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Vinzenz Fettmilch
died 1616
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryVincenz Fettmilch was a grocer and gingerbread baker who led the Fettmilch uprising (1612–1616) of the guilds in Frankfurt-am-Main targeting the municipal council to determine the price of grain in an open market; disclose the special privileges of the aristocracy; and rob and expel Jews from the city whom he and his compatriots viewed as competition and usurers.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
January 1, 1570
Büdesheim
Date of death
February 28, 1616
Frankfurt
Citizenship
Germany
Occupations & fields
bakermunicipal clerklebkuchen bakerrevolutionaryscribe
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