Valentin Beselin
Valentin Beselin (born December 21, 1628 in Rostock ; † May 3, 1684 ibid) was a German merchant and senator in Rostock.
Life
Valentin Beselin was born in 1628 as the son of the Rostock merchant, prefect of the Nikolaikirche and senator Johann Beselin (1596–1653) and his wife Justina, née. Frese (1602-1630). When he was 17 he went to Gdansk, where he learned Polish and worked for the merchant Martin Tolman. He only returned to Rostock after the death of his parents, where he is referred to as a merchant in the 1658 town register. On February 25, 1667 he was elected councilor. He turned down the call of the citizens to become mayor in 1682.
Valentin Beselin married Catharina Wedow (1641–1661) on January 18, 1659, the couple had two children: Catharina Dorothea (1659–1689) and the lawyer, councilor and mayor Johann Joachim (1661–1718). After the early death of his wife, he married Regina Elisabeth Hagemeister in 1662. This marriage had seven children: Lucas (1663–1702), Magdalena Sophia, Valentin Friedrich (1666–1687), Heinrich (1667–1712), Justina Regina (1668–1742), Anna Elisabeth and Catharina Sophia. The daughter Justina Regina married the later Rostock mayor Christian Michael Stever (1657–1722) in 1688 . His grandson Valentin Johann Beselin , son of Johann Joachim, also became mayor of Rostock.
literature
- Programma Quo Rector Universitatis Rostochiensis Joannes Bacmeisterus, D. ... Ad Solemnem funebrem deductionem Viri ... Dn. Valentini Beseliens / Senatoriae dignitatis primarii, Quam Moestissima Vidua & Liberi Hodie paratam expetunt ... Omnes omnium in Academia ordinum Cives invitat: [PP Rostochii sub Sigillo Rectoratus nostri, pridie Id: Maii, Anno CIƆ IƆC LXXXIV]. Rostochi [i]: Wepplingius [1684]
- Kristin Skottki (Ed.): Because the dead are unforgotten: To the tombs of the Marienkirche in Rostock. (= Contributions to the history of the University of Rostock, Volume 29), University of Rostock 2010, pp. 65–67 ( PDF 17.7 MB )
Web links
- Publications by and about Valentin Beselin in VD 17 .
- Literature about Valentin Beselin in the state bibliography MV
- An entry on beselin, valentin ii at the State Library MV
- Entry on Beselin, Valentin (1628–1684). in the register persons and corporations, state bibliography MV
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information in the DNB entry
- ^ Karl Koppmann : Council elections in Rostock in the 17th century. In: Verein für Hansische Geschichte (Ed.): Hansische Geschichtsblätter . Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig, year 1888, p. 135f ( digitized version )
- ^ Family Beselin and Wedow from Rostock. in family research Masch
- ^ Family Beselin and Hagemeister from Rostock. in family research Masch
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Beselin, Valentin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German businessman and senator in Rostock |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 21, 1628 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rostock |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 3, 1684 |
| Place of death | Rostock |