Eberhard von Berckhusen
Eberhard von Berckhusen (* around 1525 in Hanover ; † April 26, 1564 ibid) was a German councilor to Duke Erich II and the author of a genealogical book about the Hanoverian patrician families .
Life
Eberhard von Berckhusen came from the old patrician and merchant family von Berckhusen . He was the son of Anton von Berckhusen , "who took over the office of mayor when the Reformation was introduced in Hanover after the old ( Catholic ) council had left the city."
Berckhusen attended the University of Wittenberg from April 1541 , but then - according to his own statements - later studied at the University of Paris , where the “three language proficient” obtained his master’s degree.
In 1553 Eberhard von Berckhusen, who was never in the service of the city of Hanover, published his "News from Hanoverian patrician families", the so-called " Wäskenbok ". This genealogy "of the most important Hanoverian city families, to which the Berkhusen family belonged, primarily pursued the purpose of underpinning their claim to leadership in an increasingly difficult time for these families." With his conservative attitude, which Berckhusen expressed with the Wäskenbok, possibly also his “extraordinary knowledge of both rights” “may have helped him to the position of councilor […]”, to which Duke Erich II. “probably from 1560” raised him.
The grave plate Berckhusens, who died at the age of 39 years can be found on the south side of the Market Church in Hanover.
literature
- Sabine Wehking : Holdings: DI 36 (Hanover) / No. 118, Marktkirche, 1564 , in: Inscription catalog: City of Hanover on German inscriptions online
- Carl Schuchhardt : The Hanoverian Sculptors of the Renaissance , Hanover: Hahnsche Buchhandlung, 1909, No. 10
- Irmtraud Schneider: The Wäskenbok families and their property. In: Hannoversche Geschichtsblätter , New Series 24 (1970), pp. 35–38
- Karljosef Kreter : Urban history culture and historiography. The image of the city of Hanover in the mirror of its histories from the beginnings to the loss of urban autonomy , also dissertation in 1996 at the University of Hanover, in the online edition Städtische Geschichtskultur und Historiographie , Hanover: 1996, p. 143ff. and 171ff .; Digitized as PDF document on the website of the German National Library
- Klaus Mlynek : BERCKHUSEN, from (van) (2) Eberhard. In: Dirk Böttcher, Klaus Mlynek, Waldemar R. Röhrbein, Hugo Thielen: Hannoversches Biographisches Lexikon . From the beginning to the present. Schlütersche, Hannover 2002, ISBN 3-87706-706-9 , p. 50; online through google books
- Klaus Mlynek: Berckhusen, from (van), (2) Eberhard. In: Klaus Mlynek, Waldemar R. Röhrbein (eds.) U. a .: City Lexicon Hanover . From the beginning to the present. Schlütersche, Hannover 2009, ISBN 978-3-89993-662-9 , p. 59.
Web links
- Epitaph for Eberhard von Berckhusen, died 1564 in the picture index Photo Marburg , last accessed on 6 September 2013
References and comments
- ↑ a b c d e f Klaus Mlynek: BERCKHUSEN ... (see literature)
- ↑ a b c d e Sabine Wehking: Holdings: DI ... (see literature)
- ↑ a b c Compare the translated inscription on the grave slab
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Berckhusen, Eberhard von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Berckhusen, Eberhard van; Berckhusen, Eberhard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hofrat of Duke Erich II., Author of a genealogical work on Hanoverian patrician families |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1525 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hanover |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 26, 1564 |
| Place of death | Hanover |