Günther von Passow

Günther von Passow's tomb in the Güstrow Cathedral

Günther von Passow (born June 24, 1605 in Zehna , † November 23, 1657 in Güstrow ) was a German lawyer, Mecklenburg landowner and Privy Councilor.

life and work

Passow was the son of the Mecklenburg court junker Adam von Passow and his wife, the court maid Anna von Plessen . The later Secret Council Hartwig von Passow was his older brother.

After studying law, he initially took over the management of the family estates Zehna, Gremmelin (today part of Lalendorf ) and Klein-Vietgest. It was not until 1654 that Passow entered the service of the Mecklenburg dukes as a Privy Councilor, where he quickly gained great recognition. His sister-in-law Oelgard von Passow appointed him in 1651 together with Hans-Friedrich von Lehsten as the administrator of their considerable estate and the guardian of their grandchildren.

Passow was an admirer and supporter of Johann Rist and is one of the recipients of his Sabbathic lust for soul. In return, he published his own poem In 1651 From the great heap of atheists, undt hypocritical Christians.

Duke Gustav Adolf von Mecklenburg-Güstrow had a monumental tomb of Charles Philippe Dieussart placed for him in Güstrow Cathedral in 1659 and contributed an epitaph himself in German and Latin.

After losing to Klein-Vietgest in bankruptcy in 1650 , his son Hartwig had to give up Zehna in 1662. He became a soldier and later rose to become a general in the Danish army.

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Gunther Passaw / A Mecklenburg Nobleman / About Johann Risten's Sabbathic Soul Pleasure / De Anno 1651. From the large heap of atheists, undt hypocritical Christians. o. O. 1651 (4 pages, complete in VD 17 )

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Individual evidence

↑ See the entry of Guntherus Passow's matriculation in the Rostock matriculation portal

↑ According to the information given in his grave inscription in Gustav Thiele, Johann Christian Schaper: Description of the cathedral in Güstrow, in which its foundation, as well as all of the circumstances that occurred in 1226, are included. Rostock: Cap [1726] ( digitized copy of the copy in the Bavarian State Library), according to other sources he took over his position as early as 1644 after the death of his brother.

^ Description from Friedrich Schlie: The art and historical monuments of the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Volume 4, Schwerin 1901, p. 218

^ Based on CGJ von Kamptz: The von Kamptz family. Schwerin 1871, p. 106

personal data
SURNAME	Passow, Günther von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German lawyer and Privy Councilor
DATE OF BIRTH	June 24, 1605
PLACE OF BIRTH	Toe
DATE OF DEATH	November 23, 1657
Place of death	Guestrow

[1] See the entry of Guntherus Passow's matriculation in the Rostock matriculation portal

[2] According to the information given in his grave inscription in Gustav Thiele, Johann Christian Schaper: Description of the cathedral in Güstrow, in which its foundation, as well as all of the circumstances that occurred in 1226, are included. Rostock: Cap [1726] ( digitized copy of the copy in the Bavarian State Library), according to other sources he took over his position as early as 1644 after the death of his brother.

[3] Description from Friedrich Schlie: The art and historical monuments of the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Volume 4, Schwerin 1901, p. 218

[4] Based on CGJ von Kamptz: The von Kamptz family. Schwerin 1871, p. 106