Benedict of Holland

Benedict of Holland, drawing by Józef Simmler , 1853

Benedict Holland , from 1817 Knight of Holland , OSB (also Benedikt or Benedickt ; * December 16, 1775 in Obermedlingen , † June 18, 1853 in Munich ) was a German priest and educator.

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Holland was born as the son of the "ox farmer" in Obermedlingen, then in Württemberg, studied in the Dominican monastery of Obermedlingen in Regensburg and in the imperial abbey of Neresheim , where he joined the Benedictine order in 1792. He was ordained a priest on May 1, 1799, and a year later he was promoted to professor of theology and director of the studying clergy, at the same time he became the monastery librarian.

Since the abbey was closed in 1802, during the secularization , Holland went to Salzburg as a professor of physics and logic. Just one year later he returned to Neresheim to help found the Fürstlich Thurn- und Taxis'schen Lyceum Carolinum , which Karl Anselm von Thurn und Taxis founded. In 1806 he moved to the seminar in Neuburg an der Donau as director , where he also worked as a professor of philosophy.

In 1811, Holland was appointed director of the now reformatory Royal in Munich, until 1773 run by the Jesuits "Domus Gregoriana" which, from now on, derived from his name as Hollandeum became known. In this function he worked a. a. as the tutor of the future Duke Max Joseph in Bavaria , as many well-known people later attended the boarding school. In 1817 Holland received the Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown , combined with the personal title of nobility. On October 26, 1824, at his own request, he was released from the management of the institution, was appointed senior teacher and the priest Johann Evangelist Paintner succeeded him as director. In 1825 he was awarded the Knight of Honor Cross of the Order of St. Michael . In 1826 Benedict von Holland retired.

The clergyman was valued as a teacher and humanist as well as a musician and poet. He died on June 18, 1853 and was buried in the Old Southern Cemetery in Munich . The tomb was created by the sculptor Johann von Halbig on behalf of Duke Maximilian in Bavaria.

In addition to a history of the Lyceum zu Neresheim, the educational institute in Munich and an autobiography, his estate also includes numerous sketches, speeches and poems.

The educational institution headed by Benedict von Holland has been in Munich since 1905 under the name "Albertinum" , and it is still under the protectorate of the former royal family, the House of Wittelsbach . From 1824 it was connected to the Ludwigsgymnasium , which could also be attended by external students.

Benedict von Hollands nephew was the historian Hyacinth Holland (1827-1918), son of his brother Christoph Holland (1782-1845), district and city court director in Munich.

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Grave of Benedikt Holland on the old southern cemetery in Munich location

Benedict von Holland died on June 18, 1853 and was buried in the Old Southern Cemetery in Munich . The tomb with marble bust was created by the sculptor Johann von Halbig on behalf of Duke Maximilian in Bavaria. It is located in grave field 18 - row 13 - place 11 location .

Known students

• Duke Max Joseph in Bavaria (1808–1888); Father of Empress Elisabeth of Austria (Sissi)
• Adolf von Doß (1825–1886); Nobleman, Jesuit and composer
• Ludwig von Stainlein (1819–1867), composer
• Prince Eugene of Wrede (1806–1845); Regional President of the Rhine Palatinate , founder of the city of Ludwigshafen am Rhein

Works

• “What does the spirit of the times demand from the higher educational establishments?” A speech given at the solemn opening of the High Princely Thurn and Taxic Lycei Carolini in Neresheim on November 26th, 1804 , Thurn and Taxische Buchdruckerei, Buchau 1805.
• Funeral speech in memory of the most illustrious Prince and Mr. Karl Anselm, the Heil. The ruling princes of Thurn and Taxis , Brönner, Dillingen 1806 ( digitized version ).
• At the celebratory start of the new teaching regulations in the royal university in Neuburg, talk about the ideas on which these teaching regulations are based , Augsburg 1809 ( digitized version ).
• Wishes and requests to the audience. From the participation of the public for the purposes of the public educational institutions , Neuburg 1809 ( digitized version ).
• About the mood of the youth of our time, and the most excellent means of enhancing and refining them. A speech given at the solemn award ceremony on September 1st . In: Annual report from the k. University of Neuburg in the Upper Danube District, Griessmayer, Neuburg 1810.
• About school records, their past and present means of designation and shape ... . In: Annual report from the k. University of Neuburg in the Upper Danube District, Griessmayer, Neuburg 1810.
• News about the constitution and establishment of the Royal Bavarian Education Institute for Students in Munich , Hübschmann, Munich 1819 ( digitized version ).

literature

• Hyacinth Holland :  Holland, Benedict von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 12, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1880, p. 748.
• Schematism of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising , 1850, pp. 54 and 126 ( digitized ).
• Beda Stubenvoll: history of the royal. Educational institute for students (Holland'sches Institut) in Munich on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of this institution , Munich 1874 ( digitized ).

Web links

• Works by and about Benedict von Holland  in the German Digital Library
• Information on the estate in the Bavarian State Library in Munich

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Erich Pawlu: The district of Dillingen ad Donau in the past and present. Edition 3, Landkreis Dillingen, 2005, p. 361 ( preview on Google Books ).
2. ↑ Cf. Ludwig von Coulon: The orders of knights, marks of merit and the orders of noble ladies in the Kingdom of Bavaria ... , Munich 1838, p. 79 ( online ).
3. ^ Government and Intelligence Gazette for the Kingdom of Baiern , 1824, column 2030 ( digitized version ).
4. ↑ Court and State Manual of the Kingdom of Bavaria 1852, p. 43.
5. ^ ^{A b c} Hyacinth Holland :  Holland, Benedict von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 12, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1880, p. 748.
6. ↑ Website of the city of Munich on the grave ( Memento of the original from February 22, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
7. ^ Website on the history of the Albertinum Munich, with a mention of Benedict von Hollands (last accessed on August 14, 2019).
8. ^ Christoph König: Germanistenlexikon. Verlag Walter de Gruyter, 2003, ISBN 3-11-015485-4 , p. 792 f. ( Preview on Google Books ).