Background
Weinsberg was born in Cologne on 3 January 1518, the oldest son of a wine merchant.
Weinsberg was born in Cologne on 3 January 1518, the oldest son of a wine merchant.
In 1543 he was elected to the city council. In 1549 he resigned from the city council to hold a paid office, but in 1565 successfully stood for re-election and was regularly re-elected for further terms thereafter. From 1583 to 1587 he was captain of a company of the watch.
He died in Cologne on 23 March 1597.
Manfred Groten, Hermann Weinsberg (1518-1597): Kölner Bürger und Ratsherr. Studien zu Leben und Werk (SH-Verlag, 2005).