philipp Carl Wilh. G. von Plönnies (456)
1781	Marcus Conrad Seutter of Loetzen (457)
1787	Diedrich Paul von Bruns (458)
1792	Leonhard Ernst von Wickede (459)
1802	Christian Nicolaus von Evers (460)	1809 councilor, 1811 member of the municipal council , 1825 mayor (959)
	Philipp Jacob Gottfried von Magius (461)
1805	Friedrich Adolf von Heinze (462)	Medic, landowner and provisional Mayor of Lübeck during the French era

literature

• Wilhelm Brehmer : Directory of the members of the circle company together with information about their personal circumstances. In: ZVLGA 5 (1888) ( digitized version), pp. 393–454.
• Emil Ferdinand Fehling : Lübeckische Ratslinie , Verlag Max Schmidt-Römhild , 2nd edition Lübeck 1925. Unchanged reprint Lübeck 1978. ISBN 3-7950-0500-0
• Jürgen Wiegandt: The Plescows - A contribution to the emigration of Wisby merchant families to Lubeck in the 13th and 14th centuries: (Sources and representations on Hanseatic history) 1988
• Sonja Dünnebeil: The Lübeck Circle Society. Forms of self-portrayal of an urban upper class (publications on the history of the Hanseatic city of Lübeck, published by the archive of the Hanseatic city, series B, volume 27) Lübeck: Schmidt-Römhild 1996 ISBN 3-7950-0465-9 , pp. 206-215.
• Rafael Ehrhardt: Family and Memoria in the City. A case study on Lübeck in the late Middle Ages. Dissertation, Göttingen 2001. with a prosopography of the council families von Alen, Darsow, Geverdes, Segeberg and Warendorf.

Web links

Commons : The members of the circular society  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Dick Wase and Torsten Svensson: Visby Council List (PDF; 5.3 MB) at www.medeltidsgotland.se

Individual evidence

1. ^ Georg Wilhelm Dittmer: Genealogical and biographical news about Lübeck families from older times , 1859, p. 2 "Adelevesen", buried in the castle church in Lübeck