Nicolaus Mameranus
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Nicolaus Mameranus (6 December 1500 – 1567) was a Luxembourgian soldier and historian under Charles V, for whom he travelled widely, recording faithfully the composition of foreign courts and the customs of foreign countries. All his writings are in Latin. Mameranus was born in Mamer, probably as Nik Wagener.
He was a very conservative Roman Catholic, full of abuse for Lutherans and other protestants.
He succeeded in having the Charles V pay for the restoration of his native Mamer after the Duke of Orleans' troops pillaged it in 1543.
In 1555, Charles V appointed him poet laureate and Count Palatine in recognition of his continued support.[1]
He probably died in Augsburg, Germany, in 1567.
[edit] References
- J. Vannérus, Nicolas Mameranus et sa famille, in: Biographie nationale du pays de Luxembourg depuis ses origines jusqu'à nos jours (collection présentée par Jules Mersch), fasc. II, Luxembourg 1949, pp 299-321
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Mameranus Nicolas - Club Philatelique Mamer. Retrieved 12 November 2006.
