Vivelin of Strasbourg

Vivelin von Strasbourg (also Vivelin Rufus (lat.), Vivian le Rous (French), Vivelin the Red ; † after 1347) was an Alsatian Jewish banker in the 14th century and probably one of the richest people in the German Empire .

Vivelin was resident in Strasbourg by 1336 at the latest . Nothing further is known about its origin. He did his bigger business with the Archbishop of Trier Baldwin of Luxembourg , but also with the English King Edward III. before the Hundred Years War in 1339. As a pledge for a loan totaling over 340,000 guilders , the English royal crown, which was worth a good 25,000 guilders , was temporarily assigned to him.

After 1347 there are no more traces in the sources, he could have perished in the Strasbourg pogrom in 1349 .

literature

Gerd Mentgen: The Strasbourg Jews Vivelin the Red and Simon von Deneuvre: Bankers of European princes in the 14th century. In: Portrait of a European core region: The Rhine-Maas area in historical images of life , Kliomedia, Trier, pp. 131-137 ISBN 3-89890-087-8

Web links

Kliomedia

Single receipts

↑ Dan Diner: Encyclopedia of Jewish History and Culture: Volume 2: Co-Ha . Springer-Verlag, 2016, ISBN 978-3-476-01217-3 ( google.de [accessed on March 26, 2020]).

personal data
SURNAME	Vivelin of Strasbourg
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Vivelin the Red
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German banker
DATE OF BIRTH	13th century or 14th century
DATE OF DEATH	14th Century

[1] Dan Diner: Encyclopedia of Jewish History and Culture: Volume 2: Co-Ha . Springer-Verlag, 2016, ISBN 978-3-476-01217-3 ( google.de [accessed on March 26, 2020]).