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Hacke (Hake), Michael |
Michael Hacke or Michael Hake. Mintmaster in Schönberg for the bishop of Ratzeburg from 1619 to 1620. On 29 May 1620 Hacke was arrested in Doberan (modern Bad Doberan) by officials of duke Adolph Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin on charges of illegally exchanging money (Aufwechsler). Following an extensive exchange of letters between bishop August and duke Friedrich Hacke was released on 28 September 1620. There is no positive evidence for a return to his post of mintmaster. Hacke signs with two picks crossed and a Zainhaken (mintmaster's tool). Lit.: M. von Bahrfeldt, Die Münzen des Bistums Ratzeburg. Herzog August der Ältere zu Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Jahrbuch des Vereins für mecklenburgische Geschichte und Alterthumskunde 78, 1913, pp. 301-341, esp. 311-312, 340. |
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Mintmaster (MM Mod)  |
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