Andreas Pflugk

Andreas Pflugk (* 1480 ; † 1542 ), also called "zu Knauthain " to distinguish between the same namesake , was an advisor to Duke George of Saxony , who came from the Meißnischen nobility family of the Pflugks , as well as a bailiff and manor owner .

Life

Gurlitt's drawing of the Andreas Pflugk relief

Andreas Pflugk was the youngest son of Nickel Pflugk (1410–1482) and his wife Elisabeth, née von Schleinitz . He took over the Knauthain estate, his father's ancestral home, and expanded the property further. He owned the estate in Störmthal , and through his wife also came into possession of the Sonnenwalde estate and, through pledges, at times also came to Finsterwalde .

He married Elisabeth von Minckwitz in 1510 . His already high reputation with the Duke was expressed in his presence at the wedding. The couple had four sons and four daughters. Although all four sons married, the resulting branch of the Pflugks barely survived the 16th century.

Until it was destroyed in the Second World War , the church in Knauthain contained a monument to the Pflugk family, in which Andreas Pflugk was also depicted in relief. Cornelius Gurlitt made a drawing.

Political activity

The political career of Andreas Pflugk began in 1515 when he became bailiff of Dornburg , which had fallen to the Albertines when Leipzig was divided. He took on the same function from 1524 to 1530 in Leipzig . Here he also appeared as a judge at the Oberhofgericht .

As a councilor in Albertine Saxony, he also took on numerous central tasks. So it was incumbent on the control of or jointly with the Ernestinians used regalia and the tithe bill . He represented Duke Georg the Bearded in numerous negotiations. Since Andreas Pflugk was highly regarded by the Ernestine Elector John the Constant , he was also able to act as an intermediary between the two sovereigns, for example in 1531 in religious disputes. In 1533 he took part in negotiations on the interpretation of the Grimma ruling of 1531, which referred to the common use of the right to coins and mining.

literature

• Johann Samuelersch, Johann Gottfried Gruber: General Encyclopedia of Sciences and Arts , Volume Sect 3 Th 21, Gleditsch, Leipzig 1818, p. 246, (digitized)

Web links

• Jens Kunze: Andreas Pflugk . In: Institute for Saxon History and Folklore (Ed.): Saxon Biography .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} General Encyclopedia of Sciences and Arts , p. 246
2. ↑ Cornelius Gurlitt : Descriptive representation of the older architectural and art monuments of the Kingdom of Saxony. 16. Issue: Amtshauptmannschaft Leipzig (Leipzig Land) . CC Meinhold, Dresden 1894, p. 64 ( online ).