Johann von Löben
Johann von Löben (mostly Johann von Loeben, also Hans von Löben) (* 1561 ; † July 26, 1636 in Blumberg (Barnim) ) was electoral chancellor of the Mark Brandenburg .
Life
He married on November 22, 1599 in Neustadt Margarete von Winterfeld (* 1583, † November 2, 1662), the sister of the director of the College of Secret State Councilors Samuel von Winterfeld .
In 1604, Elector Joachim Friedrich founded the so-called Secret Council , which consisted of eight members, as a round of ministers at his court . Johann von Löben was appointed to this council as chancellor and he stayed there until 1609.
Johann von Löben is best known as the owner of various goods around Berlin . In 1602 he bought the town of Blumberg and built a castle there a year later. In 1618 he bought Hellersdorf and incorporated it into his manor district in Blumberg. Other possessions are parts of Ahrensfelde , Neuenhagen and Dahlwitz .
von Löben had several children with his wife.
- Elisabeth (1604–1684) ⚭ Konrad von Burgsdorff
- Johann Sigismund (* 1604; † May 22, 1654) ⚭ Anna Katharina von Ribbeck (1634–1664), daughter of Johann Georg von Ribbeck
- Johann Friedrich (1595–1667), Brandenburg statesman
In 1900 he was given a monument bust in the Berlin Tiergarten , which shows him as a side monument next to the central statue of Elector Joachim Friedrich. The monuments come from the sculptor Norbert Pfretzschner and were part of monument group 22 in Siegesallee .
literature
- Siegfried Isaacsohn : Loeben, Johann von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 19, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1884, p. 38 f.
- Theodor Fontane : Walks through the Mark Brandenburg , Spreeland , Berlin 1882
- Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of noble houses 1905 . Sixth year, p. 459
Individual evidence
- ↑ [1] , Johann von Loeben (Your Elector Highness of Brandenburg, Joachim Friedrich, most highly praised memory, distinguished Privy Councilor and Chancellor) on Blumberg, Dalwitz, Eiche and Falkenberg, fell asleep here in Blumberg blissfully in the Lord, on July 26th anno 1636, his age 75 years.
- ↑ History of the von Winterfeld family, Volume 2, Issue 1, p. 281, ( digitized version ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Löben, Johann von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Löben, Hans von; Loeben, Hans von; Loeben, Johannes von; Löben, Johannes von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Electoral Chancellor of the Mark Brandenburg |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1561 |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 26, 1636 |
| Place of death | Blumberg (Barnim) |