Hans Frenzel (client)

Hans Frenzel (* 1463 in Görlitz ; † September 16, 1526 there ) was a builder , landowner , beer owner , merchant and also one of the most respected and influential men in Görlitz. Because of his considerable wealth he was nicknamed "The Rich".

Live and act

Hans Frenzel was the son of the white tanner Hans Frenzel. He had three sisters. He grew up in Görlitz, attended the city school and was sent to Posen by his father in 1474 at the age of eleven . There he attended school for two years, acquired basic business skills and learned Polish. He learned the cloth trade on the Polish markets, where Görlitz goods, especially cloth , were sold. From then on he traveled a lot, including to Prussia and Russia . In 1484 he returned to Görlitz and ran the trade of his uncle Peter Frenzel, a brother of his father. When his father died in 1490, he inherited no more than 227 marks.

Frenzelhof (Untermarkt 5)

In 1494 he opened his own company after marrying Anna, the daughter of the wealthy trader and former councilor Caspar Tilicke, in 1493 . After the death of his father-in-law in 1499, Hans Frenzel inherited a considerable fortune in movable property and real estate , including the Untermark 5 brewery . He rebuilt the house, which was in a dilapidated state. Around the year 1510 he had the painting of the treasury of the house finished. According to Peter Wenzel, Hans Wenzel mainly traded in cloth, woad and wool . He was one of the most important creditors in the city of Görlitz. Bernhardt Bernt, who belonged to a politically influential family, was one of his business partners. His borrowers included comparatively wealthy city councilors, mayors and private individuals.

Steinstock, Hans Frenzel's apartment

Hans Frenzel lived in the Steinstock , a small residential tower compared to the other objects in the associated castle area.

Construction of the Anne Chapel

Anne Chapel

In 1508 he had the Anne Chapel built. In 1507 he received approval for the building site on the site of the former ducal palace. The chapel was consecrated in 1512. Hans Frenzel had asked Saint Anna, whom he venerated, for help for an heir and successor to the family, as his marriage had remained childless for years. He dedicated the patronage of the chapel to Saint Anne.

Competition with Georg Emerich

Hans Frenzel was in competition with Georg Emerich (1422–1507), the son of Urban Emerich, who immigrated in 1432/33, from one of the most influential families in Görlitz. Georg, who was known for his many foundations (including the Görlitzer Heilig-Grab-Anlage , a replica of the Heilig-Grab-Anlage in Jerusalem ) in Görlitz, was the only one there who was there for his wealth, economic potential and the diversity of his social Contacts with Hans Frenzel was comparable. Georg Emmerich, during his time as Mayor of Görlitz, Hans Frenzel had refused to approve the construction of the Annenkapelle.

Acquired villages

In the course of his life Frenzel acquired the villages (or part of them) Friedersdorf (1499), Girbigsdorf (1500, partly), Königshain (1504), Kunnersdorf (1504), Langenau (1511), Leopoldshain , Liebstein (1524), Lissa ( 1508), Markersdorf (1504, partially), Schützenhain and Zodel .

He built his country residence in Königshain.

Frenzel died on September 16, 1526 in Görlitz and was buried in the Nikolaifriedhof , where Georg Emerich had also been buried.

Vita Mercatoris

Hans Frenzel wrote an autobiography, the Vita Mercatoris . Its information largely coincides with the information in the city's archives.

family

Hans Frenzel's last name goes back to the first name of his great-grandfather Franz Morgensinn (morning son). His son and grandson, both called Hans , were called Fränzels Hans . For this reason, Morgensohn's great-grandson Hans called himself Hans Frentzel in his own biography .

Hans' sisters were called Katherina (⚭ Bernhard Bernt , councilor), Anna (⚭ Hans Reintsch ) and Barbara (⚭ Barthel Reynolds , councilor) - his father's brothers Georg and Peter (⚭ Ursula Canitz ). He married Anna Tilicke in 1493 and had three children with her: Johannes Frenzel (* Cross Elevation Day 1512), who died after 18 days, Joachim Frenzel ( Jacob's Day 1515–1565) and Johannes Frenzel (* 1517), who presumably also died in childhood.

Wasser- / Renassaince castle in Königshain

Joachim moved to his father's country estate and expanded it further. He was ennobled by Charles V on May 19, 1544 in Speyr and from then on called himself Joachim Frenzel zu Königshain . 1556 he established in Königshain next to the stone floor , the water tower (also Renaissance castle ).

