Walter Friedensburg

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Walter Friedensburg

Karl Walter Friedensburg (born March 6, 1855 in Hamburg , † February 19, 1938 in Wernigerode ) was a German archivist and historian .

Life

Walter Friedensburg was the son of a Hamburg newspaper editor. During his studies in Göttingen he became a member of the 1874 Schwarzenburg Bund - connection Burschenschaft Germania . After studying history at the University of Göttingen and Breslau , Friedensburg received a job as an archive assistant at the Magdeburg State Archives in 1880 . Previously, in 1877, he was awarded a Dr. phil. PhD. In 1882 he was appointed archive assistant. From 1878 he worked as a private lecturer in Marburg and later in Göttingen . In 1889 Walter Friedensburg became an associate professor at the University of Halle .

From 1892 to 1901 he headed the Prussian Historical Institute in Rome and in 1901 became director and director of the State Archives in Stettin . It was here that he was appointed the Secret Archives Council. In this position he moved to the Magdeburg State Archives in 1913, which he managed until his retirement in 1923. In Wernigerode in the Harz region , he spent his old age in the Villa Roonstrasse 15 he had acquired.

From 1913 Walter Friedensburg was a member of the historical commission for the province of Saxony and for Anhalt, which he took over in 1922 and 1923.

Works (selection)

  • Ludwig IV the Bavarian and Friedrich of Austria from the Treaty of Trausnitz to the meeting in Innsbruck. 1325-1326. R. Peppmüller, Göttingen 1877 (Göttingen, University, dissertation, 1877).
  • The Reichstag at Speier 1526. In connection with the political and ecclesiastical development of Germany in the Reformation era (= historical studies. H. 5, ZDB -ID 514852-2 ). Gaertner, Berlin 1887.
  • Nunciature reports from Germany. Along with supplementary documents. Department 1: 1533–1559. (Volumes 1-4, 8-11). 1892–1910, ZDB -ID 1050386-9 :
    • Volume 1: Nunciatures of Vergerio. 1533-1536. Perthes, Gotha 1892;
    • Volume 2: Nunciature of the Morone. 1536-1538. Perthes, Gotha 1892;
    • Volume 3: Legation Aleanders. 1538-1539. Half 1. Perthes, Gotha 1893;
    • Volume 4: Legation Aleanders. 1538-1539. Half of the 2nd Perthes, Gotha 1893;
    • Volume 8: Nunciature of the Verallo. 1545-1546. Perthes, Gotha 1898;
    • Volume 9: Nunciature of the Verallo. 1546-1547. Perthes, Gotha 1899;
    • Volume 10: Legation of Cardinal Sfondrato. 1547-1548. Bath, Berlin 1907;
    • Volume 11: Nunciature of Bishop Pietro Bertano of Fano. 1548-1549. Bath, Berlin 1910.
  • On the eve of the Schmalkaldic War. Memorandum from the environment of Emperor Charles V. In: Sources and research from Italian archives and libraries. Vol. 2, 1899, ISSN  0079-9068 , pp. 140-151.
  • Files on the behavior of the Roman Curia towards the Reformation in 1524 and 1531. In: Sources and research from Italian archives and libraries. Vol. 3, 1900, pp. 1-20.
  • A monument to Prussian tolerance in the 18th century. In: Sources and research from Italian archives and libraries. Vol. 5, 1903, pp. 125-129.
  • Two files on the history of the church reform efforts at the Roman Curia (1536–1538). In: Sources and research from Italian archives and libraries. Vol. 7, 1904, pp. 251-267.
  • History of the University of Wittenberg. Niemeyer, Halle 1917, DNB 579414760 , digitized edition of the University and State Library Düsseldorf .
  • The province of Saxony, its origins and development. Gebauer-Schwetschke, Halle 1919.
  • Document book of the University of Wittenberg. Published by the Historical Commission for the Province of Saxony and for Anhalt. 2 volumes. Self-published by the Historical Commission of the Province of Saxony and Anhalt Magdeburg. E. Holtermann, Magdeburg 1926–1927, DNB 560486685 :
    • Volume 1: 1502–1611 (= historical sources of the Province of Saxony and the Free State of Anhalt. New series, Bd. 3, ZDB -ID 985360-1 ). 1926, DNB 365864390 ;
    • Volume 2: 1611-1813 (= historical sources of the Province of Saxony and the Free State of Anhalt. New Series, Vol. 4). 1927, DNB 365864404 .
  • Emperor Charles V and Pope Paul III. (1534–1549) (= writings of the Association for Reformation History . Vol. 153, ISSN  0171-2179 ). M. Heinsius successor, Leipzig 1932.
  • Johannes Sleidanus : The historian and the powers of fate of the Reformation period (= writings of the Association for Reformation History . Volume 52). M. Heinsius successor, Leipzig 1935.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Hermann Goebel (ed.): Directory of members of the Schwarzburgbund. 8th edition, Frankfurt am Main 1930, DNB 011907266 , p. 70, no.813 .

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personal data
SURNAME Friedensburg, Walter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Friedensburg, Karl Walter (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German archivist and historian
DATE OF BIRTH March 6, 1855
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamburg
DATE OF DEATH February 19, 1938
Place of death Wernigerode