Jost Clodt from Juergensburg
Jost Clodt von Jürgensburg (also Klot, Latinized "Justus Claudius" ; * 1517 probably in Reval , † after June 1572 in Riga ) was a Baltic diplomat , Polish minister and statesman in the Baltic region . He came from the German-Baltic noble family Clodt von Jürgensburg .
Origin and family
His father Rolof Clodt, who came from Germany , immigrated to Reval in 1515, his mother Grete Clodt was a von Letmaten. Jost was married to Anna von Wigand (von Wigant), their son was Stephan Clodt von Jürgensburg.
Career
Jost C. studied at the University of Wittenberg and became Magister utr in 1537. jur. (Master of both rights). From 1550 to 1560 he was council syndic for Reval and represented the affairs of the Teutonic Order . Thereupon he was enfeoffed by the Landmeister of the Teutonic Order in Livonia Heinrich von Galen on September 1, 1562 with the manor Walküll. Gotthard Kettler , the first Duke of Courland and Semgallia , extended this lending to two other villages. In his capacity as leader of the Danish party in Estonia he was often delegated to Denmark and to the " German Hanseatic League " by the Estonian knighthood and the city council of Revals . In 1560 he decided to join the former master of the Teutonic Order Gotthart Kettler and the Polish party in Livonia. He was not insignificantly involved in Kettler's subjection to Poland. After the submission comparison with Poland, he was appointed to the Supreme Council of Duke Gotthard Kettler in 1561 and enfeoffed on March 22, 1561 with the Jürgensburg Order Castle. In this function he became the "co-founder of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia". From 1562 to 1566 he was chancellor and belonged to the circle of the four councilors of this duchy. He was then appointed Royal Polish State Secretary and in 1568/69 he was envoy to Stockholm . 1570 led in a further diplomatic task to Stockholm to the royal court of John III. As an authorized minister, he took part in the Szczecin Peace Congress in 1570 and was considered a peacemaker between Sweden and Denmark.
literature
- Burchard Klot: Jost Clodt and the Privilegium Sigismundi Augusti (= contributions to Baltic history, volume 6). Harro von Hirschheydt publishing house, Hannover-Döhren 1977, ISBN 3-7777-0826-7 .
Web links
- Clodt from Juergensburg . In: Mattiesen, Heinz, "Clodt von Jürgensburg, Jost" in: Heinz Mattiesen, "Clodt von Jürgensburg" New German Biography 3 (1957), p. 293 [online version]
- Baltic Historical Commission (ed.): Entry on Jost Clodt von Jürgensburg. In: BBLD - Baltic Biographical Lexicon digital
- Jost Clodt. In: Der Liefländischen Chronik 1. Th. Or the Origines Livoniae sacrae et civilis, like such ... Johann Daniel Gruber from an old manuscript Latin ed. and translated into German. by Johann Gottfried Arndt , authors Heinrich der Lette, Johann Gottfried Arndt, Johannes Daniel Gruber, Gebauer Verlag, 1747, original from the Austrian National Library , digitized August 3, 2011, p. 262
- Barons of Clodt: Friherrliga Place Clodt nr 126 (Swedish)
Individual evidence
- ^ Clodt (Klot) von Jürgensburg (since 1566, Polish nobility), Jost (Latinized Justus Claudius) [1]
- ↑ Compare: Doctor of both rights
- ↑ Walküll
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Clodt von Juergensburg, Jost |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Diplomat and later ducal chancellor in the Duchy of Courland and Zemgale |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1517 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Reval |
| DATE OF DEATH | after June 1572 |
| Place of death | Riga |