Hermann Brandis

Hermann Zelion called Brandis (born February 5, 1612 in Werl , † March 21, 1676 in Werl) was a mayor of the city of Werl.

Brandis was a heirloom and also acted as a salt colonel. He was instrumental in the transfer of the Werler miraculous image from Soest to Werl. Archbishop Maximilian Heinrich punished them for a hunting offense by the Soester by prohibiting the removal of wood from the Arnsberg Forest . As an additional penance, Brandis suggested to the archbishop that the miraculous image from the Wiesenkirche in Soest be handed over to the Werlers. The handover took place in 1661. Brandis probably had knowledge of this figure, which had been stored in an adjoining room of the Wiesenkirche for 130 years after the Reformation , through his marriage to the Soest patrician daughter Elisabeth von Michels. He left behind a large number of histographic records on the city's history and the privileges of the heirloom males. His brief history of the city of Werl was edited by Johann Suibert Seibertz . His other writings are not in print. The most important and also the most extensive of his chronicles is the Thorough Report and Deduction-Schrifft the Saltzwerck zu Werle . This four-volume manuscript from 1671 is kept in the city archive in Werl.

Brandisstrasse in Werl is named after him.

literature

Heinrich Josef Deisting: Hermann Zelion called Brandis (1612–1676), Sälzeroberst, mayor and historian of Werl. A biographical sketch . In: Hartmut Platte: 350 years of pilgrimage to our Lady of Werl 1661–2011 . Börde Verlag, Werl 2011, ISBN 978-3-9814458-0-0 , pp. 223–234 (first in: Werl yesterday, today, tomorrow . 17 year 2000, pp. 48–68)

Web links

Commons : Hermann Brandis - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

^ Rudolf Preising: Guided tour through Werl's history and streets . 1963, p. 9
↑ In his Westphalian contributions to German history, Seibertz states that Zelion-Brandis was born in Werl on “July 19, 1637”. "The day of Hermann's death is uncertain," but in 1705 he still seems to have been alive.

personal data
SURNAME	Brandis, Hermann
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Zelion called Brandis, Hermann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German saltman and historian, mayor in Werl
DATE OF BIRTH	February 5, 1612
PLACE OF BIRTH	Werl
DATE OF DEATH	March 21, 1676
Place of death	Werl

[1] Rudolf Preising: Guided tour through Werl's history and streets . 1963, p. 9

[2] In his Westphalian contributions to German history, Seibertz states that Zelion-Brandis was born in Werl on “July 19, 1637”. "The day of Hermann's death is uncertain," but in 1705 he still seems to have been alive.