Ulrich von Werdum

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Ulrich von Werdum (born January 1, 1632 at Edenserloog Castle in Werdum near Esens ; † March 20, 1681 ) was chief of Werdum, Inhausen and Roffhausen and a Swedish diplomat . He was the author of the family chronicle “Series familiae Werdumanae” as well as books on the history of East Frisia .

family

His parents were Hero von Werdum and his wife Kathrina Elisabeth von Morrien .

Life

He was taught at home at first, but then came to the school in Jever in 1645 , where Benedikt Gweiter was director. In 1648 he went to Franeker University . There he learned theology from Johannes Coccejus , law from Johann Jacob Wissenbach and medicine from Johannes Antonides van der Linden . He returned home in 1652. In 1654 he enrolled in Heidelberg and trained at the Imperial Court of Justice in Speyer. At the end of 1655 he returned home. He administered his property and dealt with the history of East Frisia and the disputes between the Princely House and the Estates at that time . After the death of his parents around 1670, the inheritance was divided between the siblings. Ulrich and his brother Alexander decided to go on a trip now.

Traveling in Poland

In Hamburg they met a Herr von Beauval . His real name was Jean de Courthonne , Abbot of Paulmiers, who traveled to Poland on behalf of the French government in order to overthrow King Michael and elect the French Prince Charles Paris , Duke of Longueville (June 12, 1672) Polish King to operate. They had to move around the country in secret, always on the lookout for robbers and spies. They met influential figures of the time and tried to win them over to the French cause. In 1671 they were even in the army of Grand Hetman Sobieski . All efforts were in vain, however, as the prince drowned when crossing the Rhine at the beginning of the Dutch War in 1672. Ulrich and the Abbé returned to France and on August 12, 1672 they reached Paris. Ulrich refused the Abbé's offer to remain in his service. He returned to East Frisia on March 16, 1673 via England and the Netherlands.

In Swedish service

His brother Alexander had separated from him at the beginning of the journey. He had gone to Sweden and became court master of the diplomat Count Bengt Oxenstierna . Ulrich now traveled to Sweden via Denmark and reached Stockholm on June 14, 1673. His brother now moved to the Capurga lordship in Ingermanland as castle captain and so Ulrich was given the position of court master. He was able to travel a lot, came to Norway and met many high-ranking personalities, including the Swedish king.

When the king sent Oxenstierna on a diplomatic trip to the court in Vienna in 1674, Ulrich von Werdum was also there. The Bohemian nobleman Major Heinrich Hochut von Karassow was sent ahead . He left for Hamburg on May 4, 1674 to make initial preparations. Ulrich followed him on May 20th. Horses and wagons had to be procured in Hamburg because the diplomatic entourage should consist of 151 people. Ulrich also used the time in Hamburg to visit his sister in Elmeloh . It was not until August 13th before the legation began its journey. They crossed numerous German states, Braunschweig-Lüneburg , Halberstadt Abbey , Meißen , Thuringia , Franconia , Upper Palatinate , Passau Abbey and Upper Austria , until they reached Vienna on September 21. It was one of Ulrich's tasks to visit the respective ruling houses. After the magnificent train reached Vienna, diplomatic business began. Ulrich von Werdum used the next few months to explore Vienna and the surrounding area. On January 18, 1675, the company made its way back. This led via Lower Austria , Moravia , Silesia and Brandenburg to Pomerania and Mecklenburg , where they stopped in Wismar . Here the non-permanent members were dismissed. Count Oxenstierna became president of the high tribunal in Wismar and royal Swedish envoy to Germany. Ulrich's brother Alexander also traveled to Wismar, where they met on May 15th and from where they returned to East Frisia on May 25th.

The brothers had hardly arrived home in Werdum on June 10th when they were called back. The Swedes had invaded Brandenburg and were defeated in the battle of Fehrbellin . The Danes also marched against Sweden. So the brothers set out on July 3rd and reached Wismar on July 18th. Brandenburg and Danish riders were already roaming there in search of prey. Oxenstierna had been called back to the Diet in Sweden and had a precarious task for his court master. This should bring jewels worth 12,000 thalers to Lübeck in safety. Oxenstierna wanted to get there by other means with his entourage. The matter was successful and Oxenstierna was able to return to Sweden from Lübeck on August 8th. Ulrich, however, waited until September 9th for his luggage from Wismar. He then returned home after visiting his sister.

As early as January 1776 he received a letter from Oxenstierna, urging him and his brother to soon join the Swedish embassy to Nijmegen, where a peace treaty was to be negotiated. But it was not until August 16 that he had to set off. The discussions dragged on and Ulrich took the opportunity to visit Utrecht , Amerongen , Amsterdam and the mouth of the Waal . In February 1677, however, the shops called him back to East Friesland. On February 8, 1677, the count said goodbye to his court master.

Last years

In East Friesland the ruling princess had not escaped the travels and the experience of Ulrich von Werdum and so she brought him to the court in Aurich as Privy Councilor as well as Chancellery and Vice-Chamber President . This time was marked by the contrasts between the princess, who wanted an absolutist state , and the estates, who made the East Frisian landscape a powerful institution.

Ulrich von Werdum died unexpectedly without descendants on March 20, 1681 and was buried in the family's hereditary funeral in Werdum.

Works

Although he wrote some works, they were never printed, but only ever been passed on to scholars as handwritten copies:

  • Series Familae Werdumae usque ad Annum MDCLXII, Latin, translation into German by Konsistorialrat Andreas Arnold Gossel (not printed)
  • Res Frisiae, 1659
  • Historiae Frisiae Breviarium iuxta seriem Librorum Ubbonis Emmi, 1660
  • Discursus historico politiucs de causis motae Frisia
  • Journal of the journeys I made through the kingdoms of Poland, France, Engelland, Denmark and Sweden, also through Upper and Lower Germany together with others here and there at bordering mouths In the years 1Ü70 1671 1672 1673 1674 1675 1676 1677. UV Werdum in fol. 480 pages together with a register of the cities, castles, towns, villages, rivers, rivers, rivers and other remarkable things, so contained in this travel description
  • prsponsa politica de sigillo ordinibus Frisiae orientalis from Imp. Leopoldo concesso nec non de administratione Justitiae & Bonorum in Frisia
  • Presumable means thereby to again establish and maintain constant unity and calm regiment between the high ducal house and all the Untcethanes in East Friesland

Probably from Ulrich von Werdum:

  • Genealogia quarundam Nobilitatis Frisiae Familarum iuxta Hostoriam Ubbonis Emmii

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Historical-Political-Geographical Atlas of the Whole World, S.1095
personal data
SURNAME Werdum, Ulrich von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Chief of Werdum , Inhausen and Roffhausen
DATE OF BIRTH January 1, 1632
PLACE OF BIRTH Become
DATE OF DEATH March 20, 1681