Christoph von Klinski

Coat of arms of Christoph von Klinski (Dachnowski, 1631)

Christoph von Klinski († after 1618) was abbot of the Pelplin monastery from November 29, 1590 to September 1, 1592 . He came from the old Prussian family von Rautenberg-Klinski . His term of office was marked by the struggle of the estates in the Prussian Royal Share to maintain their right to fill offices in the Pelplin Monastery against the Polish crown, at the end of which the Polish forces gained the upper hand.

coat of arms

Christoph von Klinski had a different coat of arms on the basis of his experience: In the shield a ram going back, shaved on the lower body and legs, bloodstained on the sides. As a crest he leads a sheep torso, shaved in the lower area. He would like to symbolize the setbacks he suffered in the service of the church.

Political background - First and Second Peace of Thorn

After the lost battle of Tannenberg on July 15, 1410, the Teutonic Order in Prussia had to make high contributions to Poland with the First Peace of Thorn in 1411. When the order wanted to raise the necessary funds through taxation of the cities and the landed gentry, in return they enforced a greater say in the state parliaments held since 1422. In 1440 cities and country nobility merged to form the Prussian League and in 1453 they submitted to King Casimir IV of Poland . They hoped to gain support against the order, which ultimately led to the Thirteen Years War . As a result, with the Second Peace of Thorn , the Teutonic Order lost, among other things, Pomerellen to the Polish crown. This area was then designated as the Prussian Royal (Polish) Part , which, however, had reserved extensive autonomy and special rights, such as the special right of the natives (Ius indigenatus).

Legal background - local law

In both eastern and western (Polish) Prussia, a uniform law of the locals, written in German, applied (Latin: ius indigenatus ). It was a royal privilege that every new king had to recognize before he was recognized as sovereign by the Prussian estates in royal Polish Prussia. This right of the natives was intended to limit Polish interference and ensure Prussian self-government. For example, offices and property should be reserved for long-established Prussians.

Individual evidence

1. ^ R. Frydrychowicz, History of the Cistercian Abbey Pelplin and its architectural and art monuments, Düsseldorf 1905, p. 94 ff.
2. ↑ G.Lengnich, history of Prussian land Royal / Polish Antheil since 1526, Vol. IV, p 56, 121, 107, 109, 117, 148
3. ↑ Juliusz Ostrowski, Księga Herbowa rodów polskich cz. 1. Warszawa 1897, "Klinski"
4. ↑ Genealogy Klinski ( Memento of the original from July 28, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.