Valentin von Sundhausen
Valentin von Sundhausen (* 1476 in Frankfurt am Main ; † July 6, 1551 ) was a leading official of the Counts of Stolberg and owner of the office of Langenstein am Harz .
Valentin is the son of Hans von Sundhausen (* approx. 1448) and Anna von Bila (* approx. 1455). He enjoyed a solid education and received his doctorate as Dr. iur.
After the death of Anthonius von Werthern , he took over Langenstein Castle in 1531 as a pledge from the Bishop of Halberstadt for the sum of 2,755 guilders, 4 shillings and 10 old groschen. As early as 1536 there were disputes over Langenstein with the Counts of Regenstein .
Just like Anthonius von Werthern, he lent the Count of Mansfeld 2000 Rhenish guilders, for which he received an annual interest of 100 guilders from the Arnstein office in 1533 . This claim passed through his widow to his son-in-law George von Schleinitz auf Stauchitz , who in 1567 was installed in the pledged office of Arnstein by the feudal lord, Elector August von Sachsen.
The building of the Alte Münze am Klint, Oberpfarrkichhof 5, formerly Sundhausener Hof, still reminds of Valentin von Sundhausen today in Wernigerode. The heavily weathered coat of arms of the von Sundhausen family is attached above the gate entrance.
Sundhausen was married to Margrete von Hinsberg, who survived her husband. Together they had the children Albrecht von Sundhausen and the daughter Juliana, who married George von Schleinitz and moved to Stauchitz in the Electorate of Saxony .
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| SURNAME | Sundhausen, Valentin von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German nobleman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1476 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Frankfurt am Main |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 6, 1551 |