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Gertrud Morneweg
d. 1301BankerEurope · 1301Most named place: Lübeck
Gertrud Morneweg was a businesswoman and banker in Hanseatic city of Lübeck in the 13th-century.
Gertrud was married to the merchant and alderman Bertram Morneweg (d. 1286) with whom she had a son, Hermann Morneweg. After the death of her husband in 1286, Gertrud inherited a large fortune and continued to run his business successfully. She managed a large scale banking enterprise and lent the great funds to the city of Lübeck. After the death she left a fortune that was inherited by her son. Thanks to inheritance Hermann Morneweg became one of the richest men in the city and the Lord Mayor of Lübeck in 1312.
