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Timeline Of Leipzig
The following is a timeline of the history of the German city of Leipzig. Prior to 18th century * 5600 to 4900 BC - Linear Pottery culture, archaeological finds near Leipzig like the Linear Pottery Well Altscherbitz * 920 AD - Emperor Henry the Fowler "built a castle here about 920." * 1015 - Leipzig is mentioned in Thietmar's chronicle as ''Urbs Lipzi''. * 1082 - Leipzig sacked by forces of Vratislaus II of Bohemia. * 1134 - Leipzig "came into the possession of Conrad, Margrave of Meissen". * 1165 ** Leipzig granted market and city privileges. ** St. Nicholas Church built (approximate date). * 1170 - Easter and Michaelmas fairs begin (approximate date). * 1212 - Thomasschule zu Leipzig and Thomanerchor founded. * 1231 - Klosterkirche St. Pauli built. * 1409 - University of Leipzig founded. * 1420 - Fire. * 1458 - New year's fair begins, see also: Leipzig Christmas Market. * 1479 - Printing press in operation. * 1485 - Treaty of Leipzig. * 1496 - St. Thomas Church consecr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leipzig Debate
The Leipzig Debate () was a theological disputation originally between Andreas Karlstadt, Martin Luther and Johann Eck. Karlstadt, the dean of the Wittenberg theological faculty, felt that he had to defend Luther against Eck's critical commentary on the 95 Theses and so challenged Johann Eck, a professor of theology at the University of Ingolstadt, to a public debate concerning the doctrines of free will and grace. The Leipzig Debate took place in June and July 1519 at Pleissenburg Castle in Leipzig, Germany. Its purpose was to discuss Martin Luther's teachings and was initiated and conducted in the presence of George, Duke of Saxony, an opponent of Luther. Eck, considered the master debater in the Holy Roman Empire, was concerned about clerical abuses, but his life's work had been dedicated to the defence of Catholic teachings and combating heresy. Eck invited Luther to join the debate, and when Luther arrived in July, he and Eck expanded the terms of the debate to include ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Breitenfeld (1631)
The Battle of Breitenfeld took place during the Thirty Years' War on 17 September 1631 near Breitenfeld, Leipzig, in modern Saxony. A combined Swedish Army, Swedish-Royal Saxon Army, Saxon army led by Gustavus Adolphus and John George I, Elector of Saxony defeated an Imperial Army of the Holy Roman Emperor, Imperial-Catholic League (German), Catholic League Army under Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly. Swedish intervention in the Thirty Years' War began in June 1630 when nearly 18,000 troops under Gustavus Adolphus landed in Duchy of Pomerania, Pomerania, financed by Treaty of Bärwalde, French subsidies. In early 1631, Tilly invaded Saxony after John George I made an alliance with Gustavus Adolphus. The combined Swedish-Saxon force of around 40,150 marched on Leipzig where Tilly's army of 31,400 was based. At the start of the battle, the Saxons were routed by Tilly's cavalry, which then combined with his infantry in an attempt to envelop the Swedish army. The Swedes regrouped ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosental
The Rosental is a , park-like part of the northern Leipzig Riverside Forest, Leipzig floodplain forest in Leipzig, Germany. It is bordered by the Elstermühlgraben (Elster mill ditch) to the south and west, the small river Parthe to the north and the Leipzig Zoological Garden, Leipzig Zoo to the east. History The name Rosental was first mentioned in a document in 1318. The forest, which was owned by the Electorate of Saxony, Saxon electors, was sold to the Leipzig council by John George II, Elector of Saxony on 1 September 1663. As the agreed purchase price of 17,142 Meissen gulden, guilders was offset against the elector's debts to the city, the seller was left with less than 6,000 guilders. His grandson Augustus II the Strong later contested this deal and accused the Leipzig council of having fraudulently obtained the contract. The council was then forced to begin redesigning the Rosental at the end of November 1707 according to a plan by Johann Christoph von Naumann. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alte Waage (Leipzig)
The Alte Waage, in English: Old Weigh House, is a building that stands on the north side of the Markt of the German city of Leipzig, on the corner with Katharinenstrasse. Originally, it was built in 1555 under the direction of the mayor and builder Hieronymus Lotter (1497–1580) and the executive master builder Paul Speck († 1557). It is an example of the Saxon Renaissance. History The so-called saffron flakes were previously found in this place. Behind the four-tier gable facing the market with sundial at the top and stair tower in front, the house had two upper floors and attic and two floors above the cellar and the ground floor. The Alte Waage was the center of the Leipzig Trade Fair, which was then operated as a goods fair with direct sales. Here all goods had to be weighed, after which the tariff was collected, which the city shared with the territorial lord. The necessary facilities and rooms were located on the ground floor. The city treasury received more than a quar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moritzbastei
