Heinrich Meurer

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Heinrich Meurer (born October 11, 1643 in Hamburg ; † July 14, 1690 there ) was mayor of Hamburg.

His parents were the merchant Hieronymus Meurer († 1660) and Catharina Moller. His grandfather Philipp Meurer († 1607) from Leipzig was 1588–1596 Senate Syndicate in Hamburg and 1596–1602 President in Husum.

Heinrich Meurer attended the scholars' schools in Hamburg and Stade, began his studies in Gießen in 1661 , after he was already enrolled at the University of Rostock in October 1657 , and moved to Strasbourg, where he obtained a Lic. Jur. PhD. He practiced at the Reich Chamber of Commerce in Speyer and after a two-year educational trip he settled as an advocate in Hamburg.

In 1670 he married Anna Maria († 1671), the daughter of the merchant and councilor Garlev Langenbeck (1597–1662), with whom he had a son. In 1674 he married Anna Cecilia (1648–1693), the daughter of the merchant and senior elder Peter Kentzler (1606–1662), with whom he had two sons and two daughters. His daughter Gertrud (1675 - 1731) was married to Johann Heinrich Simon the Elder in 1693 . Ä. married.

In 1672 he was elected to the lower court as a jurist and elected to the Senate in the same year. As a senator, he ensured the protection of public order. He was on a diplomatic mission to neighboring princes, to Lower Saxony district assemblies and to the Nijmegen peace congress.

In 1678 he was elected mayor of Hamburg. During this time, the inner-city battles between the council and the citizens reached their peak. As the main opponent of Cord Jastram and the merchant Hieronymus Snitger , he enjoyed little sympathy in the city, also because of his harshness. When the people's leaders accused him of treason and conspiracy with foreign powers, he fled. With the help of the Duke of Braunschweig-Lüneburg in Celle and the Emperor, he prepared his return to the head of the city-state. After the failure of the negotiations to restore the authority of the council, the duke wanted to use force against Hamburg and Jastram turned to the king of Denmark who, however, pressed Hamburg to do so. After the siege of Hamburg (1686) and the execution of Jastram and Snitger, the citizens of Meurer called back, who then ruled almost dictatorially with a strong hand until his death.

After his death, the arguments revived more violently than before and resulted in anarchic turmoil. Only in 1712 with the main recession , according to which the highest power in the state should lie jointly with the council and the citizenry, could these be settled.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ See the entry of Heinrich Meurer's matriculation in the Rostock matriculation portal

literature

personal data
SURNAME Meurer, Heinrich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Meurer, Hinrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German local politician, Mayor of Hamburg
DATE OF BIRTH October 11, 1643
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamburg
DATE OF DEATH July 14, 1690
Place of death Hamburg