Georg Cracow [SEP] date of birth
Georg Cracow
Georg Cracow, Kraków, Cracov, Cracau or Cracovius (7 November 1525, Stettin – 17 March 1575, Leipzig) was a German lawyer and statesman.
Family.
In 1549 he married Sara, first daughter of Johannes Bugenhagen.
She died in 1563 and in 1565 a memorial painting was erected in St Mary's Church in Wittenberg, the creation of Lucas Cranach the Younger.
Bibliography.
- Theodor Muther: Cracow, Georg. In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Vol
(d. 130)
- 630 – Constans II, Byzantine emperor (d. 668)
- 994 – Ibn Hazm, Arabian philosopher and scholar (d. 1069)
- 1186 – Ögedei Khan, Mongol ruler, 2nd Great Khan of the Mongol Empire (d. 1241)
- 1316 – Simeon of Russia (d. 1353)
- 1456 – Margaret of Bavaria, Electress Palatine, Princess of Bavaria-Landshut by birth (d. 1501)
- 1525 – Georg Cracow, German lawyer and politician (d. 1575