Johann Christoph Florschütz

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Johann Christoph Florschütz , also known as Rat Christoph Florschütz, (born March 29, 1794 in Coburg ; † January 8, 1882 ibid) was the teacher and long-time companion of Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and his brother Prince Ernst .

Life

Florschütz was born the son of a high school teacher in Coburg . He grew up in a spirit of enlightenment and liberalism. First he attended the Casimirianum high school and then, encouraged by his father, studied philosophy and theology in Jena . In 1815 he passed the exam to become a preacher candidate in Coburg. For a short time he was tutor in the Mensdorff-Pouilly family . Finally, on May 4, 1823, Florschütz was appointed "Ducal Councilor and Prince Instructor " for the two sons of Duke Ernst of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha . In 1826 he was appointed consistorial councilor and received an annual salary of 600 guilders. Florschütz ensured a regular daily routine and warmth for the two princes whose parents were divorcing. In addition Florschütz sent regular reports on Prince Albert to his uncle, the Belgian King Leopold I . Apart from writing, drawing and music, Florschütz gave all classes himself until 1829. After that he taught religion, history, geography, philosophy and Latin, while he called on other teachers for the other subjects. In 1836 he was appointed Privy Councilor.

With the completion of the princes' studies in 1838, Florschütz moved to the ducal ministerial administration as a secretary for spiritual affairs with the title of secret consistorial councilor . In 1884 Ernst II appointed him to his secret cabinet after taking office and awarded him the title of secret conference councilor .

Florschütz married Therese (1818–1888) on February 19, 1838, a daughter of General Superintendent Wilhelm August Friedrich Genßler in Coburg . The couple had a daughter.

former house in Coburg

The two princes Albert and Ernst had a house built for Florschütz in Coburg. He stayed in correspondence with Prince Albert after his marriage to Queen Victoria . When Prince Albert last traveled to Coburg in 1860, he also visited Florschütz. Representatives of the Duke of Coburg and the Queen of England were present at his funeral.

Awards

memory

In Gotha , the street Florschützstrasse leading from the viaduct to the Seeberg was named in honor of Florschütz .

literature

  • Hans-Joachim Netzer: Albert von Sachsen-Coburg and Gotha , CH Beck Verlag 1995, ISBN 3-406-33000-2

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Coburger Zeitung, January 10, 1882
  2. ↑ Awards and their order according to the State Handbook for the Duchies of Saxony-Coburg and Gotha 1865, p. 94
personal data
SURNAME Florschütz, Johann Christoph
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Florschütz, Christoph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German teacher of Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
DATE OF BIRTH March 29, 1794
PLACE OF BIRTH Coburg
DATE OF DEATH January 8, 1882
Place of death Coburg