Lorenz Petersen (Councilor)

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Lorenz Petersen († September 2, 1668 in Lübeck ) was councilor of the Hanseatic city of Lübeck.

Life

Lorenz Petersen was the son of the Lübeck councilor Johann Petersen . He was a tailor in Lübeck and in 1664 head of the orphanage . He was elected to the Lübeck Council in 1666 after the treasury trial . He was one of the few councilors who were elected to the council from this professional group.

Petersen was married to a daughter of the Lübeck businessman Gerhard Reuter. He was buried in Lübeck's Marienkirche , where his coat of arms grave slab (formerly in front of the steps of the high altar) and its inscription are documented.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. Fehling, Council Line No. 744