The Moritzbastei (translation: Moritz bastion) is the only remaining part of the ancient town fortifications of Leipzig. It is located on Kurt-Masur-Platz in the southeast of the city center. From 1979 to 1993 it was operated by Leipzig University as a student club. Since 1993 it has been managed as a cultural center by a private limited liability company on behalf of the ''Moritzbastei Leipzig Foundation''. History Rise and fall from 17th to 19th century Between 1551 and 1554, what became known as the Moritzbastei was built as a bastion in Leipzig's walls under the supervision of the mayor Hieronymus Lotter. In 1547, Elector Moritz of Saxony directed the reconstruction of the town fortifications of Leipzig after they became largely destroyed during the Smalkaldic War between German Emperor Charles V and the Smalkaldic League. The bastion was named after Elector Moritz. In 1642, during the Thirty Years War, the Moritzbastei was stormed. During the Seven Years' War (17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Town Hall (Leipzig)
The New Town Hall () is the seat of the Leipzig city administration since 1905. It stands in Leipzig's district Mitte within the Leipzig's "ring road" on the southwest corner opposite the newly built Propsteikirche. The main tower is, at 114.8 meters or 377 feet, the tallest city hall tower in Germany, "trumping Hamburg's previous record by a whole eight feet". History At the end of the 19th century, the Old Town Hall (Leipzig), Old Town Hall located at the Markt (Leipzig), Markt square finally proved too small for the booming city. In 1895 the city of Leipzig was granted the site of the Pleissenburg by the Kingdom of Saxony to build a new town hall. A competition was held for architectural designs with the specification that the Rapunzel tower silhouette of the Pleißenburg be retained. In 1897 the architect and city building director of Leipzig Hugo Licht was awarded the job of designing it. The motto of his design was: "''Arx nova surgit'' - a new castle emerges." The sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pleissenburg
The Pleissenburg (German: Pleißenburg) was a historical building in the city of Leipzig in Saxony which is in modern-day Germany. It was built in the 13th century by Theodoric I, Margrave of Meissen and named after the Pleisse Mill Race (German: ''Pleißemühlgraben'') which runs nearby and is often called for short Pleisse. History From 27 June to 16 July 1519, the debate in the form of theses and counter-theses between Martin Luther and Johann Eck, which became known as the Leipzig Debate, took place on the Pleissenburg. Martin Luther delivered the first Protestant sermon in Leipzig on Pentecost 1539 in the castle chapel. After the severe destruction caused by the siege of the Schmalkaldic War, Maurice, Elector of Saxony (1521–1553) had the castle demolished in 1548 and rebuilt as a triangular fortress in 1549 under the direction of Hieronymus Lotter (1497–1580). The new Pleissenburg was attached to the city's fortification system and separated from the main walls b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Frederick I, Elector Of Saxony
John Frederick I (, 30 June 1503 – 3 March 1554), called the Magnanimous (), was the Elector of Saxony (1532–1547) until he was deprived of this title in the Capitulation of Wittenberg by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor. He was leading the Schmalkaldic League, a military alliance of Lutheran principalities. Early years John Frederick was the eldest son of John, Elector of Saxony by his first wife, Sophie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. His mother died fourteen days after his birth, on 12 July 1503. John Frederick received his education from George Spalatin, whom he highly esteemed during his whole life. Spalatin was Martin Luther's friend and advisor and thus, through Spalatin's schooling, John Frederick developed a devotion to the teachings of Luther. His knowledge of history was comprehensive, and his library, which extended over all sciences, was one of the largest in Germany. He cultivated a personal relationship with Luther, beginning to correspond with him in the days when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schmalkaldic War
The Schmalkaldic War (; July 1546May 1547) was fought within the territories of the Holy Roman Empire between the allied forces of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and Maurice, Duke of Saxony against the Lutheran Schmalkaldic League, with the forces directly loyal to Charles fighting under the command of Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba. Background In the course of the Lutheran Reformation numerous Imperial States had adopted the new confession, against the opposition of the ruling Catholic House of Habsburg, who recognised these conversions as a quest for increasing autonomy to the detriment of the Holy Roman Emperor, central Imperial authority. At the 1521 Diet of Worms Emperor Charles V had Martin Luther subjected to an Imperial ban and the dissemination of his writings prohibited. The edicts of the Diet condemned Luther and officially banned citizens of the Holy Roman Empire from defending or propagating his ideas, subjecting advocates of Lutheranism to forfeitur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leipzig University Library
Leipzig University Library (), known also as ''Bibliotheca Albertina'', is the central library of the University of Leipzig. It is one of the oldest German university libraries. History The library was founded in 1542 following the Reformation by the then Rector of the university, Caspar Borner, who persuaded Moritz, Duke of Saxony, to donate the property and buildings of the dissolved Dominican friary of St Paul in Leipzig to the university. The library began in one of the monastery buildings with 1,000 books and around 1,500 manuscripts from the stocks of four secularised Leipzig city monasteries and other dissolved monasteries in Saxony and Thuringia. Its land and buildings fell in 1543 by donation of the Albertiners Duke Moritz of Saxony to the University of Leipzig. In one of these buildings, the Central Paleum, the library collections of several monasteries were brought together. Due to the strong growth in the number of books, as well as the takeover of the Goethe col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
