Fygen Lutzenkirchen

Fygen Lutzenkirchen (1450-1515) was a German merchant.[1] She managed a major silk trading house in Cologne. She was elected Mistress (Master) of the Silk Weaving Guild. There are several memorials over her in Cologne, were she became a famous local history figure.

References

  1. Peter Glasner: Die Lesbarkeit der Stadt. Kulturgeschichte und Lexikon der mittelalterlichen Straßennamen Kölns, Band 1, S. 357
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