Paul Beneke
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In the war of the Hanse against England Beneke defeated the English fleet in the sea-battle of Zween 1468. In the following years he kaperte numerous English ships with "Peter von Danzig". In 1474 asked England for peace, which admits 1474 the closed then also as on 28 February peace of Utrecht, to which the Hanse returned again all trade privileges, became. As consequence of this victory also the French king Ludwig XI. received the Danziger of captains the Jakobs Voss and Nikolaus Veddric at its Hofe to Mont Saint Michel and guaranteed the Hanse on ten years peace and commercial privileges. Paul Beneke bequeathed to the city Danzig also today in the Danziger national museum which can be seen the Tryptichon of Hans Memling the recent court.
