Daniel Zöllner

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Daniel Zöllner (* 1544 perhaps in Lübeck ; † May 20, 1618 in Lübeck) was a German lawyer and (Vice) Chancellor of Mecklenburg .

Depiction of the coat of arms at "Zöllners Hof" in Lübeck.

Life

Probably born in Lübeck, Daniel Zöllner studied law. 1573 was at the University of Basel Dr. jur. PhD. The invitation to his doctorate calls him "Daniel Telonites Lubecensis" . In 1584 Zöllner, at that time court and chamber councilor of the Ratzeburg monastery and its administrator Christoph von Mecklenburg , also became the landowner. He acquired the farm of the farmer Hinrick Vittensee in Selmsdorf , enlarged it in 1604 by adding another position and is therefore today the founder of the later Selmsdorf domain.

In Ratzeburg, the Mecklenburg Duke Karl I seems to have become aware of the customs officer, who still had his main residence in Lübeck and who represented the Ratzeburg cathedral chapter several times in disputes before the Imperial Court of Justice. The Ratzeburg bishops, and later the Mecklenburg dukes, also maintained their Lübeck town house in Große Burgstrasse 11 from 1588 onwards . When Karl I, who had previously been the administrator of the Ratzeburg diocese , ascended the throne of the partial duchy of Mecklenburg-Güstrow in 1603, he seems to have appointed customs officer to Güstrow as his chancellor . Charles's will of October 23, 1604, Daniel Zöllner, meanwhile with the rank of ducal Mecklenburg (vice) chancellor, and other dignitaries as guardians for his younger children, which emerged from morganatic relationships.

Perhaps after the Duke's death (1610), Zöllner withdrew from civil service. He seems to have moved to his retirement home in Lübeck, where Zöller was highly regarded in 1618, but died unmarried and childless. He was buried in the St. Marienkirche in Lübeck .

Epitaph in St. Marien

An epitaph was erected for him on a column of the church between the main and south aisles . Largely in the center it shows a perfect plastic Alabaster - relief with a mannerist embossed representation of the resurrection of Jesus. The originally partially gilded medallion is attributed to the school of the Dutch sculptor Robert Coppens . The epitaph was badly damaged in the air raid on Lübeck on March 29, 1942 . The relief was recovered in 1947 and only returned to St. Mary's Church in 1985.

Zöllners Hof in the Depenau No. 10–12

Zollner's court

Daniel Zöllner earned lasting fame through his legacy. In his will he had determined that part of his property should be used to build an imposing brick wing building (completed in 1622). This residential monastery in the Depenau , known as "Zöllners Gang" or "Zöllners Hof" , was to serve as accommodation for impoverished women. Today, Zöllners Hof is located at the back of the Lübeck University of Music in the touristically lively Petriviertel on the Obertrave. The front building in the style of the brick Renaissance shows the family coat of arms of the founder with the Latin inscription above the entrance, which is also the passage to the rear buildings:

Insigne pm largitoris Dni. Danielis Zöllneri IUD princip. Megapolens olim Cancellarii meritissimi AO. 1622 .
(Translation) Insignia of blessed memory of the donor Dr. iur. Daniel Zöllners, the former, extremely deserving, Princely Mecklenburg Chancellor

The courtyard wing consists of four other houses under a common eaves roof. All house entrance doors are under a round arch and are still uniform today with fittings from the time of origin. The facility is a listed building.

Web links

Relic of the tax collector's epitaph in St. Marien
Commons : Daniel Zöllner  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Promoter Lectori Salvtem: ... cum ... D. Daniel Telonites Lubecensis ... progressus sui & eruditionis solidæ, in Iure Ciuili ac Pontificio, splendissima specimina ... exhibuerit: Collegium IC unanimi consensu, honores, illi uiro optimo debitos , publicè conferre, insignijsq [ue] Doctoralibus eum exornare decreuit. Ad hu [n] c actum solennem, qui the 2nd September. futurus est, omnes ... inuitamus; ... Qvaestio. Sít ne hosti seruanda fides? / [Samuel Grynaeus]. (1573).
  2. ^ Gottlieb Matthias Carl Masch : History of the Diocese of Ratzeburg. F. Aschenfeldt, Lübeck 1835, p. 553 ( digitized version )
  3. ↑ Große Burgstraße 11, former town house of the bishops of Ratzeburg and the dukes of Mecklenburg, as in 2007
  4. ↑ RUDLOFF, Friedrich August von: Modern History of Mecklenburg. Vol. 2. - Rostock; Schwerin: Stiller, 1822. - p. 409.
  5. ↑ It is still uncertain whether the Lübeck canon Conrad Zöllner († 1625) mentioned among his estate administrators was his relative.
  6. ↑ Information on the restoration of the customs officer epitaph  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed May 14, 2009@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / baufachinformation.de  
  7. ^ Klaus J. Groth : Lübeck World Heritage Site - listed houses ; Lübeck 1999, p. 83. ISBN 3-7950-1231-7
personal data
SURNAME Customs officer, Daniel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Telonites, Daniel; Zollner, Daniel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German lawyer
DATE OF BIRTH 1544
DATE OF DEATH May 20, 1618
Place of death Lübeck