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- "Die Leichenpredigten des Stadtarchivs Braunschweig" tells us that Jochim W?rnike was a "Ratsverwandter" (Councillor) and "K?mmerer" (Chamberlain) in Neubrandenburg. Possible alternative spellings of the surname: Warneke, W?rnke, Warnke, Warncke, Wernike?
Mention of the family Warneke can be found in "Geschlechter der Hansestadt Rostock im 13.-18. Jahrhundert", Volume 25 of Genealogie und Landesgeschichte, by Gerd M?hlmann, published by Degener, 1975, 194 pages.
Neubrandenburg is a city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is situated in the southeastern part of the state, on the shore of a lake called the Tollensesee. The city is famous for its rich medieval heritage of Brick Gothic. It belongs to the famous European Route of Brick Gothic, a route which leads through seven countries along the Baltic Sea coast.
The first settlers were Premonstratensian monks in Broda Abbey, a monastery on the shore of the lake (circa 1240). The foundation of the town of Neubrandenburg took place in 1248, when the Margrave of Brandenburg decided to build a town in the northern part of his fief. In 1292 the town and the surrounding area became part of Mecklenburg.
The town flourished as a trade center until the Thirty Years' War (1618-48), when this position was lost. During the dramatic advance of the Swedish army of Gustavus Adolphus into Germany, the town was garrisoned by Swedes, but it was retaken by Imperial-Catholic League forces in 1631. During this operation it was widely reported that the Catholic forces killed many of the Swedish and Scottish soldiers while they were surrendering. Later, according to the Scottish soldier of fortune Robert Munro, 18th Baron of Foulis, when the Swedes themselves adopted a "no prisoners" policy, they would cut short any pleas for mercy with the cry of "New Brandenburg!". The town, therefore, played an unconscious role in the escalation of brutality of one of history's most brutal wars.
This database researched and compiled by Norman Lee Madsen, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 21 July 2015.
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1550 - 1575 (~ 26 år)
