Christoph von Zastrow (judge)

Christoph von Zastrow (born September 20, 1594 in Wollin ; † November 25, 1636 in Stettin ) was a German lawyer who rose to become director of the court in Pomerania-Stettin .

Life

He came from the noble Pomeranian family Zastrow . His father Christoph von Zastrow was the hereditary lord on Stregow in Western Pomerania , his mother Sophia was born Flemming from the Mokratz family. He attended school in Wollin and the pedagogy in Szczecin . He studied at the University of Greifswald from 1611 , but at least from 1614 at the University of Rostock , went to the University of Jena in 1619 and finally to the University of Wittenberg in 1620 .

After completing his studies, Duke Franz von Pommern appointed him trainee lawyer at the Szczecin court . Under Bogislaw XIV , the last Pomeranian duke, he was appointed court counselor and assessor at the court court in 1624, and also director of the Szczecin consistory in 1625 . In 1629 he finally became director of the Szczecin court and was thus also a member of the Duke's Privy Council . He was also appointed by the Duke as Vice-Dominus of the Camminer cathedral chapter and received the manors Cortentin , Dobberphul and Drammin .

Christoph von Zastrow married Hedwig von Ramin from the Stolzenburg family on January 25, 1629 in Stettin . The marriage resulted in two sons and a daughter.

He died in Stettin in 1636 and was buried in Stettin's Marienkirche . The funeral sermon given by Christian Groß has been handed down .

literature

Amandus Karl Vanselow : Scholars Pomerania, or alphabetical index of some scholars, male and female, who were bored in Pomerania. According to their most remarkable circumstances and written writings. Tiller, Stargard 1728, pp. 131-132 .
Nils Jörn : Zastrow, Christoph (1594–1636). In: Dirk Alvermann , Nils Jörn (Hrsg.): Biographisches Lexikon für Pommern . Volume 1 (= publications of the Historical Commission for Pomerania. Series V, Volume 48.1). Böhlau Verlag, Cologne Weimar Vienna 2013, ISBN 978-3-412-20936-0 , pp. 274-275.

Footnotes

↑ Printed in: Nils Jörn (Hrsg.): Die Pommerschen Hofgerichte. History, staff, problems of research (= series of publications of the David-Mevius-Gesellschaft. Vol. 2). Dr. Kovač, Hamburg 2007, ISBN 978-3-8300-2940-3 , pp. 289-297.

personal data
SURNAME	Zastrow, Christoph von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Zastrow, Christoph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German lawyer, director of the Szczecin court
DATE OF BIRTH	September 20, 1594
PLACE OF BIRTH	Wollin
DATE OF DEATH	November 25, 1636
Place of death	Szczecin

[1] Printed in: Nils Jörn (Hrsg.): Die Pommerschen Hofgerichte. History, staff, problems of research (= series of publications of the David-Mevius-Gesellschaft. Vol. 2). Dr. Kovač, Hamburg 2007, ISBN 978-3-8300-2940-3 , pp. 289-297.