Manderup Parsberg
Manderup Parsberg (* December 24, 1546 , † November 11, 1625 ) was a Danish Imperial Councilor and an important envoy of the Danish kings.
Life
He was a son of the Reichsrat in the Danish service Werner (Verner) Parsberg, who came from a Bavarian noble family, and the Danish Anne Holck. Manderup Brahe studied in Wittenberg in 1565 and then went to Rostock , where in December 1566 he cut off a large part of the nose of his cousin Tycho Brahe in a dispute over astronomical issues.
Manderup Parsberg then went to the Electorate of Saxony under the mediation of the local Electress Anna , the sister of the Danish King Frederick II. In 1573 he entered his service. In 1578 (or 1580) Parsberg was appointed to the Danish Imperial Council. In 1580 he led a delegation to Scotland . He also remained an important envoy under the young King Christian IV . In 1594 Parsberg briefly headed the office after the death of the chancellor. In 1595 he was appointed royal court master . In the following years Manderup Parsberg was also involved in many foreign policy missions and negotiations. The king also attended his wedding in 1615 to 38-year-old Anne Brahe.
Manderup Parsberg was buried in Aarhus Cathedral, where his grave slab with a relief representation has been preserved to this day.
literature
- Leo Tandrup: Manderup Parsberg. In: Dansk Biografisk Lexikon. Third, revised edition. Gyldendal, 1979-1984. on-line
Individual evidence
- ^ Enrollment in the winter semester 1566/67 as Mandorpius Pasberch , Rostock matriculation portal
- ^ Johann Bernhard Krey: In memory of the Rostock scholars from the last three centuries. Rostock, 1816. p. 20
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Parsberg, Manderup |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish Imperial Councilor and envoy |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 24, 1546 |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 11, 1625 |