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2 unusual facts about Free City of Lübeck


Free City of Lübeck

In the same year Eric IV, supported by his sons Eric (later reigning as Eric V) and John (later John IV), captured the pawned lands without making the agreed repayment and before Lübeck could take possession of them.

The City and Duke — with the consent of the Duke's brother Eric — agreed a price of 9,737.50 Lübeck marks.


Government of Hamburg

During World War I (1914 – 1918) the Hanseatic Cross (German: Hanseatenkreuz) was a decoration of the three Hanseatic Cities of Bremen, Hamburg and Lübeck, who were member states of the German Empire.

Reichsadler

The Reichsadler was widely used by Imperial cities such as Lübeck, Besançon or Cheb to underline their immediacy.


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