Lampert Distelmeyer, or Lamprecht Distelmeyer (22 February 1522, Leipzig - 12 October 1588, Berlin) was a German

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and

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Life

His family was originally from Lüneburg, and received their Bürgerrechts for Leipzig in 1490. His father was a tailor. He originally studied theology at St. Thomas School but, on the advice of

Philipp Melanchthon Philip Melanchthon. (born Philipp Schwartzerdt; 16 February 1497 – 19 April 1560) was a German Lutheran reformer, collaborator with Martin Luther, the first systematic theologian of the Protestant Reformation, intellectual leader of the Lu ...

, switched to law in 1542. Three years later, he was working as an advisor for

in Merseburg. In 1546, he returned to Leipzig to complete his studies. He then became

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for the city of Bautzen and earned his doctorate from the law faculty of Leipzig University. In 1549, he married Elisabeth Goldhan, the daughter of a merchant. Their son , served as the Chancellor of Mark Brandenburg from 1588 to 1598. Shortly after, he was appointed to the (Electoral Council) of Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg, representing him in numerous legal matters and at the foreign embassies. In 1558, following the death of , he was named the new Chancellor. In 1569, he helped secure the transfer of the Duchy of Prussia, from King Sigismund II Augustus of Poland to

Albert Frederick Albert Frederick (german: Albrecht Friedrich; pl, Albrecht Fryderyk; 7 May 1553 – 27 August 1618) was the Duke of Prussia, from 1568 until his death. He was a son of Albert of Prussia and Anna Marie of Brunswick-Lüneburg. He was the secon ...

of the Brandenburg

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s. As a result, he was granted a Knighthood. He was also the Lord of Mahlsdorf (now part of Berlin). In 1895, he was chosen to be one of the historical figures represented on the

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(Victory Avenue), a monument garden in Berlin. His marble bust was created by the sculptor,

Martin Wolff Martin Wolff (26 September 1872 – 20 July 1953) was a professor of law at the University of Berlin in Germany. In 1934, he was expelled from his post by the Nazis and emigrated to Britain, where he became a fellow at Oxford University. He spe ...

, and was unveiled in 1901. It was damaged during World War II, as were most of the others, and is now in storage at the

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@ the Freie Universität Berlin
Works by and about Lampert Distelmeyer
@ WorldCat
Works by and about Lamprecht Distelmeyer (page 1)(page 2)
@ the Deutschen Digitalen Bibliothek {{DEFAULTSORT:Distelmeyer, Lampert 1522 births 1588 deaths German jurists Leipzig University alumni Chancellors (government) Academic staff of Leipzig University

Life

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