Benedikt von Ahlefeldt (1593–1634)

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Benedikt (Bendix) von Ahlefeldt (* May 17, 1593 in Haseldorf ; † May 18, 1634 ibid) was the heir to Haseldorf, Osterrade , Kluvensiek and Klosterpropst zu Uetersen .

Life

Grave slab of Benedikt von Ahlefeldt in the Sankt Gabriel Church in Haseldorf

He studied at the Leucorea in Wittenberg and on his return became Holstein-Gottorfischer Privy Councilor and Provost in Preetz . Benedikt von Ahlefeldt had a very high reputation, so that no important decision in the state was made or decided without him, among other things he ended the border disputes with Denmark. He later translated the Schleswig-Holstein “court court order” into German.

He, who was a member of the Princely War Council during the war with the Dithmarschern in 1569, later got into violent arguments with his brother Wulff von Ahlefeldt over various things, in particular over the ownership and use of the outer dike on the Elbe. This fraternal dispute did not only result in lawsuits and legal disputes, but also in severe acts of violence and passed on to their sons Detlev von Ahlefeldt and Marquard von Ahlefeldt , under whom bloody mortal feuds developed, so that they ultimately killed each other.

In 1626, Benedikt von Ahlefeldt was elected provost of the Uetersen monastery and held this office until 1634.

literature

  • Detlef Detlefsen : History of the Holstein Elbmarschen. 2 volumes. Self-published, Glückstadt 1891-1892.
  • Wilhelm Ehlers: History and folklore of the Pinneberg district. JW Groth, Elmshorn 1922, pp. 136 and 316.
  • Doris Meyn: List of provosts and priories of the Uetersen monastery up to the end of the 17th century. In: Journal of the Society for Schleswig-Holstein History . Vol. 101, 1976, pp. 73-116, ( digitized version ).
  • Elsa Plath-Langheinrich : The monastery at the Uetersten End. A small guide through the historic park of the former Cistercian monastery and later aristocratic women's monastery Uetersen. Heydorn, Uetersen 2008, ISBN 978-3-934816-04-6 .
  • Elsa Plath-Langheinrich: From the Cistercian monastery to the aristocratic women's monastery in Uetersen in Holstein. From eight centuries. = Uetersen Monastery in Holstein. With Cistercian women and noble nuns through eight centuries. Wachholtz, Neumünster 2008, ISBN 978-3-529-02813-7 .
predecessor Office successor
Sievert von Pogwisch Probst of the Uetersen monastery
1626–1634 		Dietrich von Ahlefeldt
personal data
SURNAME Ahlefeldt, Benedikt von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ahlefeldt, Bendix from
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Heir to Haseldorf, Osterrade, Kluvensiek and monastery provost of Uetersen
DATE OF BIRTH May 17, 1593
PLACE OF BIRTH Haseldorf
DATE OF DEATH May 18, 1634
Place of death Haseldorf