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| '''Heinrich Rantzau''' or '''Ranzow''' ('''Ranzovius''') (11 March 1526 – 31 December 1598) was a German humanist writer and statesman, a prolific astrologer and an associate of ]. He was son of ]. | '''Heinrich Rantzau''' or '''Ranzow''' ('''Ranzovius''') (11 March 1526 – 31 December 1598) was a German humanist writer and statesman, a prolific astrologer and an associate of ]. He was son of ]. | ||
| He was ] of the Danish royal share in the Duchy of ], a rich man and celebrated book collector. Rantzau is perhaps best remembered as a patron of scholars. His own ''Tractatus astrologicus de genethliacorum thematum'' appeared in 1597, and went through five editions by 1615. In his own time, he was regarded as a generous supporter of artists and writers in ], many of whom he engaged to write memorials of his father.<ref>Cowan, Alexander (2003), ''Cultural traffic in Lübeck and Danzig in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries''. '''Scand. J. Hist.''' 28: 175-185.</ref> Rantzau was also a successful merchant with trading interests in the east-west trade through Husum and Lübeck.<ref>Kellenbenz, Hermann & Gerhard Benecke (1976), '''The Rise of the European Economy: An Economic History of Continental Europe from the Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century.''' Holmes & Meier, 1976.</ref> | He was ] of the Danish royal share in the Duchy of ], a rich man and celebrated book collector. Rantzau is perhaps best remembered as a patron of scholars. His own ''Tractatus astrologicus de genethliacorum thematum'' appeared in 1597, and went through five editions by 1615. In his own time, he was regarded as a generous supporter of artists and writers in ], many of whom he engaged to write memorials of his father.<ref>Cowan, Alexander (2003), ''Cultural traffic in Lübeck and Danzig in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries''. '''Scand. J. Hist.''' 28: 175-185.</ref> Rantzau was also a successful merchant with trading interests in the east-west trade through Husum and Lübeck.<ref>Kellenbenz, Hermann & Gerhard Benecke (1976), '''The Rise of the European Economy: An Economic History of Continental Europe from the Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century.''' Holmes & Meier, 1976.</ref> | ||
| He was the great-grandfather of ]. | |||
| == References == | == References == | ||
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Heinrich Rantzau or Ranzow (Ranzovius) (11 March 1526 – 31 December 1598) was a German humanist writer and statesman, a prolific astrologer and an associate of Tycho Brahe. He was son of Johan Rantzau. He was Governor of the Danish royal share in the Duchy of Holstein, a rich man and celebrated book collector. Rantzau is perhaps best remembered as a patron of scholars. His own Tractatus astrologicus de genethliacorum thematum appeared in 1597, and went through five editions by 1615. In his own time, he was regarded as a generous supporter of artists and writers in Lübeck, many of whom he engaged to write memorials of his father. Rantzau was also a successful merchant with trading interests in the east-west trade through Husum and Lübeck.
References
- Cowan, Alexander (2003), Cultural traffic in Lübeck and Danzig in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries. Scand. J. Hist. 28: 175-185.
- Kellenbenz, Hermann & Gerhard Benecke (1976), The Rise of the European Economy: An Economic History of Continental Europe from the Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century. Holmes & Meier, 1976.
External links
- Peter Zeeberg: Heinrich Rantzau (1526-98) and his humanist collaborators - The examples of Reiner Reineccius and Georg Ludwig Froben.
Еditions
- Felgentreu, Fritz (ed., trans.). Heinrich Rantzau (Christianus Cilicius Cimber). Belli Dithmarsici vera descriptio: Wahre Beschreibung des Dithmarscher Krieges (Schleswig: Landesarchiv Schleswig-Holstein, 2009) (Veröffentlichungen des Landesarchivs Schleswig-Holstein, 86).