Michael Volland
Michael Volland (* 1528 in Grüningen , today Markgröningen ; † after 1575) came from a wealthy Swabian patrician family and, after studying law, became procurator at the Imperial Court of Justice and General Tax Office of the Speyer Empire . For his services he was ennobled by the emperor and raised to court palatinate count .
origin
Michael Volland junior was born in Grüningen in 1528. His father of the same name Michael (1494–1558) was one of the richest citizens of Grüningen in the "appraisal" for the Turkish tax (1545) and held the office of ducal bailiff here from 1537 to 1551 and then in Waiblingen . His grandfather was the wealthy Grüninger merchant and Vogt Philipp Volland (1472–1537), who stayed in exile from 1520 to 1534 and held the position of mayor of Baden in Pforzheim . His great-uncle was Ambrosius Volland , former chancellor of Duke Ulrichs von Württemberg , who was raised to the rank of Count Palatinate as an imperial councilor in exile . His uncle Caspar Volland became professor of law - also rector in 1545 - at the University of Tübingen and assessor at the Württemberg court.
Professional career
Michael enrolled on May 27, 1544 as "Michaël Volland Gröningensis" at the University of Tübingen , was awarded a Magister Artium in July 1549 and a doctorate in both rights in September 1554. Thereupon he became imperial councilor and from around 1556 procurator at the Imperial Court of Speyer. There, in the same year, he led the lawyer for the Jew Löb von Derenburg against the Elector Joachim II of Brandenburg, who held Löb von Derenburg in prison in Berlin for alleged claims, although he had previously received a letter of protection.
After the death of the Grüninger "Altvogts" Martin Volland, the last "boss" of the house on site, Michael Volland transferred the Volland benefice donated by his great-grandmother Elisabeth Lyher in the Bartholomäus church in his hometown in 1560 . The beneficiary proceeds had financed the studies of numerous sons of the sex .
He may then move to Weißenburg or Strasbourg . Because at the University of Tübingen a "Michael Vollandt Weyssenburgensis" enrolled on July 3, 1574 and a "Michael Volland Argentinensis" (from Strasbourg) on October 1, 1576, both of whom were a son of the same name and could have followed in his footsteps. On April 21, 1580, a “Beatus Vollandt Argentinensis” followed.
As a procurator at the Reich Chamber of Commerce, Michael Volland primarily led litigation in matters of Reich taxes. He was significantly involved in the lawsuits against the Duke of Jülich, Kleve and Berg and the city of Duisburg (1563) and against the city of Soest. Furthermore, as such, he was involved in claims against the Danish king. Michael Volland was later appointed General Tax Office of the Holy Roman Empire.
Ennoblement and coat of arms
Michael Volland received from Emperor Maximilian II with a diploma from Speyer on August 23, 1570, the knightly imperial nobility with improvement of the coat of arms, the privileges of free sitting, imperial protection and shield, salva guardia and the personal palatine . This title of Count Palatine included the right, with the consent of the Emperor, to raise other people to the nobility or to give coats of arms to bourgeois families. There is evidence that he was given the civil coat of arms to the Franconian Strebel family in 1574.
- Family coat of arms
Michael Volland was sealed with the improved coat of arms of his grandfather Philipp Volland until he was ennobled in 1570 . This coat of arms is described as follows: In front a golden cup in blue, behind in gold a blue lily. On the helmet between two gold-black split buffalo horns a blue lily. The ceilings are black and gold.
- Extended coat of arms 1570
His improved coat of arms was quartered and was described in the letter of arms as follows: 1 and 4 in gold a black cup, 2 and 3 in red a silver flight. On the helmet a black cup between 2 red-black and black-red split flights. Except for the white and red instead of black and red flights of the helmet, it resembles the coat of arms of the Ravensburger Volland von Vollandseck.
literature
- Heinrich Hermelink : The registers of the University of Tübingen from 1477–1600. Stuttgart 1906. Tübingen matriculation online
- Ludwig Friedrich Heyd : History of the former Oberamts-Stadt Markgröningen with special consideration for the general history of Württemberg, mostly based on unpublished sources . Stuttgart 1829, facsimile edition for the Heyd anniversary, Markgröningen 1992.
- Hermann Römer : Markgröningen in the context of regional history I. Prehistory and the Middle Ages . Markgröningen 1933.
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References and comments
- ↑ Peter Fendrich: The city and its citizens in the late Middle Ages. On the social structure of the Württemberg district town of Markgröningen in the context of state history . In: Volume 3 of the series "Durch die Stadtbrille", ed. v. Working group on historical research and monument preservation Markgröningen, Markgröningen 1987, pp. 94–119.
- ^ A b Heinrich Hermelink : The registers of the University of Tübingen: 1477-1600 . Leipzig 1906, p. 317 and p. 351.
- ^ Secret Prussian State Archives: HA Rep. 174, No. 37.
- ^ Heinrich Hermelink: The registers of the University of Tübingen: 1477-1600 . Leipzig 1906, pp. 533, 554 and 585.
- ^ A b c Johann Siebmacher's Wappenbuch: Extinct Württembergischer Adel , pp. 183-184.
- ^ Book of arms of the noble society in Ravensburg. Augsburg University Library - Oettingen-Wallerstein Library Cod.I.7.8.2, fol. 12r
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Volland, Michael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | General-Fiscal and Reich Procurator at the Reich Chamber of Commerce in Speyer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1528 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Markgröningen |
| DATE OF DEATH | 16th century or 17th century |