The family of the Loitz was one from grab forest coming dynasty of their master seat was original in Stettin in the Loitzenhaus.

In the year 1433 Hans Loitz first pulled after Stettin, in order to try as fishmongers its luck there. Originally it originated from an instruction and a minister family.

The son Michael Loitz first marries a wealthy widow in Stettin and becomes in the year 1484 councilman and mayor of the city. It brings it to considerable fortune, which rises above all from its participation to the Witte in Falsterbo. Michael I. dies in the year 1494 as one of the richest citizens Stettins.

The son of Michael, Hans Loitz second, becomes likewise a mayor von Stettin.

It is it also, which expands the business of the Loitz internationally. Since fishmongers need large quantities salt for the durable making of the herrings, he extends the business by of salt trade Hans II. attaches various contacts to dealers in Sweden, filter defiency guarantee, France and further countries in Central Europe.

The development of the Stettiner of enterprise succeeds to it to a company with attached banking house. Debtors are among other things Pommer dukes, the Brandenburgi cure prince Joachim II. and the Polish much profit make the Loitzer banking house with the financing of wars.

The sons of Hans's II. extend systematically the field of activity of the Loitzer. The first son, Simon Loitz, leads the enterprise in Stettin.Der second son, Michael II., after Danzig is married, in order to improve the business relations with Poland. The third son, Stephan Loitz, tries, to take over the salt business by marrying one the richest salt widows. Succeeds nevertheless successfully resisting the salt dealers the Stettiner.

Thus is now tried to transfer the salt monopoly to Central Europe. The salt trade on the or and in the Danziger port is completely controlled and if necessary by a gunboat in the port seriously defended. Thus the salt trade is to Poland and Prussia under Loitzer control.

As Denmark in the second half 16. Century salt transport by the Belte with tariffs occupied, large losses for the Loitzer Imperium develop. When itself then still Stephan Batory, new Polish king refuses, settling the debts for its predecessor the cash reserves of the Loitzer of banking house will pull more scarcely and many credit givers their funds back.

Simon Loitz transfers various goods and houses to daughters and widows, in order to protect it against the access by the creditors. It must leave Stettin with its family and pulls on a property in Poland.

The last descendant of the Loitz, Hans Loitz third, lives later on the property round meadow with Marienburg. He is however no more buyer, but Prussian Junker.

The Loitz got the call of the "“Fugger of the north"”, which tried in vain to actually tear the Central European salt monopoly. With their case many creditors, prince, landowner and wealthy Stettiner into the financial ruin were driven.

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