Balthasar Wurmb
Balthasar Wurmb (* 1532 , † 13. November 1598 in Dresden ) was a Electoral Saxon Privy Councilor and Amtshauptmann .
Life
He came from the Thuringian noble family von Wurmb and was the son of Hans Wurmb (1500–1570), who was court marshal of Prince Elector Moritz von Sachsen. His mother was Kunigunde born. from Wildenstein. During his lifetime he refrained from adding “from” to his name.
In his younger years he was sent to the electoral court by his parents, where he served the elector August von Sachsen from 1546 first as a page , then as a chamberlain and stable master. After the death of his father in October 1570, he inherited his property and also had to look after the underage children of his deceased brother Georg Wurmb, with whom he agreed by dividing the estate. Among the feudal estates assigned to him was a share in Thamsbrück and half of the village of Klettstedt , from which he paid off the debts attached to them. Since he stayed in Dresden most of the time, in 1580 he sold his properties in the area around Thamsbrück and inherited after his father's death, keeping for himself only the Klettstedt estate and a vineyard near Weissensee .
He was promoted by Elector Christian von Sachsen to the office of governor of the Stolpen office and governor of Quedlinburg . He was last appointed to the Privy Council by the elector's widow in 1593 .
He was initially married to Sabina geb. von Maltitz from the Bräunsdorf house, with whom he had three sons and a daughter and who died after 26 years of marriage. Balthasar married Ursula geb. von Loß, with whom he lived for 15 years.
His burial took place on November 17, 1598 in the Frauenkirche in Dresden . The funeral sermon given to him appeared in print.
His son Christian Wurmb took over the estate in Klettstedt. The other son Augustus Wurmb married Margaratha, the daughter of David Bock von Polach .
literature
- Conradus Blatt: Funeral sermon on the blissful farewell of the noble / Gestrengen vnd Honorary Lord Balthasar Wurms uff Kledtstedt , Dresden 1598
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wurmb, Balthasar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Electoral Saxon Privy Councilor and Governor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1532 |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 13, 1598 |
| Place of death | Dresden |