Christoph von Kruschwitz

Christoph "Türk" von Kruschwitz (born November 10, 1497 in Leipzig ; † June 9, 1547 ibid) was a German lawyer, doctor of both rights and chancellor of the Cardinal of Mainz and the Duke of Saxony . His family erected an epitaph in his honor , which can be seen in the St. Pauli University Church in Leipzig .

Coat of arms of Christoph "Türk" von Kruschwitz from his epitaph

Life

Christoph Kruschwitz was born in Leipzig on November 10, 1497. His father was probably Jakob Kruschwitz, who acquired Leipzig citizenship in April 1481 and who acc. the land tax book of 1499 owned a house in Nikolaistrasse and Ritterstrasse. The origin of the nickname "Turk" is not clear. However, it appears in the registers of Leipzig University as early as 1503. However, the actual start of the course will have taken place later. He graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy with a bachelor's degree in 1514 and then continued his studies in Bologna and Ferrara , where he obtained a doctorate in law . He continued his legal studies in Leipzig from 1521. In 1523 he became Chancellor of Cardinal Albrecht von Brandenburg . In recognition of his services, he was raised to the hereditary nobility in 1530 by Emperor Charles V and received the castle and town of Ermsleben ( Harz ) as a fief and later Staßfurt and Konradsburg Castle . At the same time, he entered the service of Duke Moritz of Saxony in 1544 as a bailiff on the Petersberg near Halle . After the death of Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburg he fell into disgrace was on charges of corruption removed from office as magdeburgischer Chancellor and was deprived in all his fief. However, he was able to flee to Saxony and from Leipzig carried out the restitution of his goods. His efforts were also successful, but shortly before returning to Ermsleben on June 9, 1547, he died a painful death in Leipzig:

"When he was dead / he stuck his tongue out to his neck / that you couldn't bring it back to the mawl / He had bitten his tongue too / and was coal black."

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Christoph Kruschwitz was married to Ursula Goldhans, a daughter of the Leipzig councilor Christian Goldhans. The children from this marriage died early , according to a gravestone in the Passendorf churchyard . A sister of Ursula Goldhans, Elisabeth, was married to the Brandenburg Chancellor Lampert Distelmeyer .

epitaph

Epitaph for Christoph "Türk" von Kruschwitz

The epitaph consists of a total of six parts that are cast in bronze . It is divided into a large inscription panel, a panel with the family coat of arms and two small inscriptions, all of which are framed by acanthus tendrils that merge into lion paws in the lower area. The upper inscription plaque pays tribute to the life and merits of the deceased in Latin. The epitaph is dominated by the coat of arms given by Emperor Charles V. The lowest inscription is an elegiac distich written in Greek , the translation of which is:

Inscription from the epitaph of Christoph "Türk" von Kruschwitz

“Hope and you, happiness, are still alive and well! I found the port. Nothing connects us anymore. You play with those who come after me. "

The epitaph was made two years after Johannes Behem's death in Leipzig. It was originally located on the north wall of the nave. The grave slab in the ground in front of it, which was also provided with an inscription, was lost in connection with the demolition of the Pauline Church. Now the saved epitaph was attached to the south wall of the south aisle below the swallow's nest organ.

Individual evidence

↑ Michael Scholz: Middle German life pictures, people in the late Middle Ages . Ed .: Werner Freitag. Böhlau Verlag GmbH & Cie, Cologne, Weimar, Vienna 2002, ISBN 3-412-04002-9 , p. 227 ff .
↑ Erasmus Albertus: A dialogue, or conversation between several people from the interim. 1547, p. 43 .
^ Johann Friedrich Gauen (Ed.): Genealogisch-Historisches Adels-Lexicon . Johann Friedrich Gleditsch, Leipzig 1740, p. 2628 ff .
↑ DI 85, Halle / Saale, No. 148 (Franz Jäger), in: www.inschriften.net, urn: nbn: de: 0238-di085l004k0014808 .
^ Walter Nissen: Distelmeyer, Lamprecht. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 3, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1957, ISBN 3-428-00184-2 , p. 744 f. ( Digitized version ).
↑ Rudolf Hiller von Gaertringen (ed.): Ade world, I am now out of it . 1st edition. Contributions to the history of Leipzig university and science. Evangelische Verlagsanstalt GmbH, Leipzig 2011, ISBN 978-3-374-02707-1 , p. 94 ff .

personal data
SURNAME	Kruschwitz, Christoph von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Kruschwitz, Türk von (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German lawyer
DATE OF BIRTH	November 10, 1497
PLACE OF BIRTH	Leipzig
DATE OF DEATH	June 9, 1547
Place of death	Leipzig

[1] Michael Scholz: Middle German life pictures, people in the late Middle Ages . Ed .: Werner Freitag. Böhlau Verlag GmbH & Cie, Cologne, Weimar, Vienna 2002, ISBN 3-412-04002-9 , p. 227 ff .

[2] Erasmus Albertus: A dialogue, or conversation between several people from the interim. 1547, p. 43 .

[3] Johann Friedrich Gauen (Ed.): Genealogisch-Historisches Adels-Lexicon . Johann Friedrich Gleditsch, Leipzig 1740, p. 2628 ff .

[4] DI 85, Halle / Saale, No. 148 (Franz Jäger), in: www.inschriften.net, urn: nbn: de: 0238-di085l004k0014808 .

[5] Walter Nissen: Distelmeyer, Lamprecht. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 3, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1957, ISBN 3-428-00184-2 , p. 744 f. ( Digitized version ).

[6] Rudolf Hiller von Gaertringen (ed.): Ade world, I am now out of it . 1st edition. Contributions to the history of Leipzig university and science. Evangelische Verlagsanstalt GmbH, Leipzig 2011, ISBN 978-3-374-02707-1 , p. 94 ff .