Reinhold Heidenstein
Reinhold Heidenstein (* around 1553 in Königsberg , Prussia ; † December 24, 1620 in Sullenschin , Royal Prussia ) was a Prussian diplomat, lawyer and 1583-1611 chronicler in the service of Duchy Prussia as an agent (commissioner) for the Polish crown .
Life
Reinhold Heidenstein began studying at the University of Königsberg in 1566 , moved to the University of Wittenberg in 1571 and went to Italy to the University of Padua in 1577 . After 1581 he traveled on to France and came into contact with the Margrave Georg Friedrich the Elder of Brandenburg-Ansbach .
In 1582 Heidenstein became secretary to King Stephan Báthory , and in October 1583 he became the agent (commissioner) of Georg Friedrich von Brandenburg-Ansbach at the Polish court. After he was granted Polish citizenship and his Frankish nobility title was confirmed, he joined the Grand Chancellor Jan Zamoyski and also held a position under King Sigismund III. Wasa , as well as continued this office since 1605 under Joachim Friedrich von Brandenburg . However, his influence at the Polish court declined after Zamoyski's death, so that in 1612 he retired from his offices on his estate. In 1612 he resigned from office and went to his estates in Sullenschin.
Heidenstein's importance is not only in the political field, he was also, albeit partisan, one of the most valuable chroniclers of his time. Since he backed up his descriptions in Latin with official material, it is still important today.
Selection of works
- Ius terrestre nobilitatis Borussiae correctum , 1598
- De bello Moscovitico commentariorum , libri VI, 1584, 1585 and more often
- Vita Johannis Zamoyscii , 1861
- Cancellarius sive de dignitate ex officio cancellarii regni Poloniae , 1610, reprinted 1960
- Rerum Polonicarum ab excessu Sigesmundi Augusti libri XII, 1672
literature
- Kurt Forstreuter: Heidenstein, Reinhold. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 8, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1969, ISBN 3-428-00189-3 , p. 251 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Heidenstein, Renold. In: Johann Heinrich Zedler : Large complete universal lexicon of all sciences and arts . Volume 12, Leipzig 1735, column 1141.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Heidenstein, Reinhold |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian diplomat, lawyer and chronicler, secretary to the Polish king |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1553 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Koenigsberg , Prussia |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 24, 1620 |
| Place of death | Sullenschin , Royal Prussia |