Wolf Ernst zu Stolberg

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Count Wolf Ernst zu Stolberg (born November 30, 1546 , † April 10, 1606 at Wernigerode Castle ) was a German politician.

Life

Wolf Ernst was the oldest surviving son of Count Wolfgang zu Stolberg . He lost his father at the age of five, and his mother, Countess Genovefa von Wied, died when he was ten years old. His uncle Count Ludwig zu Stolberg was one of his various guardians, and he grew up with his wife Walpurg in Königstein and Wertheim . Together with the sons of Count Palatine Wolfgang von Zweibrücken , he undertook several educational trips, particularly to Sweden .

At the age of 24, Wolf Ernst became ruling lord of the Stolberg lands for two years for two years due to the decision of the Reichstag of Augsburg on June 1, 1566 from Michaelis 1570 to Michaelis 1572. After that he was co-regent. He chose Wernigerode as his court seat, where he expanded the castle and created a pleasure garden and began to create an extensive library ( Stolbergische Bibliothek Wernigerode ).

Wolf Ernst signed the concord formula of 1577 and the concord book of 1580. In 1594 he took part in the Reichstag in Regensburg and in 1596 was present at the coronation of King Christian IV of Denmark.

After the death of his uncle, Count Albrecht Georg zu Stolberg , who also resided in Wernigerode, he was eldest of the Counts of Stolberg and in this capacity from 1589 sole lord of the County of Wernigerode . At the same time he was the governor and court judge of Duke Heinrich Julius von Braunschweig in Wolfenbüttel from 1589 to 1594 .

Count Wolf Ernst promoted intellectual life in Wernigerode to a considerable extent.

family

He remained unmarried, but had a relationship with Catharina Lappe (1554–1634), with whom he had several children who were named "von Stolberg". He also had an illegitimate son with a woman from Halberstadt who was named Ernst.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ See BSLK , p. 16 and p. 764.
personal data
SURNAME Stolberg, Wolf Ernst too
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German politician
DATE OF BIRTH November 30, 1546
DATE OF DEATH April 10, 1606
Place of death Wernigerode Castle