Alfred von Seckendorff

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Meuselwitz Castle (1800)

Alfred Freiherr von Seckendorff-Gudent (born September 14, 1796 in Meuselwitz ; † March 28, 1876 ibid) was a German poet lawyer in Saxony-Altenburg.

Life

Stammbuchblatt v. Seckendorffs - a unique coexistence of the corps and primitive fraternity circles

Alfred's parents were Electoral Saxon Chamberlain Veit Ludwig v. Seckendorff (1763-1827) and his wife Julie Freiin von Schwarzenfels . After he lost his mother at the age of two, he was brought up by the Meuselwitz pastor Johann Gottlob Schreckenberger . He sent Alfred to the Roßleben convent school .

After graduating from high school, he studied law and camera science at the University of Leipzig from the winter semester 1813/14 . As a Renonce (old type) he joined the Corps Lusatia Leipzig . In 1816 he moved to the University of Jena . In 1816 he joined the Urburschenschaft , which had taken the place of the SC zu Jena in 1815 . In the pedigree of a brother Corp he immortalized himself in 1816 with the federal character of Lusatia and Urburschenschaft. Always closely associated with the Corps Lusatia, it was received at its 50th Foundation Festival (1857).

After graduating, he entered the civil service of the Duchy of Saxony-Altenburg. In 1823 he was Councilor in Altenburg , then District Chief of Ostkreises . After the death of his father, he inherited the property in 1826 as the 6th majorate . At Castle Meuselwitz uninterested and its preservation, he devoted himself to agriculture . From 1832 he was also the presidential assistant in the landscape of the Duchy of Saxony-Altenburg . Since 1840 regional president of Altenburg, "Bürger Alfred" retired from his offices in 1848 because of the unrest in Saxony . He toured Germany, Austria, Sweden and Norway.

In 1838 he was one of the founders of the Society for the Study of History and Antiquity . As a versatile writer , he wrote under the pen name "Alpin" (or "Absalon") novels , poetry , literary criticism to dramas and travelogues . Much appeared in the Altenburg magazines Der Komet and Die Rose . Seckendorff often visited Franzensbad in Bohemia . There on the board of the Protestant spa community, he took care of the construction of a Protestant church. He did a lot for the Meuselwitz School. The marriage with Marie v. Tümpfling († 1852) remained childless. Marie founded and ran a toddler school in Meuselwitz.

“Alfred von Seckendorff did a lot for the residents of Meuselwitz. He always showed keen interest in all community affairs. In 1847 he had the Gasthof zum Weinberg rebuilt. In favor of the poor, he renounces the fee from the fair, which the manor was entitled to. He set up an advance fund in 1849 with very little interest to help the businessmen. He was its chairman for 28 years, a beneficent institution at this costly time. Two legacies (donation) of 6000 M and 4500 M remind of him. The interest of the former was to go to the poor and the other to the students of the university, the teachers' college and the grammar school from Meuselwitz, Mumsdorf, Starkenberg, Kostitz and Schnauderhainichen. He also made some allowances for the hospital. Disputes with the municipality went so far that he cut the amount to be paid to the toddler school. He was very committed to lignite mining, as he saw this trade as a livelihood for the residents. In 1844 he gave Christian Kluge the testimony that he had an entrepreneurial spirit and that he had made a contribution to the place through his coal digging. He is also said to have suggested the name "To Progress" for the first stock corporation. The memory of his support was also expressed in the »Alfredschacht«. "

- H. Meyer, Chronicle of Meuselwitz (1934)

Works

Eastern district of Saxony-Altenburg
  • Cross and cross moves of the knight A – Z
  • Pictures from my wandering life , collection of poems. Altenburg 1846.

Honors

Meuselwitzer Puschkinstrasse was formerly called Alfredstrasse.

See also

literature

  • Helge Dvorak: Biographical Lexicon of the German Burschenschaft. Volume I: Politicians. Volume 8: Supplement L – Z. Winter, Heidelberg 2014, ISBN 978-3-8253-6051-1 , pp. 281-282.
  • Peter Kaupp (edit.): Stamm-Buch of the Jenaische Burschenschaft. The members of the original fraternity 1815-1819 (= treatises on student and higher education. Vol. 14). SH-Verlag, Cologne 2005, ISBN 3-89498-156-3 , p. 74.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ JG Schreckenberger
  2. ↑ a b Directory of Members No. 277; see. Peter Kaupp, registry of the Jena fraternity. The members of the Urburschenschaft 1915-1819, SH-Verlag Cologne 2005
  3. ↑ Ludwig Frhr. von und zu Mannsbach, KCL 1960, 3/94
  4. ↑ Kösener Corpslisten 1960, 3/427.
  5. ↑ a b schnaudertal.de
  6. ↑ state and Adreßhandbuch the Duchy Saxony-Altenburg (1843)
  7. ↑ Meyer, Neues Konversationslexikon, 2nd edition, Hildburghausen 1868, p. 436
  8. ↑ Rose and diamond wreath were emblems of the duchy and the Free State of Saxony-Altenburg
  9. ↑ Detailed curriculum vitae with Max Küstner, contributions to the Chronicle of the Corps Lusatia in Leipzig , Meuselwitz 1894
  10. ↑ Alfredschacht
personal data
SURNAME Seckendorff, Alfred von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Seckendorff-Gudent, Alfred Freiherr von (full name); Alpine (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German administrative lawyer and writer
DATE OF BIRTH September 14, 1796
PLACE OF BIRTH Meuselwitz
DATE OF DEATH March 28, 1876
Place of death Meuselwitz