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Tideman von Allen was councillor and mayor in Toruń during the 15th century. He was a distinguished patrician, and he was appointed as a royal burgrave two times.

Biography

Tideman von Allen was the son of Tilman von Allen and Elisabeth Rusop.^[1] He was born on the 19th of August 1430 in Toruń. The von Allens came from Westphalia. They were a merchant family and soon earned a large fortune and significance in Toruń. Some of them were highly meritorious for Toruń, like, for example, Herman von Allen, a juror in 1307, along with Heinrich von Allen in 1320.^[2] Tideman von Allen married Kryztyna Watzenrode, the daughter of Lucas Watzenrode, the elder, on the 30th of January 1459 in Toruń^[1]. Tidemann von Allen was a staunch opponent of the Teutonic Knights, just like his his father-in-law, Lucas Watzenrode the elder. In 1462, Allen, as commander of the Toruń army, captured Świecie Castle and served as its commander for a time.^[3] In 1473, the year his nephew-in-law, Nicolaus Copernicus, was born, Tidemann von Allen was the ruling mayor of the city^[3]. He died on the 8th of June in 1499 in Toruń.

Family

He married Kryztyna Watzenrode, the daughter of Lucas Watzenrode, the elder and Katarzyna Rusop (In some sources named Gente Modlibóg Rüdiger). The couple had four children.^[1]

Christina, born on the 3rd of March 1466, married the influental merchant Heinrich Krüger.
Lucas, born on the 24th of June, 1467, became a starost in Rogóźno.
Barbara, born on the 5th of March 1475, married the mayor Johan von Beutel.
Cordula, born on the 21st of April 1480,married the ratsherr Reinhold Feldstedt.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 https://danzigertafeln.vffow.org/tafel.php/5
↑ "VisitTorun: Torun Guide - The Walk of Merchants' Marks (Aleja Gmerków)". visittorun.pl. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
1 2 "Za czasów Kopernika - TorunTour PL". Toruński Portal Turystyczny (in Polish). Retrieved 2026-01-29.

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