Claus von der Betten (politician, 1460)

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"Staden", from Conrad Bote's Cronecken der Sassen . An illustration by Stade from the lifetime of Mayor Claus von der Betten

Claus von der Betten (* 1460 ; † 1541 ) was a German politician and mayor of Stade since 1501 .

Life

He was one of the most powerful men of that time on the Lower Elbe and the progenitor of all von derdecke who now lived in four great lines .

Probably he had the opposite of the former Archbishop of Bremen Johann III. Rode von Wale made unruly knighthood his successor Christoph von Braunschweig-Lüneburg compliant, and made himself so indispensable to him since 1511. He also helped him with large financial advances.

In 1516 he received a privilege for this from Christoph, which made him and his descendants independent.

A witness heard in a trial between Stade and Hamburg in 1577 gives a clear picture of his achievements. He explained that the mayor Claus vdD had successfully defended himself against the Hamburg Elbe customs, whereupon the city of Stade and Hamburg came to a settlement that everyone wanted to let the other pass freely. The witness went on to testify that the people of Hamburg always said that the people of Stader could spend a lot of money if they could have such mayors as Claus vdD and his son Herrmann again. After the latter death, the Hamburgers would have removed the customs again.

At that time there was not just one, but four mayors in Stade, two of whom took turns in office every year.

Seal of Peter from the ceiling from 1591. Peter lived from 1539 to 1619. Peter owned the estates of Kampe, Oerichsheil, Ritterhof and Wechtern. This form of the coat of arms from 1591 has been preserved to this day. The Dutch spelling of the family name with van can be found in some documents around 1600.
Stade with Elbe in the background 1640 (100 years after Claus von der Betten)
The Duchy of Bremen around 1655

progeny

Claus married Anna von der Lieth in 1496. They had six sons and two daughters. Five of their sons donated the five lines of the family:

  • Hermann (-1550), was also the mayor of Stade. He owned the Oerichsheil, Balje and the Kampe family estate. Hermann founded the first line, also called the Oerichsheiler line. Hermanus van Deken studied in Rostock in 1521/22.

     Peter (1539-1619) was Hermann's son. He obtained a letter of protection from Emperor Maximilian II . The seal of Peter van der Betten see left.

  • Thomas (-1567) was the Royal Danish Rittmeister in Schölisch and Bullenhausen. Thomas was the founder of the second or Schölischer lineage, which existed until 1700.
  • Heinrich (-1555) was a Danish colonel on Stellenfleet III and IV and Wechtern I. Heinrich was the founder of the third or older Stellenflether line.
  • Claus (1516–1588), on Stellenfleth I and II. Claus was the founder of the fourth or younger Stellenfleth lineage.
  • Johann (-1557), in Schölisch I, Borstel, Allwörden, Blockland and Wechtern IV. Johann donated the fifth or Borsteler line.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Krause:  Blankets, Claus von der . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 5, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1877, p. 1.
  2. ↑ Thassilo von derdecke: Notes on the genealogical tables of the von derdecke family , 1998, 878 pages, p. 19
  3. ↑ Files from the Reich Chamber of Commerce on stacking justice on the Elbe in the State Archives Stade Rep. 27, number 445
  4. ↑ Stadtarchiv Stade , there the last article contains information on Stade's mayors
  5. ↑ Wilhelm of the blankets: The family of the blankets. In their various circumstances , Hannover Klindworth's Hof-Druckerei, 1865, family tables p. 42
  6. ^ Database of the register of the University of Rostock Hermanus van Deken A total of 13 students of the family studied in Rostock. (Search with ceilings and blankets)
personal data
SURNAME Blankets, Claus from the
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German politician and mayor of Stade
DATE OF BIRTH 1460
DATE OF DEATH 1541