Georg Christoph von Haslang
Georg Christoph von Haslang (born September 25, 1602 in Munich , † April 15, 1684 in Hohenkammer ) was the envoy of Elector Maximilian I of Bavaria at the Westphalian peace negotiations in Münster and Osnabrück.
Life
Origin and family
Georg Christoph von Haslang was born as the son of Heinrich von Haslang († 1607, Councilor) and his wife Barbara von Closen. In 1621 he married Anna Katharina von Dalberg, daughter of Wolfgang Friedrich I. von Dalberg . She was the widow of Johann Dietrich Echter von Mespelbrunn . From this marriage there were three children. His second marriage was in 1635 with Maria Katharina von Fürstenberg zu Herdringen (1611–1679), daughter of Friedrich von Fürstenberg (1576–1646) and his wife Anna Maria von Kerpen (1588–1646). This marriage produced five sons and one daughter.
Career and work
After studying at the University of Ingolstadt , Georg Christoph became a Bavarian truchess and councilor in 1621 . A year later he was promoted to the baron status, he took up the officer's career and in 1632 became head of a riding company. On December 11, 1638, Georg Christoph received a fiefdom letter from Elector Maximilian I for his share in the Giebing seat . Since he had proven himself as an envoy to the Reichstag in Regensburg from 1641 to 1642 and also in Vienna, he was appointed privy councilor and chief envoy for the Westphalian peace congress in Münster in 1645 . Here he was responsible for representing the spa region of Bavaria. The peace treaties were signed in Osnabrück on October 24, 1648, not by Georg Christoph, but by Dr. Johann Adolph Krebs signed. In 1653 he was the Bavarian envoy to the election of King Ferdinand IV. Georg Christoph is buried in the parish church of Hohenkammer, where the tombstone is still preserved.
Important offices
- 1635 chamberlain
- 1639–1662 nurse at Pfaffenhofen
- 1653 Chamberlain
- 1662–1679 nurse to Friedberg.
- 1643 court marshal and hereditary steward
- 1662 secret council director
Others
- The engraver Anselm van Hulle had been commissioned to make portraits of all the important participants in the congress. After this copper engraving, an oil painting was made with the portrait of Georg Cristoph von Haslang, which still adorns the Münster meeting room today.
- His Hohenkammer Castle was destroyed during the chaos of war. Reconstruction began in 1641. During an enemy attack in 1646, the castle was again badly damaged. Georg Christoph found his castle in this condition when he returned from Münster.
See also
literature
- Heinz Duchhardt , Gerd Dethlefs, Hermann Queckenstedt: ... to an everlasting memory. The peace halls in Münster and Osnabrück. Series Osnabrücker Kulturdenkmäler, Vol. 8, Bramsche 1996, ISBN 3-930595-83-4 .
Web links
- Georg Christoph von Haslang Short biography on the Internet portal "Westphalian History"
- Biography Georg Christoph von Haslang Entry from the Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Haslang, Georg Christoph von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Envoy of Elector Maximilian I of Bavaria at the Westphalian Peace Congress in Münster and Osnabrück |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 25, 1602 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 15, 1684 |
| Place of death | Hohenkammer |