Gottfried Michaelsen | |
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Born | c. 1360 |
Died | 1400 or 20 October 1401 (age 40-41) |
Cause of death | execution by beheading with sword |
Other names | Gottfried Michaelsen |
Occupation(s) | privateer, pirate, privateer ship captain, privateer fleet commander |
Spouse | 1 |
Relatives | 1 brother |
Military career | |
Allegiance | Sweden (Kingdom) Magister Wigbold |
Service | independent naval privateers (allies of Kingdom of Denmark) |
Rank | Captain |
Commands | Victual Brothers privateer fleet |
Battles / wars | Denmark-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.