Hans Christoph Scherer

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Hans Christoph Scherer (born June 23, 1582 in Herbsleben , † November 14, 1632 in Erfurt ) was a German bailiff and diplomat .

His parents were Michael Scherer and Esther Quentin. As a soldier he took part in a Hungarian campaign against the Ottomans . He then became bailiff of the city of Erfurt in Großvargula . In this role he was negotiating partner of the Swedish king Gustav Adolf in 1632 during the occupation of Erfurt in the Thirty Years' War .

With his wife Maria Lehmann he had seven sons and four daughters. After his death in 1632 he was buried in the Michaeliskirche in Erfurt . His tomb still exists today.

literature

  • Schröter, Sebastianus: funeral sermon for Hans Christoph Scherer, Erfurt 1633
  • Lehmann, Heidrun: Buried and rediscovered , Thüringer Allgemeine, Erfurt, August 7, 2015

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ gedbas.genealogy.net
personal data
SURNAME Scherer, Hans Christoph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German bailiff and diplomat
DATE OF BIRTH June 23, 1582
PLACE OF BIRTH Autumn life
DATE OF DEATH November 14, 1632
Place of death Erfurt