Theodosius Lehmann
Theodosius Lehmann (baptized April 17, 1641 in Annaberg ; died August 27, 1696 in Merseburg ) was a court official of the Duchy of Saxony-Merseburg . He was court, judiciary and consistorial advisor in Merseburg. Through him the social advancement of the Lehmann family was initiated, which was continued by his son through the confirmation of the nobility conferred in the 16th century.
Life
Theodosius Lehmann came from the Saxon Ore Mountains . His father was the Protestant pastor Christian Lehmann in Scheibenberg , whose eldest son he was. Mag. Christian Lehmann , pastor and superintendent of St. Annaberg and later to Freiberg, and Mag. Immanuel Lehmann, deacon in Neustadt Wiesenthal and most recently in Görlitz , were his brothers. It was named after the grandfather, the evangelical pastor Theodosius Lehmann in Königswalde and Elterlein .
Theodosius 'childhood and youth fell in the final years of the Thirty Years' War, during which the Ore Mountains were almost incessantly troubled and plundered by troops of Swedish and imperial mercenaries.
In 1670 he successfully completed his doctorate in law at the University of Jena with the dissertation De Iuribus Ac Privilegiis Senum . From 1674 to 1678 he was chamber procurator in Bautzen. In 1679 he entered the service of the Duke of Sachsen-Merseburg.
In 1684 he acquired the manor Culm in Thuringia from his father-in-law .
In 1688 Theodosius Lehmann bought the third part of the Löbitz manor from the councilor Hans Haubold von Kötteritz. This manor acquisition in the Weißenfels office later played an important role in the confirmation of the lost nobility rise to his only son Christian Theodosius Lehmann by Emperor Leopold in Vienna in 1703 .
When Theodosius Lehmann died, he left the widow Johanna Christina Lehmann nee next to his son. Wex, whom he married in 1677. She was the youngest daughter of the Court and Chamber Council and also Chancellor of Merseburg Dr. Johann Christoph Wex.
literature
- Wolfgang Lorenz : Marriage relationship - a study of family relationships between pastor, scholar and civil servant families in the Erzgebirge. In: Family and History, Volume 1, 1992, pp. 28–35. ISSN 1612-6459
Web links
- Works by and about Theodosius Lehmann in the German Digital Library
- Digitized prints by Theodosius Lehmann of the 17th century in the ULB Halle (Saale)
Individual evidence
- ↑ According to contemporary information, he was born in Scheibenberg.
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SURNAME | Lehmann, Theodosius |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lehmann, Theodor |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German court official in the Duchy of Saxony-Merseburg |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 17, 1641 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Annaberg |
DATE OF DEATH | August 27, 1696 |
Place of death | Merseburg |