Balthasar von Ahlefeldt
Balthasar von Ahlefeldt (born September 29, 1559 - † March 8, 1626 in Kiel ) was royal councilor and magistrate of Flensburg and Rendsburg , lord of Kollmar , Drage and Heiligenstedten .
Life
Balthasar von Ahlefeldt was born on September 29, 1559. After serving as court squire to King Frederick II of Denmark , he undertook a major journey through Italy, Germany and France. In 1583 he returned to Germany and built the new Heiligenstedten Castle on his father's estate in Heiligenstedten . On October 13, 1583, he married Margarethe von Rantzau, the younger daughter of the royal governor Heinrich Rantzau and his wife Christine . From this marriage the only daughter Dorothea von Ahlefeldt emerged. In 1589 he was councilor of Duke Johann Adolph von Gottorp and in 1593 royal councilor and bailiff of Flensburg, Rendsburg and Steinburg . He owned the goods Kollmar, Drage and Heiligenstedten. He died on March 8, 1626 in Kiel and was buried in the St. Laurentius Church in Itzehoe .
literature
- Louis von Ahlefeldt, Wulf August von Rumohr Drilles: The Schleswig-Holstein knighthood. A contribution to the nobility history of Germany and Denmark. Book 1: The von Ahlefeldt family. Heiberg, Schleswig 1869, p. 7 ( digitized version ).
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| SURNAME | Ahlefeldt, Balthasar von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Royal councilor and magistrate of Flensburg and Rendsburg, gentleman on Kolmar, Drage and Heiligenstedten |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 29, 1559 |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 8, 1626 |
| Place of death | Kiel |