Gottfried Michaelsen

Gottfried Michaelsen
Bornc. 1360
Wismar, Hanseatic League, present-day Wismar, Germany
Died1400 or 20 October 1401 (age 40-41)
Hamburg, Hanseatic League, Holy Roman Empire, present-day Hamburg, Germany
Cause of deathexecution by beheading with sword
Other namesGottfried Michaelsen
Occupation(s)privateer, pirate, privateer ship captain, privateer fleet commander
Spouse1
Relatives1 brother
Military career
Allegiance Sweden (Kingdom)

Dukes of Mecklenburg

Victual Brothers

Hennig Wichmann

Magister Wigbold
Service / branchindependent naval privateers (allies of Kingdom of Denmark)
RankCaptain
CommandsVictual Brothers privateer fleet
Battles / warsDenmark-Sweden War Hanseatic League Wars

Gödeke Michels (Low Saxon; died 1402), also known as Gottfried Michaelsen in High German, was a German pirate and one of the leaders of the Likedeeler, a combination of former Vitalienbrüder.