Ernst von Malortie

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Ernst von Malortie, lithograph around 1850
Inscription on the Strasbourg cathedral by the young baron and travel companions on the upper viewing platform.

Baron Carl Otto Unico Ernst von Malortie (born November 15, 1804 in Linden ; † October 11, 1887 in Hanover ) was a lawyer, Oberhof marshal and leading minister of the Kingdom of Hanover , as well as an author and gastrosophie .

Life

Malortie came from an old French aristocratic family and was born on Gut Linden near Hanover . He was the son of Ferdinand von Malortie (1771-1847) and Sabine Luise Julia von Platen-Hallermund (1780-1826). He attended the ( Ratsgymnasium ) in Hanover. From 1823 to 1826 he studied law at the University of Göttingen . There he became a member of the Corps Hannovera . After graduating from a French refugee family, v. Malortie joined the Hanover administrative service and in 1826 was initially an official auditor in Hanover and Syke (1827). In 1829 he joined the Land-Drostei in Hanover as an assessor and laborer.

In 1836 he was first chamberlain and court marshal of Duke Ernst August von Cumberland (later King Ernst August of Hanover ), in 1837 his chamberlain and travel marshal.

Malortie developed courtly ceremonies to perfection: in 1842 he published his main work, Der Hof-Marschall. Manual for the establishment and management of a court that developed into a standard work. In 1846 he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Göttingen.

Malortie became administrator of the Royal Gardens , Buildings and the Royal Private Treasury in 1846 . In 1851 he was appointed Oberhofmarschall. In 1860 he sat in the “select committee of the committee for the erection of the Ernst August monument ”. In 1862, Malortie was appointed Minister of State and Minister of the Royal House while retaining the office of Oberhofmarschall. With the annexation of Hanover by Prussia in 1866, Malorgie "lost all offices, but did not join the Guelph movement". He was a member of the Natural Research Society of Emden and the botanical class of the Leopoldina .

First part of the book Das Menu by Ernst von Malortie, published in 1888 by Klindworth's Verlag, Hanover.

Malortie was a respected writer . He wrote a large number of historical writings. His handbook for the management of a princely court should be emphasized, which appeared in 1842 under the title Der Hofmarschal and was widely recognized. The first edition of his work Das Menu appeared in 1878, followed by the second part, Die Feine Küche , in 1880 . His work Das Menue was considered the standard work of culinary art in the 19th century until Auguste Escoffier's Guide Culinaire was published in 1902. The first edition was sold out in the first year of its publication. Malortie himself wrote about it in his family history:

“This work was a resounding success and brilliantly reinforced the author's fame as court marshal. The book is initially intended for wealthy private houses, but has also found great recognition among European courts and soon took an excellent place among the cookbooks. Science has welcomed this as a contribution to cultural history and so it has rarely found general acceptance far beyond Germany's borders. The most respected newspapers and journals have given the most favorable evaluations. Rarely has a budget book celebrated similar triumphs! "

In addition, from 1851 he was President of the Committee of the Museum and the Art Association of Hanover . He was also involved in the construction of the "Royal Welf Museum", which opened in 1862. He was instrumental in founding the Hanoverian Cooperative of the Order of St. John (then called The Order of St. John - Kingdom of Hanover ) in 1864, which was recognized as a legal person by King George V of Hanover with his express goodwill that same year . From 1864 to 1887 he was the governing commander of the Hanoverian Cooperative of the Order of St. John.

Malortie was not married and from his considerable fortune donated a family fideikommiss , which was run by Hermann von Malortie, the son of his brother Hermann and his wife Karoline, née. Countess von Bismarck, was continued.

The bronze statuette Malorties, made by the sculptor Carl Dopmeyer , is on permanent loan from the Letter Foundation in the Hannover Historical Museum .

Awards

According to the inside title of his work Der Hofmarschall ... he wore the following medals and awards:

he was also awarded the following medals

Further honors

Fonts

Tomb of Ernst von Malortie

Portrait to Ernst von Malortie's tomb
Ernst von Malortie's tomb in the Herrenhausen Cemetery

Malortie was buried in his hereditary funeral in the Herrenhausen cemetery , in the creation of which he played a key role as Oberhofmarschall.

estate

Apparently out of private interest, Malortie had an album made around 1860 with photographs of works of art from the possession of the Guelphs. This “Malortie album” is kept by the Lower Saxony State Archives in Hanover .

literature

Web links

Commons : Carl Ernst von Malortie  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Wikisource: Carl Ernst von Malortie  - Sources and full texts
Wikiquote: Carl Ernst von Malortie  - Quotes

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h Nekrolog for Carl Otto Unico Ernst von Malortie, printed in: "Das Menu", 3rd edition, 1888, p. 465 ff.
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Klaus Mlynek : Malortie, Carl Otto Unico Ernst von , in: Stadtlexikon Hannover, p. 423.
  3. ↑ Ernst August album ; Digitized by the Getty Research Institute via Internet Archive , p. 24; on-line:
  4. ↑ see these photos
  5. ↑ see his letter of July 2, 1859 to the church council of Herrenhausen
  6. ^ Ludwig Hoerner : Hanover in early photographs 1848–1910 , with a contribution by Rudolf Zankl, Schirmer-Mosel, Munich 1979, ISBN 3-921375-44-4 , pp. 58, 65.
personal data
SURNAME Malortie, Ernst von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Malortie, Carl Otto Unico Ernst von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Administrative officer and minister of the Kingdom of Hanover
DATE OF BIRTH November 15, 1804
PLACE OF BIRTH Linden trees
DATE OF DEATH October 11, 1887
Place of death Hanover