Reinhard von Moirke, the elder

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Reinhard von Moirke (* 14th century ; † January 27, 1386 in Aachen ) was aldermen and mayor of the imperial city of Aachen .

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Although, according to the lay judge's book, Reinhard von Moirke was only supposed to have become a member of the jury's college in 1361, he was appointed judge at the jury on September 2, 1358 . In 1364 Roide became a member of the city council and in 1373, 1376, 1380 and 1382 elected mayor of the Free Imperial City of Aachen. In addition, Roide was appointed both on October 8, 1369 and on March 30, 1375 to the jury of the Landfriedensbündnis Maas-Rhein for the respective contract periods.

The high point of his second term as mayor was the coronation of Wenceslas of Luxembourg as Roman-German king in 1376 . Together with his colleague Jakob Colyn, he was responsible for the entire preparation and implementation of the coronation ceremonies . After von Moirke had already taken on numerous negotiations and arbitrations as part of his duties for the Landfriedensbündnis, in 1383 he headed the city troops as a stale mayor together with Heinrich van der Linden and the incumbent mayors Gerhard Lewe, the elder , and Johann von Pont who worked with the allied troops of the city of Cologne , the Archbishop of Cologne Friedrich III. von Saar Werden and Duke Wilhelm II of Jülich and Geldern belonged to the besiegers of Schloss Dyck as a result of a decision by the alliance . This accused Gerhard von Dyck of robber barons and forced him to destroy the stronghold at that time after the successful capture of his castle.

Reinhard von Moirke was married to an unspecified lady with whom he had some children, including the later aldermen and mayor Reinhard von Moirke, the younger, according to the sources .

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personal data
SURNAME Moirke, Reinhard von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Moirke, Reinhard von der Elder
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German aldermen and mayor of the Free Imperial City of Aachen
DATE OF BIRTH 14th Century
DATE OF DEATH January 27, 1386
Place of death Aachen