Hildebrand Veckinchusen
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Hildebrand Veckinchusen was a merchant living in Bruges at the time of the Hanseatic League.
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Letter from Hildebrand Veckinchusen dated February 18, 1422, which he sent from the Bruges debtors' prison to his second wife Margarethe (last page).
Historical map of Livonia.
Furs were one of the Veckinchusen brothers' most important trade goods. Between 1403 and 1415, they imported considerable quantities from the East: around 90,000 pieces from Reval alone, 67,000 from Riga and 153,000 from Gdansk. The experiences of the Hanseatic merchants in the Baltic and Russia also left their mark on Hanseatic art. Here is one of four carved panels from the Riga sailors' stalls, which the Stralsund Riga sailors donated to St. Nicholas Church in their home town in the 14th century: bearded Russians hand over their hunting spoils, squirrel and ermine skins, to a German merchant.
Title page of the edition of letters published by Wilhelm Stieda in 1921.Business Professionals from Germany 6
About this person
Hildebrand Veckinchusen was a merchant living in Bruges at the time of the Hanseatic League. In addition to the fact that Hildebrand and his brother Sivert were among the most respected Hanseatic merchants of their time, Veckinchusen is of outstanding importance for research into the business practices and lives of merchants in the late Middle Ages due to the survival of more than 500 letters and ten trade books.
Country
GermanyCategory
Business Professionals
Type
Business Professional
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1365 to 1426 · aged 61
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