Tilemann von Hussen

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Tilemann von Hussen (* 1497 in the Duchy of Kleve ; † May 14, 1551 in Schleswig ) was a German Protestant theologian and bishop of Schleswig .

Life

Hussen studied theology in Leuven . In 1537 he was already in Hamburg as a supporter of the Reformation . King Christian III von Denmark had provided him as a theology teacher and supported his theological doctorate in Wittenberg . In 1537 the king appointed Hussen to be professor at the University of Copenhagen alongside Johannes Bugenhagen . Between 1539 and 1541 he was rector of the university. He had a good knowledge of Hebrew and Greek. In addition to his teaching activities, he was court master and court preacher to Princess Anna . After the proclamation of the Schleswig-Holstein church order in 1542, he became the successor of the deceased last Catholic bishop of Schleswig Gottschalk von Ahlefeldt . Hussen became the first Protestant bishop . He took over the bishop's property and rights. At the same time he was also general superintendent in the Duchy of Schleswig . It was consecrated by Bugenhagen. This had previously rejected the bishopric. As a result of the division of Schleswig and Holstein in 1544, Hussen had to recognize Frederick of Denmark as coadjutor and thus as his designated successor under pressure from the dukes of division .

Hussen was buried in front of the pulpit in Schleswig Cathedral . His grave slab is inscribed, but not preserved. It was acquired in 1653 by the Schleswig-Holstein councilor Balthasar Gloxin for a second use and was still there in the 1880s. However, Hussen's simple Reformation epitaph has been preserved in this church, which is only adorned with the coat of arms of his family, as well as the epitaph of Gloxin and the portraits of the Gloxin couple.

Hussen was married to Petronella Belga, who after his death made a second marriage to Hieronymus Cypraeus . His daughter Elisabeth married the court preacher Bartholomaeus Embs in 1568.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Klaus Krüger: Corpus of the medieval grave monuments in Lübeck, Schleswig, Holstein and Lauenburg 1100–1600 . Jan Thorbeke Verlag, Stuttgart 1999 ISBN 3-7995-5940-X , pp. 1112/1113, SLDO * 21; Richard Haupt: The buildings and art monuments of the province of Schleswig-Holstein , Volume II, Kiel: Ernst Homann, 1888, p. 309
  2. ^ Hartwig Beseler : Art Topography Schleswig-Holstein , Wachholtz, Neumünster 1974, pp. 698 and 699
predecessor Office successor
Gottschalk from Ahlefeldt Bishop of Schleswig
1542 - 1551 		Frederick of Denmark
personal data
SURNAME Tilemann von Hussen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Protestant theologian and bishop of Schleswig
DATE OF BIRTH 1497
DATE OF DEATH May 14, 1551
Place of death Schleswig