Friedrichstadt an der Eider

The Dutch Remonstrant pastor, painter, and writer Ferdinand Pont presents in this volume a history of Friedrichstadt, located on the west coast of Schleswig-Holstein between the Eider and Treene rivers. The city was founded in 1621 by Duke Friedrich III of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf with the aim of establishing a new trading metropolis. Since the duke granted extensive religious freedom and significant economic privileges, it initially attracted mainly Dutch Remonstrants who were suffering from the Spanish persecution of heretics in their homeland. Pont describes the developments from the founding of the city until the end of the Spanish-Dutch War in 1648. This is a carefully revised reprint of the original edition from 1913.