Hans von Nikerke

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Hans von Nikerke († 1616 ) was an Estonian landowner, quartermaster and district administrator .

Life

Niekerke was a member of the noble family Neuenkirchen , which moved to Livonia with his grandfather Johann von Neuenkirchen († before 1549) . His father's name was also Johann († before 1585) and had been wealthy on the Fall estate in the Kegel parish in Harrien since 1555 .

Hans von Niekerke himself owned the Kohat estate in the Rappel parish , from his father's inheritance Fall and 7.5 hooks in the village of Mönest. He was a quartermaster and since 1615 Estonian district administrator . On January 4, 1616 he was buried in St. Nikolai in Reval .

With him, the male line of his family in the Baltic region found its way out. From his marriage to Catharina von Bremen adH Engdes († 1621) he left three daughters who were all married to sons of the Wrangel family:

  1. Elisabeth († 1657), ⚭ 1626 Jürgen von Wrangel, († after 1657), Swedish captain, master of Sauß and Thomel
  2. Anna († after 1667), heiress von Fall, ⚭ Jürgen von Wrangel († before 1638)
  3. Catharina († 1693), ⚭ Hans von Wrangel, († 1659), man judge , gentleman on Kohhat and Koil

literature

  • Lars A. Severin: The von Neuenkirchen, lineage of a Western Pomeranian, Liv and Estonian aristocratic family that died out in the 17th century. In: Baltische Ahnen und Stammtafeln, 58th year Darmstadt 2013, pp. 97–102
  • Wilhelm von Wrangell, Georg von Krusenstjern : The Estonian knighthood, its knighthood captains and district administrators. Historical part. Limburg (Lahn) 1967, p. 350, No. 106

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personal data
SURNAME Nikerke, Hans von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Neuenkirchen, Johann von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Estonian landowner, quartermaster and district administrator
DATE OF BIRTH 16th Century
DATE OF DEATH 1616