Hans von Bodenhausen (officer)
Hans von Bodenhausen (born February 13, 1606 in Wülfingerode ; † April 17, 1684 ibid) was a Danish officer and, from 1631, Colonel Sergeant in Saxony on horseback.
As the fourth son of Krafft von Bodenhausen and his wife Elisabeth Hahn auf Seeburg , Hans von Bodenhausen, often sickly and afflicted by some vices, was enrolled in the Studium Academicum at the University of Wittenberg in 1623 . He dropped out of college after a year because he and his older brothers wanted to get to know the adventurous and unsteady life of the mercenaries. The brothers went on a trip to the Republic of the Netherlands . The way led them via Magdeburg , where Hans von Bodenhausen stayed because of a serious illness. He changed his plans and joined the royal Danish army in Magdeburg, where he was released as an officer after three years in the field and returned to Wülfingerode.
The military successes of his brothers spurred him to re-enter the military in 1629, and he joined them in the Republic of the Netherlands. But already in 1631 he changed fronts and now joined the Electoral Saxon army as a cornet , only to finally retire from military service in 1638 with the rank of chief sergeant on horseback . On behalf of the Honstein estates, Hans von Bodenhausen made several trips to the warring parties from 1639 in order to avert impending damage to the county.
"With care and diligence, as he is certified, he also took on the" state affairs "and played an important role in the Honstein estates. As their representative he undertook various trips, sometimes to the imperial main army and the hereditary duke, sometimes to the French army or to Duke Bernhard von Weimar, in order to fend off "all sorts of evil" from the county. "
In 1648 he married the daughter of the Saxon-Gotha Chamber Councilor von Hagen and acquired the estates in Hüpstedt , Sollstedt and Utterode as a dowry .
In the Elisabeth Church of Wülfingerode near Nordhausen , the gilded ceremonial coffin of Hans von Bodenhausen was discovered during construction work in 1857 and was scientifically documented for the first time. This confirmed a local tradition, which is also the content of the funeral sermon printed in 1684 , according to which Hans von Bodenhausen was buried in a golden coffin three weeks after his death.
literature
- Peter Kuhlbrodt : Hans von Bodenstein and the golden coffin in Wülfingerode . In: Meyenburg-Museum Nordhausen (ed.): Contributions to the history and local history from the city and district of Nordhausen . Issue 11. Nordhausen 1986, p. 37-40 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Peter Kuhlbrodt: Hans von Bodenstein and the golden coffin in Wülfingerode .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bodenhausen, Hans von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish sergeant-major on horseback |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 13, 1606 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wülfingerode |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 17, 1684 |
| Place of death | Wülfingerode |