Conrad Orth from Hagen

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Conrad Orth from Hagen (* 1523 in Geseke ; † March 12, 1589 in Cologne ). He was a doctor of law. utr., dean and rector of the medieval University of Cologne , dean and canon at the collegiate church St. Georg am Waidmarkt in Cologne and founder of the family foundation named after him .

Life

He was the son of Liborius Orth, mayor in Geseke, and his wife Sibylla from Hagen. Conrad Orth from Hagen's uncle, mother's brother, was Bernhard from Hagen (* before 1490; † October 3, 1556 in Cologne), doctor jur. utr., electoral chancellor , provost and dean in Cologne. Under his care he studied law and theology in Cologne , where he also received his doctorate . He became dean and rector of the university and dean and canon at the collegiate church of St. George on Waidmarkt, where he is also buried. From 1554 he was also canon of Cologne . Like his uncle Bernhard to Odilia von Berck ("duos filios naturales") and other clergymen, he also had an illegitimate relationship with his maid Sibylla von Düsseldorf († November 29, 1573 in Cologne). The two sons Georg Orth (* around 1553 in Cologne) and Conrad Orth (* around 1555 in Cologne) emerged from this relationship. According to the will of his uncle, whose heir he was, he brought his inherited and his own fortune into a foundation; Male descendants and relatives should be able to finance their studies and female descendants and relatives a dowry from the proceeds of the foundation's assets. This family foundation has existed since 1594 and is administered by the Cologne grammar school and foundation fund.

literature

  • Josef Bender: History of the city of male dogs. A representation of their institutions, their communal relations with the rural communities and their fates. In addition to a history of the male knight families . Werl, 1848 p. 69 digitized
  • Boley, Karl H. (arrangement): Founder and Foundation Orth from Hagen with descendants boards. Cologne 1978, 2nd edition 2000 (foundations of the Kölner Gymnasial- und Stiftungsfonds 1; publications of the West German Society for Family Studies 126)
  • Arnold M. Vogt, Contributions to Family Studies Vogt (-Brinkmann), Rüthen . Print: Aschendorff, Münster 1975.

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personal data
SURNAME Orth from Hagen, Conrad
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German lawyer, rector of the University of Cologne
DATE OF BIRTH around 1523
PLACE OF BIRTH Geseke
DATE OF DEATH March 12, 1589
Place of death Cologne