Joachim married Anna Schneider (daughter of Franz Schneider / Schnitter and Agnes Uthman ). They had the children Barbara (⚭ Paul von Liedlau , Böhmischer Kammerrat ), Corona (⚭ Adam von Rhediger the Elder , 1561) , Anna (⚭ Jakob von Schachmann , 1571), Johann (⚭ Sophie von Temritz ) and Peter. Peter died as a student in Strasbourg and Johann died in 1581, leaving no children behind.

The moated castle was heavily devastated during the Thirty Years' War and bought in 1660 by Ernst Moritz von Schachmann , a grandson of Joachim's daughter Anna , and his wife Susanne von Nostitz . Burned down after a lightning strike in 1668, it was rebuilt in 1680 by Ernst Moritz 'and Susanne's son Adolf Ernst von Schachmann (1647 or 1648–1728), the new owners.

Baroque palace in Königshain

In 1752 Carl Adolf Gottlob von Schachmann (* 1725, grandson of Franz Karl , brother of Adolf Ernst) inherited the palace complex and built the baroque palace near the moated palace .

Web links

• Hall houses in Görlitz
• "Vita mercatoris". The autobiography of the long-distance trader Hans Frenzel from Görlitz p. 20 (PDF) and “Vita mercatoris”. The autobiography of the long-distance trader Hans Frenzel from Görlitz. (PDF; 2.2 MB) pp. 150–179 , accessed on June 15, 2020 . 
• Two sons are thankful for building a chapel
• Once upon a time there was Hans Frenzel the Rich

Individual evidence

1. ^ Görlitz Insider: On the way in the Frenzelland - Königshain - Görlitz Insider. Retrieved on July 13, 2020 (German). 
2. ↑ Welcome to Königshain. Retrieved July 13, 2020 . 
3. ↑ Görlitz Insider: Once upon a time Georg Emmerich (1422 - 1507)… - Görlitz Insider. Retrieved on June 23, 2020 (German). 
4. ^ Hermann Knothe: History of the Upper Lusatian nobility and its goods . Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig, ISBN 978-5-87666-906-3 ( google.de [accessed June 17, 2020]).
5. ^ Christian Samuel Schmidt: Description of Königshain . Hermsdorf & Anton, 1797 ( google.de [accessed on July 13, 2020]).
6. ↑ Lusatian magazine or collection of various treatises and news on the grounds of natural, art, world and fatherland history, customs, and the beautiful sciences . Fickelscherer, 1791 ( google.de [accessed July 15, 2020]).
7. ↑ Königshain. Retrieved July 12, 2020 . 
8. ^ Görlitz Insider: On the way in the Frenzelland - Königshain - Görlitz Insider. Retrieved on July 13, 2020 (German). 
9. ↑ Welcome to Königshain. Retrieved July 12, 2020 . 
10. ↑ Lusatian magazine or collection of various treatises and news on the grounds of natural, art, world and fatherland history, customs, and the beautiful sciences . Fickelscherer, 1791 ( google.de [accessed July 15, 2020]).
11. ^ Görlitz Insider: On the way in the Frenzelland - Königshain - Görlitz Insider. Retrieved on July 13, 2020 (German). 
12. ^ Görlitz Insider: On the way in the Frenzelland - Königshain - Görlitz Insider. Retrieved on July 12, 2020 (German). 
13. ^ Oskar Pusch: The Breslauer Rats- und Stadtgeschölker in the period from 1241 to 1741. Volume 4. Johannes Hoffmann, 1990, pp. 56–58 , accessed on July 13, 2020 . 
14. ^ Oskar Pusch: The Breslauer Rats- und Stadtgeschölker in the period from 1241 to 1741. Volume 4. Johannes Hoffmann, 1990, pp. 56–58 , accessed on July 13, 2020 . 
15. ↑ Lusatian magazine or collection of various treatises and news on the grounds of natural, art, world and fatherland history, customs, and the beautiful sciences . Fickelscherer, 1791 ( google.de [accessed July 15, 2020]).
16. ^ Oskar Pusch: The Breslauer Rats- und Stadtgeschölker in the period from 1241 to 1741. Volume 4. Johannes Hoffmann, 1990, pp. 56–58 , accessed on July 13, 2020 .