Gottfried Michaelsen

Gottfried Michaelsen
Born	c. 1360 Wismar, Hanseatic League, present-day Wismar, Germany
Died	1400 or 20 October 1401 (age 40-41) Hamburg, Hanseatic League, Holy Roman Empire, present-day Hamburg, Germany
Cause of death	execution by beheading with sword
Other names	Gottfried Michaelsen
Occupation(s)	privateer, pirate, privateer ship captain, privateer fleet commander
Spouse	1
Relatives	1 brother
Military career
Allegiance	Sweden (Kingdom) Dukes of Mecklenburg Victual Brothers Hennig Wichmann Magister Wigbold
Service/branch	independent naval privateers (allies of Kingdom of Denmark)
Rank	Captain
Commands	Victual Brothers privateer fleet
Battles/wars	Denmark-Sweden War Hanseatic League Wars

Gödeke Michels (Low Saxon; died 1402), also known as Gottfried Michaelsen in High German, was a German pirate and one of the leaders of the Likedeeler, a combination of former Vitalienbrüder.