Jakob Sturm von Sturmeck

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Statue in Strasbourg (sculptor: Alfred Marzolff )

Jakob Sturm von Sturmeck (also Jacob Sturm von Sturmeck , Jaques Sturm de Sturmeck ; born August 10, 1489 in Strasbourg , † October 30, 1553 ibid) was a Reformed mayor of Strasbourg.

Life

Coming from the old patrician family Sturm von Sturmeck , he was trained as a lawyer at the universities of Heidelberg and Freiburg before entering the service of Count Palatine Heinrich in 1517 as librarian and secretary .

In 1523 he turned to Reformed circles, gave up his previous position and was elected to the Strasbourg city council. In the following year he became a member of the Board of Fifteen responsible for the constitution and administration , but also exerted influence on the politics of the city in the German Peasants' War , which in 1525 had also extended to Alsace .

In 1526 he became a member of the College of Thirteen, which determined foreign policy, and took part in the Reichstag in Speyer as his city's envoy , where he distinguished himself as a representative of city rights.

At his instigation, Strasbourg joined the Schmalkaldic League in 1531 , at whose meetings he mostly represented the city from 1532 to 1546.

1537 he called the unrelated with him humanist Johannes Sturm in the city, founded the library and 1538 that Protestant school , which eventually in 1567 by Emperor . Maximilian II to the Academy converted and 1621 by Emperor Ferdinand II. Was elevated to university.

In 1538 he granted asylum to 1,500 French Protestants in Strasbourg . After the defeat of the Schmalkaldic Confederation in the Schmalkaldic War , Strasbourg preserved both political and religious freedom .

His hometown honors him with a larger than life statue on the facade of the “Little Metzig” in rue de la Haute Montée, which was built in Wilhelmine times . His Protestant feast day is October 30th.

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