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Jürgen Wullenwever

c. 1492–1537 · 16th century

Jürgen Wullenwever was a Lübeck merchant who rose to power as a popular Lutheran leader and became mayor in 1533. He tried to restore Lübeck's dominance of Baltic trade by intervening in the Danish succession, leading the city into the Count's Feud of 1534 to 1536. The war ended in defeat, and Wullenwever was captured and executed.

Jürgen Wullenwever — Image: Gemälde: Unbekannter lübeckischer Maler; Photo: Jossi · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Free and Hanseatic City of Lübeck

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Jürgen Wullenwever. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/jurgen-wullenwever
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