Leonhard von Eck

Leonhard von Eck

At Altmühlstrasse 13, you can see a memorial plaque to Leonhard von Eck, born here in 1480. He was a political pioneer and founder of the early absolutionist movement in Bavaria. He became a very influential counselor to Bavaria’s Duke Wilhelm IV and played a considerable role in the political, economic, religious and social life in Bavaria throughout the first half of the 16th century.