Ernst von Börstel

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Ernst von Börstel (* after 1585; † 1623 ) was a ministerial officer to Landgrave Moritz von Hessen-Kassel , most recently as chief court master , and first prefect of the Collegium Mauritianum in Kassel .

Life

Börstel was a son of the director of the Anhalt landscape , Kurt von Börstel, and his wife Anna geb. Stopler. Ludwig and Heinrich von Börstel were his brothers.

On September 26, 1594, Börstel enrolled at the University of Wittenberg . The matriculation register notes: too young to take the oath . In 1609 he studied at the University of Siena .

In 1612 Börstel took part in the coronation of Emperor Matthias in Frankfurt am Main as a chamberlain in the entourage of Landgrave Moritz von Hessen Kassel . Then he became, at the suggestion of Diederich von dem Werder , court master for the future Landgrave Wilhelm V. This accompanied Börstel in the years 1614-1616 on his two-year Grand Tour through France and Switzerland . During this time, Börstel studied with his pupil for one semester at the University of Basel (1614) and two semesters in Geneva (1615/1616).

After his return, Börstel was appointed prefect of the Collegium Mauritianum in 1618 , which had been completely restructured into a knight school. His career led Börstel from his appointment to the Privy Council to the office of Oberhofmarschall.

In 1623 Prince Ludwig I of Anhalt-Köthen accepted Ernst von Börstel into the Fruit-Bringing Society . He gave it the company name of Truckene and the motto not to network . The wall or stone diamonds ( Asplenium ruta-muraria L. ) were assigned to him as an emblem. In the Koethen company register there is Börstel's entry under number 61. There the rhyme law was also noted, with which he thanks for the admission:

The name "Trucken" was the name of my game
Because no rain can penetrate my leaves:
How may the flight of my body weight have now passed
I used to indulge myself diligently with God.

Ernst von Börstel had not yet celebrated his 40th birthday when he drowned in the summer of 1623.

Footnotes

  1. ^ Johann Christoff Beckmann: History of the Principality of Anhalt: Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Part. Zimmerann, Zerbst, 1710, p. 204

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SURNAME Börstel, Ernst von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION High Court Marshal and Prefect of the Collegium Mauritianum in Kassel
DATE OF BIRTH after 1585
DATE OF DEATH 1623