!!!Holtzer Holczer, Holzer, Wolfgang

Holtzer (Holczer, Holzer), Wolfgang, 
d. Vienna, April 15, 1463 (executed), Mayor of Vienna. Possibly from 
Stein an der Donau or Bratislava, a rich cattle dealer, there is 
evidence that he was in Vienna in 1443, 1454-1462 mintmaster, in 1462 
appointed Mayor of Vienna. For his support of Duke  Albrecht VI; in 
Oct. led the siege of  Friedrich III in the Imperial Palace. Later 
wanted to change sides and support the emperor, but Albrecht VI had 
him executed in a cruel manner.

!Literature
K. Schalk, Aus der Zeit des oesterreichischen 
Faustrechtes, Abhandlungen zur Geschichte Wiens 3, 1919; NDB.



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