Stanislaus von Gorka

Count Stanislaus von Gorka (also: Görka, Górka ; * 1538 ; † October 23, 1592 ) was a Polish politician and military.

Life

Stanislaus von Gorka was the son of Count Andreas von Gorka (1500–1551) and his wife Barbara von Kurozwek. His brothers were Andreas (* 1534; † January 5, 1583) and Lukas (* around 1533; † January 23, 1573). The brothers Stanislaus, Andreas and Lukas were enrolled at the University of Wittenberg on May 10, 1554 . They were accompanied by the court master Matthias Poland. The young counts attended the lectures of Martin Luther and Philipp Melanchthon and ate in the house of the reformers. In the winter semester of 1554 Stanislaus was raised as a nobleman to the post of rector of the Wittenberg Alma Mater . The count's stay in Wittenberg ended earlier than planned, as there was a dispute between a follower and two Wittenbergers, in which the hurrying Melanchthon was attacked with a sword by the count's companion. The public outrage almost led to the Pole being stoned. The count left Wittenberg soon after and returned to Poland after spending six months at the University of Leipzig . Stanislaus became voivode of Poznan , Starost of Busk , Koło , Pilsk , Mosczyska and Wielun . As the first Lutheran magnate with a castle in Poznan, he took part in the war against Russia as a cavalry master in 1565 , where he a. a. excelled in the battle in Krasnogrod (Ukraine). He had inherited a fortune from his brother Andreas, which he used primarily to achieve his political goals.

Though fused in form, he was generally respected for his generosity and generous affability. He had a good relationship with Chancellor Jan Zamojski until a dispute arose over the Starostei Meseritz, to which Gorka believed he had claims and which Zamojski assigned to one of his own relatives, who became increasingly bitter. In 1587, Zamojski had Sigismund III. Brought to the Polish throne by Wasa and Gorka tried as the real soul of the opposing party, together with Johann Zborowski, to enforce Archduke Maximilian as King of Poland. However, both were captured in the battle near Pitschen , January 1588. He had the castle in Kurnik built and decorated it splendidly. His marriage to Hedwig Sobocka remained childless and as a result the von Gorka family died out in the male tribe.

literature

• Theodor Wotschke: Polish students in Wittenberg. In: Yearbooks for the culture and history of the Slavs. Vol. 2, 1926, pp. 182-184
• Jakob Caro: The Interregnum of Poland in 1587 and the party struggles of the houses of Zborowski and Zamojski. FA Perthes, 1861
• Polski Slownik Biograficzny. Vol. 8, 1959, pp. 416-421
• Johannes Haussleiter : From the school of Melanchthon: Theological disputations and doctorates in Wittenberg in the years 1546–1560. J. Abel Publishing House, 1897.
• Greifswald Studies: Theological Treatises Hermann Cremer on the 25th anniversary of professors presented by Samuel Oettli [u. a.]. C. Bertelsmann Publishing House, 1895
• Ed / Gruber : General Encyclopedia of Sciences and Arts . 1. Section 74. Part p. 446