Henry of Antwerp

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Heinrich von Antwerp ( Latin Henricus de Antwerpe ; † after 1227) was supposedly the author of the Tractatus de urbe Brandenburg . He is said to have been identical to the prior in the Brandenburg cathedral chapter from 1216 to 1227. His identity is unclear.

Alleged author of the Tractatus

In an expanded version of the Tractatus de urbe Brandenburg , which was written around 1260/70, a Henricus dictus de Antwerpe ( Heinrich, called von Antwerpen ) was named as the author.

The earlier (Weimar) version from around 1230, which was recently rediscovered, does not mention it as such. In the later (Magdeburg) version he is referred to as prior in the cathedral monastery of Brandenburg under cathedral provost Alberich, who wrote the chronicle at a young age (as Ephebe ). A prior Heinrich is attested between 1216 and 1227, but without an addition to his name.

The claim that this Heinrich was the author raises some questions. If he is supposed to have written the Tractatus at a young age, he would have to have been around 75 years or older in 1227. It remains questionable that it was a young pupil and not an older canon who wrote such an important chronicle in high quality Latin. Christina Meckelnborg suspects an allegation by an alleged contemporary witness to confirm the claims of the later versions of the treatise from around 1230. However, it would be possible to participate in the revised version before 1230.

Domprior Heinrich

Between 1216 and 1227, a Heinricus prior was named as a witness in six documents , but without an addition to his name. Another prior was mentioned for the first time in 1230.

For the years 1197, 1204 and 1209 a canon Heinricus was named, in 1207 a custos, and in 1209 a camerarius (chamberlain). It can no longer be determined whether and which of these persons were identical with the future prior.

Monument in Berlin's Siegesallee

Monument to Henry of Antwerp (right) next to Otto II.

The sculptor Joseph Uphues created a bust of Heinrich von Antwerp in Monument Group 3 for Berlin's Siegesallee , which was unveiled on March 22, 1899. The bust was one of the two side figures to the central statue of Otto II , the third margrave and grandson of Albrecht the Bear. Uphues underlined Heinrich's work as a historian by equipping the figure with a tome and a pen. The clothes identify him as a clergyman. The physiognomy is emphasized individually and shows an old man with a thoughtful expression. It is very likely that Uphues based the physiognomy on the then 80-year-old historian Theodor Mommsen , in any case, according to Uta Lehnert, the similarity is “ probably not accidental ”.

literature

  • Christina Meckelnborg : Tractatus de urbe Brandenburg. The oldest evidence of Brandenburg history. Text analysis and edition. (= Writings of the State Historical Association for the Mark Brandenburg, New Series Vol. 7). Lukas Verlag, Berlin 2015, ISBN 978-3-86732-215-7 . Pp. 57-61
  • Christina Meckelnborg : The Tractatus de urbe Brandenburg. In: Rüdiger von Schnurbein (Ed.): Constantly new. 850 years of the Brandenburg Cathedral on the Havel. Verlag für Berlin-Brandenburg, Berlin 2015, ISBN 978-3-945256-26-8 , pp. 35–41.
  • Lutz Partenheimer : The emergence of the Mark Brandenburg. With a Latin-German source attachment. Böhlau, Cologne et al. 2007, ISBN 978-3-412-17106-3 .

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Christina Meckelnborg, pp. 60f.
  2. ^ All mentions in Meckelnborg, pp. 58f.
  3. ↑ Uta Lehnert: The Kaiser and the Siegesallee. Réclame Royale , Dietrich Reimer Verlag, Berlin 1998, ISBN 3-496-01189-0 , p. 109
  4. ↑ Theodor Mommsen model was set up for Heinrich on Siegesallee ( Memento of the original from December 12, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Text excerpt from Uta Lehnert @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / radio.weblogs.com
personal data
SURNAME Henry of Antwerp
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Henricus de Antwerpe (Latin version)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION alleged author of the Tractatus de urbe Brandenburg
DATE OF BIRTH 12th Century
DATE OF DEATH after 1227