Brotherhood of Blackheads
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The Brotherhood of Blackheads was a medieval guild of unmarried foreign merchants, primarily of German origin, that played a prominent social and economic role in Baltic port cities such as Riga and Tallinn.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fraternal organization
ⓘ
medieval guild ⓘ merchant guild ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Hanseatic League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolvedInCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| dissolvedInContextOf | Soviet occupation of Baltic states NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury |
15th century
ⓘ
16th century ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritageStatus |
tourist attraction in Riga
ⓘ
tourist attraction in Tallinn ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
charitable activities
ⓘ
defense duties in cities ⓘ organization of trade-related festivities ⓘ protection of merchant interests ⓘ religious observances ⓘ |
| hasHeadquartersBuilding |
House of the Blackheads in Riga
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of the Blackheads in Tallinn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | historic Houses of the Blackheads as landmarks ⓘ |
| hasMembershipRestriction |
foreign merchants
ⓘ
unmarried men ⓘ |
| hasNotableActivity |
financing city defenses
ⓘ
organizing public celebrations ⓘ sponsoring church altars ⓘ |
| hasPatronSaint | Saint Maurice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryEthnicComposition | Germans ⓘ |
| hasReligiousAffiliation | Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSocialRole |
elite urban association
ⓘ
integration of foreign merchants into city life ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
Saint Maurice with banner and sword
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
black African head ⓘ |
| influenced |
urban culture of Riga
ⓘ
urban culture of Tallinn ⓘ |
| languageOfInternalAffairs | German ⓘ |
| membershipChangeOnMarriage | member left brotherhood upon marriage ⓘ |
| membershipStatus | unmarried only ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Baltic region
ⓘ
Livonia NERFINISHED ⓘ Reval NERFINISHED ⓘ Riga NERFINISHED ⓘ Tallinn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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