Martin Keyser
Martin Keyser (born January 5, 1663 , † October 27, 1727 in Koenigsbrück ) was a German hunter and fishing master.
Life
Martin Keyser was a court hunter and master fishery of the Königsbrück estate . His employers included Maximilian von Schellendorf, then his widow Johanna Margaretha von Schellendorf and finally Heinrich Friedrich von Friesen . Today only the tomb dedicated to him in the Königsbrück cemetery provides information about the merits of Martin Kayser, which is a detail of the hospital church and the Königsbrück churchyard in the list of cultural monuments in Königsbrück .
Tomb
Martin Keyser's tomb is located on the cemetery side of the Hospital Church in Königsbrück. It is made of sandstone and about three feet wide and two feet high.
Inscription:
You mortals stand still and contemplate at this grave
the transience of human life
because
it rests here in God
Mr. Martin Keyser
weylandt Hochgräffl. Schellendorff u. Friessischer
Hoff - hunter and fish - master.
He
saw the light of day
January 5th, 1663
and sleep comfortably in the Lord
October 27th Ao. 1727.
But his name remains in glorious Andes corners
because he left the undyed fame,
that he is in his life
at any time)
humble to God
faithful to
his rule is sincere against all people
and been a careful father to those who were left behind.
Individual evidence
- ^ Getty Research Institute: Amtshauptmannschaft Kamenz (Land) . Dresden: CC Meinhold, 1912 ( archive.org [accessed October 15, 2017]).
- ^ Getty Research Institute: Amtshauptmannschaft Kamenz (Land) . Dresden: CC Meinhold, 1912 ( archive.org [accessed October 15, 2017]).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Keyser, Martin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German hunter and fishing master |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 5, 1663 |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 27, 1727 |
| Place of death | Koenigsbrück |