Peter Obernburger

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Peter Obernburger (* around 1530 in Obernburg am Main , † November 17, 1588 in Prague ); was Reichshofrat of Emperor Rudolf II.

biography

Emperor Rudolf II , his signature from 1586 and his secret seal for Bohemia, in whose service Peter Obernburger has been for the last few years.

Peter Obernburger is the nephew of Johannes Obernburger (around 1486–1552) and son of Peter Obernburger (around 1500–1552). We do not know anything about his mother. His father was most recently the official director of the Electoral Mainz registry . Peter followed his uncle's footsteps, the firm as a senior secretary to Emperor Charles V was active.

Peter Obernburger was probably born and raised in Obernburg am Main, whose name his uncle used instead of the family name Schmid and with whom he was ennobled by the emperor. In 1548 Peter Obernburger went to study in Ingolstadt , in 1561 he is known for his work from Bologna .

It is not precisely documented when he came to the emperor's office. From 1552 to 1553 he can be proven as a clerk in the Reich Chancellery from documents. From 1554 to 1556 and again from 1567 to 1587 he was secretary of the imperial chancellery under Emperor Maximilian II. In 1555 he was raised to the imperial nobility and was given the small palatinate . In 1560 he was named in a document as secretary to the late Queen of Hungary and Bohemia . For this work he was entitled to an annuity of 87,600 maravedís from 1559 , which was paid to him in three margins. As with his uncle, a lot of money was transferred through the Fugger bank , with both of which had a large account.

From 1562 he was a Bavarian councilor and held this office until 1567. In 1584 he was granted noble freedom. In 1587 under Emperor Rudolf II, he rose and was appointed Reichshofrat.

Together with his uncle Johann Obernburger, these two Obernburger signed documents and letters for three different emperors for about 50 years. The name and hometown of this clan of officials can be found in every major archive and library.

He was the owner of the Hofmark Train in the district court of Vohburg . 1579 he came after the death of Hanns Walhards of the New Town in the possession of the kingdom fief of Hesse-Kassel rule Holzhausen . With the place is probably meant today's Burgholzhausen vor der Höhe .

Peter Obernburger was married twice, his first marriage to Anna Müller , and his second marriage to a certain Trainer , whose first name has not been passed down to us. Both wedding dates are also unknown.

The Obernburger family is known in the city of Obernburg for their foundation of a free school , through which every child in Obernburg could attend school free of charge at the end of the 16th century. The subjects also included Latin , in which gifted students should be encouraged. By adopting the name Obernburg and their office work for three emperors of the empire, they made the name of the small town on the Main widely known. While his uncle is honored, there are hardly any traces of him and his father in town.

coat of arms

Depiction of the coat of arms on the epitaph of father and uncle in the old Obernburg church tower near the town hall

As can be seen on the epitaph of his father and uncle in Obernburg and shown in the Aschaffenburg coat of arms book , it can be described as follows: The coat of arms on a red background shows a golden crowned silver column with an indicated base but without a capital , which is held by two golden griffins on both sides becomes. The crest consists of two red wings, each covered with a column and shows a golden griffin stump in between. Both allude to the exercise of power by the Habsburgs , where the griffin and the Hercules column are shield holders for the Austrian and Spanish coat of arms.

literature

  • Karl Bosl: BOSL's Bavarian Biography . Verlag Friedrich Pustet, Regensburg 1983, ISBN 3-7917-0792-2 , p. 556
  • Pleikard Joseph Stumpf: Bavaria: A geographical-statistical-historical manual of the kingdom . Munich 1852, p. 885

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Year of birth uncertain, presumed from the start of studies in 1548
  2. ↑ November 16 is also mentioned variously
  3. ^ Documenta Rudolphina: Peter Obernburger
  4. ^ Posse: The seals of the German emperors and kings . Vol. 3, Plate 38, No. 9
  5. ^ A b Notes on Peter Obernburger in: Historical Commission of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences: Volume XXI: Upper German merchants in Seville and Cadiz (1525–1560) , Franz Steiner Verlag Wiesbaden, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-515-07740-5 . Documents 848, 898, 914 and a.
  6. ↑ Is a demarcated district of a manor with the right to (limited) lower jurisdiction
  7. ↑ a b Holzhausische controversy in: Anton Faber: Eighth Main Register of the European State Cantzley , Nuremberg 1754, pp. 243-255
  8. ^ Alfred F. Wolfert: Aschaffenburger Wappenbuch , ed .: Geschichts- und Kunstverein Aschaffenburg eV, Aschaffenburg-Goldach 1983, p. 236 and T67-I-5
  9. ↑ Book of arms by Johannes Baptista Rietstap : Armorial general . Gouda 1884–1887, 4-volume reprint Lyon (n.d.), Volume 3, p. 333
personal data
SURNAME Obernburger, Peter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schmid, Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION imperial Reichshofrat
DATE OF BIRTH around 1530
PLACE OF BIRTH Obernburg am Main
DATE OF DEATH November 17, 1586