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Balduinbrunnen

Baldwin Fountain

Balduin von Luxemburg or Balduin von Trier
Luxembourg c. 1285 - Trier 1354
Archbishop-Elector of Trier, 1307-1554
(Wikipedia)

Ferdinand von Miller d.J.
1897

Description

Bronze statue of Balduin with a sword, on a column in the center of a fountain basin. In the lower part of the column are relief portraits of:

HEINRICH VII - Emperor Henry VII (Valenciennes 1278/79 - Buonconvento 1313), King of Germany (or Rex Romanorum) from 1308 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1312. He was Baldwin's brother (Wikipedia).
ASPELT - elector Peter von Aspelt (Aspelt c. 1245 - 1320), Archbishop of Mainz from 1306 to 1320, was involved in the appointment of Baldwin as elector of Trier (Wikipedia).
DANTE - Dante Alighieri (Florence c. 1265 - Ravenna 1321), major Italian poet of the Middle Ages, partisan of Henry VII in the struggle between Guelphs and Ghibellines (Wikipedia).

In the upper section lion head gargoyles alternate with coats of arms:

City of Trier, held by an angel

Luxembourg held by a warrior

Archbishopric of Trier, held by an angel

The Holy Roman Empire, held by a warrior

Inscription(s)

BALDVIN
erzbischof
u. kurfuerst
von trier
1307 - 1354

Signed: v. Miller München

Sculptor

Ferdinand Freiherr von Miller (München 1842-München 1929), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Liste der Kulturdenkmäler in Trier-Kernstadt.
Datenbank der Kulturgüter in der Region Trier, Alle Kulturgüter in Altstadt, Gemeinde Trier.

Locatie (N 49°45'27" - E 6°38'58") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: derp052; Photograph: 17 June 2011
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