Georg Achatz Heher
Georg Achatz Heher (also Achatius ; born December 30, 1601 in Nuremberg , † May 22, 1667 in Rudolstadt ) was a German lawyer , diplomat and chancellor .
Life
Heher was a son of the lawyer and diplomat Georg Heher. He first grew up with his grandfather in Altdorf near Nuremberg . From 1616 to 1620 he attended the University of Altdorf , then followed his father to Vienna, who represented the Protestant cities of the Swabian district there . There he came into contact with diplomacy. After returning to Jena University , he returned to Altdorf in 1623. In Altdorf he eventually became a doctor of law doctorate .
Heher settled in Nuremberg in 1624 as a lawyer . In 1625 he was sent to Vienna. There he received an audience with Emperor Ferdinand II on August 25, 1635. Other embassies followed. In 1629 he came to Speyer and then toured Switzerland , France and Italy . At the same time, he completed a career in court. In 1628 he became an assessor at the Lower Court in Nuremberg and a consultant in Altmühl, then in 1830 a municipal court consultant in Nuremberg.
Jay took in 1632 a reputation as a Councilor for Würzburg on, but declined from 1633. Vice Chancellor and Director of War firm after Regensburg . After the Swedish defeat, he was able to return to Nuremberg in 1636, where he again hired himself out as a consultant, including for the German Order .
Heher was appointed government councilor of the Duchy of Saxony-Gotha in 1640 , but was initially able to remain in Nuremberg despite this obligation. Like his father, he became an imperial count palatine . The honor was given in 1644 by Emperor Ferdinand III. As early as next year, he was on the negotiations of the Treaty of Westphalia of Münster and Osnabrück sent. He represented the duchies of Saxe-Gotha and Saxe-Weimar and the Principality of Anhalt-Bernburg . For his services, Duke Ernst of Saxe-Gotha appointed him Oberamtmann of the cities of Königsberg , Heldburg , Eisfeld and von Veilsdorf in 1648 . Thereupon Heher left Nuremberg and moved to Heldburg. In 1652, Duke Wilhelm von Sachsen-Weimar accepted him into the Fruitful Society as “the communicator” .
Heher continued to take over embassies. From 1649 to 1650 he represented the duchies at the peace enforcement congress in Nuremberg, and later he was envoy at the negotiations of the Reichstag in Regensburg on the last Reichs Farewell . From 1659 until his death he was finally Chancellor of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt . For this he moved to Rudolstadt.
literature
- Ernst Kelchner : Heher, Georg Achatz . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 11, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1880, p. 291 f.
- Georg Andreas Will : Nuremberg scholarly lexicon; or, Description of all Nuremberg scholars beyderley sex after their life , Volume 2, Schüpfel, Nuremberg 1756, pp. 58-60.
Web links
- Bärbel Rasch-Overberg: Georg Achatius Heher at www.westfaelische-geschichte.de
- Publications by and about Georg Achatz Heher in VD 17 .
- Works by and about Georg Achatz Heher in the German Digital Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Heher, Georg Achatz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Heher, Georg Achatius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German lawyer, diplomat and chancellor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 30, 1601 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nuremberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 22, 1667 |
| Place of death | Rudolstadt |