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Hans Richter¹

Facts and Notes

• Name:¹
• Religious Affiliation: Evangelical-Lutheran¹
• Birth: Before 24 August 1597; Poppendorf, Bayreuth, Bavaria, GermanyBGO; Hans "the Younger" is the 3rd son of Philipp and Elisabeth to be named Hans. While this may seem strange today, in Germany during the 1600s, the first name was often honorific, and it was common for a person to use their middle names.¹
• Baptism: 24 August 1597; Hetzelsdorf, Forchheim, Bavaria, GermanyBGO¹
• Marriage: 1620; Margaretha _____, [wife of Hans RICHTER],¹
• Occupation: Before 1632; Poppendorf, Bayreuth, Bavaria, GermanyBGO; Farmer¹
• Anecdote: Before 1632; See notes section^2,1
• Death: Before 14 December 1632; Poppendorf, Bayreuth, Bavaria, GermanyBGO¹
• Burial: 14 December 1632; Hetzelsdorf, Forchheim, Bavaria, GermanyBGO¹

• Note: Hans Richter lived through the early years of the Thirty Years’ War at the outbreak of the Thirty Years’ War (1618-1648), which began primarily as a civil war between Protestants and Catholics within the Holy Roman Empire. The Fränkische Schweiz region, where he lived, was home to both Catholic and Protestant communities, and its fertile farmland and timber made it an attractive target for armies on both sides. As the soldiers marched through the area, they trampled fields, plundered granaries, and burned barns, causing food shortages and economic ruin for local farmers. Hans died before 1632 while still in his early to mid-30s and may have been infirm as early as November 14, 1630, when Bastian Stang, Hans’ brother-in-law, adopted his son. Although the circumstances surrounding his death and the adoption of his son are unknown, there is a high likelihood that they were related in some way to the privations (violence, famine, disease, or displacement) stemming from the Thirty Years’ War.

• Related Pages: Ancestors of Marianne Bauer

Citations

1. [S807] Glas, Reinhold, Pretzfeld II (Franconian Switzerland). Die Entwicklung der Ortsteile im Spiegel der Geschichte seiner Anwesen und Bewohner. Eberhardstein - Hagenbach - Hetzelsdorf - Kolmreuth - Lützelsdorf - Oberzaunsbach - Pfaffenloh - Poppendorf - Unterzaunsbach - Urspringen - Wannbach, pg 689, Book is in Rob Reyes's personal collection.
2. [S884] Robert R. Reyes, Our German Heritage