Daniel von Büren the Younger

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Coat of arms of the von Büren family at the entrance to the Egestorff Foundation

Daniel von Büren the Younger (born June 22, 1512 in Bremen , † July 10, 1593 in Bremen) was an important statesman and mayor of Bremen in the 16th century.

biography

Von Büren was the son of Mayor Daniel von Büren the elder . He studied in Wittenberg with Martin Luther and Philipp Melanchthon , returned to Bremen in 1535 and was appointed to the Bremen council in 1538 in place of his father . He also worked as a judge. In 1544 (other source 1547) he became mayor. He was able to overcome the serious crises between the moderate and the Orthodox Lutherans during the Reformation . Von Büren was a supporter of a Calvinist , Reformed creed.

Between 1547 and 1562 the “Reformed” and the “Lutherans” fought over the new faith in Bremen. Albert Rizäus Hardenberg , a Dutchman who was the most important Reformed preacher at Bremen Cathedral in this dispute between 1547 and 1561, was supported by Büren and several councilors . The social lower and middle class in Bremen also stood on the side of the humble and popular Reformed. The mediation in 1558 by Archbishop Georg von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel could not end the dispute. During a major "disputation" in May 1558, there was a scandal between von Büren and the majority in the council. Von Büren denied the council the authority to decide on theological questions. In 1561 even the Lower Saxony district council demanded that Hardenberg be deposed. This exasperated gave up in 1561 and thus lost the argument against the Lutherans, so that he left Bremen in the same year.

Mayor von Büren, however, still stood by the reformed party, although he was initially still in the minority in the council. In January 1562 von Büren was able to assert himself with the mass of citizens that had meanwhile formed. Hundreds of citizens gathered in front of the town hall and the cathedral and demanded the freedom to practice their religion and the banishment of the Orthodox. A large part of the councilors gave way to the threat of violence. She and five preachers left Bremen and tried to mobilize other princes and the emperor against Bremen. The Hanseatic League even excluded Bremen once again in 1563. Archbishop Georg von Braunschweig-Lüneburg was supposed to mediate on behalf of the emperor - but without success. The council was again completed by 19 newly elected councilors and three new mayors were also elected. In 1568 the Augsburg Confession was finally recognized by the contending parties. However, von Büren's personality then managed to reconcile. The councilors who had fled were allowed to return, but they had lost their offices. The reformed faith prevailed and some Orthodox Lutheran priests left Bremen. The Hanseatic League resumed Bremen in 1576. Von Büren remained in office until 1591 at the age of 79.

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family

He was married twice. His first wife was Beke von Borken , a daughter of Mayor Meimar von Borken († 1546). The couple had two daughters and their son Daniel († 1608), who also became a councilor and mayor. After the death of his first wife, he married Adelheid von Helvessen , a daughter of the Stader councilor Johannes von Helvessen . The couple had a son and a daughter.

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personal data
SURNAME Büren, Daniel the Younger
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Councilor and Mayor in Bremen
DATE OF BIRTH June 22, 1512
PLACE OF BIRTH Bremen
DATE OF DEATH July 10, 1593
Place of death Bremen