Ferdinand Woldrzich von Ehrenfreund

Ferdinand Woldrzich ; since May 29, 1795 Ferdinand Woldrzich von Ehrenfreund (born January 19, 1737 in Stockau in Bohemia ; † January 5, 1800 in Prague ) was a Bohemian lawyer and university professor .

Life

Ferdinand Woldrzich von Ehrenfreund attended the Jesuit grammar school in Klattau and then studied philosophy and law at the University of Prague . In 1756 he received his master's degree in philosophy and in 1770 his doctorate in both rights; in the same year he was appointed state advocate in the Kingdom of Bohemia by Archduchess Maria Theresa in her capacity as Queen of Bohemia .

On January 4, 1772 he was appointed professor of canon law at the University of Prague, at the same time he was an assessor of the study commission . Shortly afterwards he received his appointment as consistorial councilor and chancellery director of the archbishop's consistory in Prague. The way in which he conveyed canon law to the young clergy, which had undergone major changes under Emperor Joseph II , gave him the monarch's recognition. Although this led to hostility from the Roman Curia , mainly from the University Vice Chancellor Joseph von Bretfeld , however, he did not return the attacks and ultimately tired his opponents.

In his writing De Dispensationibus he showed, among other things, that the bishops are not only entitled; but are even obliged to absolve the nuns of the abolished monasteries from their vows if they so demanded; this led to further hostility from clerical circles.

In 1787 he began lecturing on legal practice and civil law at Prague University; In 1784 he became dean of the law faculty and was rector of the university in 1778 and 1788 .

honors and awards

Because of his services, Ferdinand Woldrzich was awarded the nobility diploma with the title of honorary friend on May 29, 1795 by Emperor Franz .

Fonts (selection)

Caspar Sagner; Ferdinand Woldrzich: Discursus de terrae motus causa, occasione motuum similum . Prague, Kirchner 1756.
De origin juris appellandi ad sedem romanam . Prague 1776.
De Dispensationibus . Prague 1780.

Literature (selection)

Constantin von Wurzbach : Woldrzich Edler von Ehrenfreund, Ferdinand . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 57th part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1889, p. 256 f. ( Digitized version ).

Individual evidence

↑ Georg Norbert Schnabel: History of the law faculty at the unified Carl-Ferdinandeische Hochschule in Prague: together with an introduction to the state of law studies at the old Carolinian University . Straschiripka, 1827, p. 86 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
↑ Prague interesting news along with the actual intelligence from the kk Frag- u. Customer service . No. 39 . VV Pruscha, September 28, 1782 ( limited preview in Google book search).

personal data
SURNAME	Woldrzich von Ehrenfreund, Ferdinand
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Woldrzich, Ferdinand; Woldřich, Ferdinand
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Bohemian lawyer and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH	January 19, 1737
PLACE OF BIRTH	Stockau , Bohemia
DATE OF DEATH	January 5, 1800
Place of death	Prague

[1] Georg Norbert Schnabel: History of the law faculty at the unified Carl-Ferdinandeische Hochschule in Prague: together with an introduction to the state of law studies at the old Carolinian University . Straschiripka, 1827, p. 86 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

[2] Prague interesting news along with the actual intelligence from the kk Frag- u. Customer service . No. 39 . VV Pruscha, September 28, 1782 ( limited preview in Google book search).