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. Founded in 1450 by the city of

, it is the oldest school in Cologne and one of the oldest in Germany. In 1556 it was transferred to

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control through the son of the mayor, who had become a Jesuit. The Jesuits continued to run the school until 1778, when control was restored to the city after the papal suppression of the Jesuits of 1773.

Notable alumni

* Julius Echter von Mespelbrunn (1545–1617) was a

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* Dietrich von Fürstenberg (1546–1618), Prince-Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paderborn * Erycius PUTEANUS (1574-1646), Historiographe - Professor consilliarus - Venlo * Johann Adam Schall von Bell (1592–1666),

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* Maximilian Henry of Bavaria (1621-1688), Archbishop-Elector of Cologne * Franz Egon of Fürstenberg (1626–1682), Imperial Count * Wilhelm Egon von Fürstenberg (1629–1704), prince of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg *

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(1810–1882), physiologist * Adolph Kolping (1813–1865), Catholic priest * Carl Schurz (1829–1906), German revolutionary, American statesman and reformer, and Union Army general * Wilhelm Marx (1863–1946), Chancellor of Germany during the Weimar Republic * Fritz Schramma (born 1947), Mayor of Cologne * Peter Kohlgraf (born 1967), Bishop of Mainz * Daniel Brühl (born 1978), Actor

Notable faculty

* Francis Coster (1532–1619), Jesuit theologian *

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(1789–1854), Physicist * Justus Velsius * Friedrich von Spee (1591–1635),

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and opponent of Witch trials * Peter Wust (1884–1940), Philosopher

References

External links

Homepage of the Dreikönigsgymnasium Köln
(in German) Gymnasiums in Germany Schools in Cologne Educational institutions established in the 15th century 1450s establishments in the Holy Roman Empire 1450 establishments in Europe Nippes, Cologne {{NorthRhineWestphalia-struct-stub