13/05/2022
Medieval Trier, which attracted pilgrims with the relics of the Apostle Matthew, was one of the three archbishopric centers in Germany. Until 1794, all aspects of city life were known to the archbishop (elector), who lived, however, usually in Ehrenbreitstein or another residence on the banks of the Rhine. From 1473 to 1797 he worked at the University of Trier. In the 16th century, it was one of the four largest witch-hunting centers in Germany; the Vedic processes of 1581-83 were especially large. Louis XIV tried unsuccessfully to annex Trier to France, and his armies occupied the city for a long time. Re-occupied by the French from 1794 to 1815.