Ahasuerus von Brandt
Ahasuerus von Brandt (October 1580 - March 1, 1654 ) was a Prussian statesman .
Life
family
Brandt was a son of Hans von Brandt auf Ludwigsdorf and Anna, born von Rosenhagen from the Schönfeld family, widowed Christoph von Schöneich, who was court master in 1605 and widowed again, entered into a third marriage with Ludwig von Karioth auf Korben. He was the heir to the Prussian estates of Rögitten, Ludwigsdorf , Jäschkendorf, Arnau and Köwe. He was married to Helena von Prock from the House of Saalau-Regitten (1594–1647). With her he had the son Achatius von Brandt, Lord of Regitten, Rossen, Sonnenstuhl, Gerlauchsdorf and Hammersdorf, Prussian lieutenant colonel and chamberlain . The daughter Katarina (1634–1651) was married to Hofrat Hans Dietrich von Tettau .
Career
Brandt became district administrator and captain zu Sehesten in 1619 . In 1621 he was captain of Tapiau . He was promoted to senior marshal in the Duchy of Prussia in 1632 and to senior councilor and regimental councilor on June 1, 1641 .
The poet Simon Dach wrote a funeral poem for Ahasuerus von Brandt in 1654.
literature
- Ahasver von Brandt. In: Theodor Schieder (Ed.): Handbook of European History, Volume 3, The Nordic countries from 1448 to 1654 , pp. 962-1005
- Lübeckische Blätter 87, 1951, pp. 93-95
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of noble houses (1905) . Sixth year, p. 152.
- ↑ Friedrich Ludwig Joseph Fischbach : Historical political, geographical, statistical and military contributions concerning the Royal Prussian and neighboring states. 2nd part, 2nd volume. Johann Friedrich Unger, Berlin 1783, p. 495, no. 14.
- ^ Poems by Simon Dach , Leipzig 1876, p. 93.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brandt, Ahasuerus von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brandt, Ahasver von; Burns, Ahasvero |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian statesman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 1580 |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 1, 1654 |