Ludwig von Tetz

Ludwig von Tetz († October 9, 1527 in Cologne ) was a thief and mugger in the area on the left bank of the Rhine in Cologne. He had killed at least 17 people in the four years prior to his arrest. He was executed by wheels on the Rabenstein .

Individual evidence

↑ Gerd Schwerhoff: Careers in the shadow of the gallows. Robbers, thieves and fraudsters around 1500. The history of crime - glimpses of the fringes and the center of past societies.

personal data
SURNAME	Tetz, Ludwig von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Thief and mugger in the area on the left bank of the Rhine in Cologne
DATE OF BIRTH	15th century or 16th century
DATE OF DEATH	October 9, 1527
Place of death	Cologne

[1] Gerd Schwerhoff: Careers in the shadow of the gallows. Robbers, thieves and fraudsters around 1500. The history of crime - glimpses of the fringes and the center of past societies.