Johann Zbinco von Hasenburg
Johann Zbinco Freiherr von Hasenburg (Czech Jan Zbyněk Zajíc z Hazmburka ; * around 1560 , † 1616 ) was a Bohemian appellate judge , scholar and writer.
Life
Johann Zbinco von Hasenburg came from the ancient Bohemian noble family Zajíc von Hasenburg , who held the office of Oberst- Erbland - Truchsess in the Kingdom of Bohemia for over 300 years, from 1350 to 1663 .
Johann Zbinco was the son of Nicholas III. Zajíc von Hasenburg (around 1525–1585). In addition to his office as a royal Bohemian judge of appeals, he worked as a writer and scholar who was very fond of alchemy . He was in contact with the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe , as a personal dedication on a gift shows: "Illustri ac generoso domino, domino Iohanni, libero baroni from Hasenburg, in Budin, Brosan et Hostevitz, Solarenensium capitaneo, Sacrae Caesareae Maiestatis a consiliis, domino et amico suo in primis honorando, dono dedit Tijcho Brahe ”. After all, it was alchemy that deprived him of most of his fortune. As a result, he was forced to gradually sell his castles and palaces. After Mšeno and Brozany , in 1614 he also sold Budyně Castle , where he lived himself, to the Bohemian chamberlain and burgrave Adam II von Sternberg (1575–1623). His alchemical workshop can still be visited at the castle today.
In 1609 Johann Zbinco signed the so-called majesty letter for the Catholic members of the Bohemian gentry , with which Emperor Rudolf II, in his capacity as King of Bohemia , granted the Protestant estates of the Kingdom of Bohemia, to which Silesia also belonged, freedom of religion.
Hasenburg was married to Polyxena von Minkwitz , a daughter of the Imperial Councilor Kaspar Freiherr Minkwitz auf Minkwitzburg and the Lidmilla Freiin von Kolowrat . His son Yaroslav († 1633), imperial chamberlain and lord of Radešín . With his death in 1633, the Zajíc von Hasenburg family died out in the male line.
literature
- Roman von Procházka : Genealogical handbook of extinct Bohemian noble families , p. 108, Degener & Co, Neustadt (Aisch) 1973
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hasenburg, Johann Zbinco from |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Zajíc z Hazmburka, Jan Zbyněk |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bohemian lawyer, scholar and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1560 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1616 |