A,'/' ^ItVcAl
Nassau.The majority of
the citizens supported
the Archbishop; conse
quently, when Elector
Adolf gained the vic
tory those men were
immediately disposses
sed of their property
and banished from the
town. Gutenberg was
probably one of the
victims of these string
ent measures. Later on
Elector Adolf allowed
the citizens to return to
their town. Johannes
Gutenberg was ap
pointed to the Elector's
retinue in January 1465.
The document relating
to the appointment
was drawn up at Elt-
ville on the Rhine
where the Elector lived
in his fortified Castle.
It is extremely pro
bable that Gutenberg
now took up his abode
Zeichnungen Drawings
Richard Enders
Die Grafenburg in Eltville
am Rhein
The Grafenburgat Elt
ville on the Rhine
Das Haus in Eltville a. Rhein
in dem Gutenbergs Bruder
Friele Gensfleisch wohnte
The house at Eltville on the
Rhine the home of Gutenberg''s
brother, Friele Gensfleisch
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