Kunegunde Hergot

Kunegunde Hergot (died February 7 1547) was a German printer in Nuremberg and the wife of first Hans Hergot, and later of Georg Wachter, both printers. [According to Susan Jackson, Wachter later married another woman named Kunegunde who later married Valentin Neuber, also a printer.]

It is believed that she printed much of the materials printed under Hans Hergot's name, and that he was simply the distributor. [Göllner] The materials he was distributing were considered heretical and politically radical, and while George, Duke of Saxony presided, Hans Hergot was tried and condemned to death. Kunegunde tried to convince the Nuremberg city council to intercede, but was unsuccessful, and Hans was publicly executed in 1527. Kunegunde continued the business under her own name until 1538.

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*GroveOnline|Kunegunde Hergot|n/a|October 7|2007
*GroveOnline|Hans Hergot|Marie Louise Göllner|October 7|2007
*GroveOnline|Georg Wachter|Theodor Wohnhaas|October 7|2007
*GroveOnline|Valentin Neuber|Theodor Wohnhaas, Susan Jackson|October 7|2007

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