No. 5563
Marx Schlesinger
d. 1683Military purveyor and financierEurope · 1683Most named place: Vienna
Marx (Mordecai) Schlesinger was active as military purveyor to the Austrian court before the 1670 expulsion of Vienna Jews, as well as financier to the court and supplier of precious metals for the royal mint.
A leader of the Vienna community, he participated in the negotiations for the return of the expellees at a conference held in Wischaw, Moravia, Sept. 26, 1673, between representatives of the government and of the Jews.