Ernst of Schaumburg
Count Ernst of Holstein - Schaumburg (* September 24 1569 in Bückeburg † January 17, 1622 same place ) was from 1601 the reigning Count of Schaumburg and Holstein - Pinneberg. In 1619 he was, after payment of a substantial " loan " to the Emperor Ferdinand II, elevated to the rank of prince.
Ernst was one of the most important Schaumburg sovereigns and a great patron of the arts, worked for some of the best artists of his time. In addition, he promoted his country's economy, Reformed Church and administration and became the University Founder. One of his most important decisions was to move the residence of the city Hagen to Biickeburg.
Life
Childhood and education
As the youngest of five sons of Count Otto IV of Schaumburg and Holstein († 1576 ) and his second wife Elizabeth Ursula von Braunschweig -Lüneburg, Ernst had long no prospect of an independent government. He attended the Latin school in Hagen and was first brought up by his mother and after her death by the appointed guardians of the relationship, first by his half- brother Count Adolf XIV to Holstein - Schaumburg. This neglected his education but for financial reasons, and so he grew up in Detmold at the court of his brother- Count Simon VI. on the lip and studied from 1584 to 1586 in Helmstedt law.
Ernst held at times even at the court of Landgrave Moritz of Hesse- Kassel. 1589 sent him his guardian for a year on educational trips, where he met art and culture of Italy and the Netherlands. From 1593 to 1594 he had the opportunity to visit the Emperor Rudolf II († 1612 ) in Prague, before he again went to Italy.
Marriage and property claims
In 1593 Ernst learned in Kassel Hedwig ( 1569-1644 ), the orphaned daughter of Landgrave Wilhelm IV, know and summarized affection for her. His advertising at Hedwig's brother Moritz was hearing, but it meant seriously, he must reach before a marriage, that his half-brother Adolf him leave the government of part of the county Schaumburg. This had delayed matters, since Adolf delaying the negotiations. Ernst was able with the help of Simon VI. asserting their rights to the lip and an Imperial Commission that were certified in Minden comparison on December 13 in 1595. Although Ernst did not get the full sovereignty, but the material possessions of the lower county Schaumburg - ie the offices Sachsenhagen, Hagen castle and Bokeloh - awarded, including Wasserburg Sachsenhagen. This enabled him finally to get married on September 11, 1597 Hedwig of Hesse- Kassel in William Castle in Schmalkalden. The couple took up residence in Sachsenhagen where the Ernst Wasserburg expanded into a modest country castle.
Throne and construction activities
When, on July 2, 1601 his reigning brother had died Adolf and its heritage, Ernst joined the government as a whole in the counties of Holstein and Schaumburg. He immediately took the plan to relocate the government of the city Hagen to Biickeburg.
Biickeburg at the time was in a dismal state, two major fires, most recently in 1585, had devastated the small town. Ernst said, " because we leave our fortress Bückeburgk baufellig such that we must be judged to Werck notthwendig same reparation " ( When Wieden ). From the castle starting (1601-1606), he began a generous building program. The market place was created ( 1606), and the new city hall in 1608 handed over to the citizens. City rights with comprehensive market rights received Biickeburg 1609 Ballhaus on the market ( 1609), the pompous castle gate ( 1605-1607 ) and the old Chamber office ( 1608) rounded out the buildings from the market.; later the firm and the stables were added ( 1621/1622 ). In 1606 he moved his residence from city Hagen to Biickeburg.
Ernst reorganized the country's finances, and the country experienced an economic boom. The guilds he promoted by he built settlements for them. He founded schools, including the Gymnasium Illustre 1610 Academia Ernestina in Hagen, from 1621, the University of Rinteln emerged, and paid a hundred students studying.
From Cyriacus Spangenberg, he had a history of the Counts of Holstein and Schaumberg make. He employed the painter Joseph Heintz, John Rottenhammer, Christoph Gertner and Anton messenger, and also the sculptor Ebbert and Jonas Wulff and the bronze sculptor Adrian de Vries.
He used the music at court and had its own court orchestra.
In the years 1614-1615 he created a church, police, official and house rules.
After visiting the alchemists Maier in December 1616 this dedicated the book to him creeds Aureae Mensae duodecim nationum.
His income from the mining Schaumburg also submitted for a loan of 100,000 florins to the emperor Ferdinand II, who on September 17, 1619 renewed him to his family allegedly lost title of prince, and gave him so also the right to found a university. However, when he wanted to bring his fresh prince rank well in the county Holstein apply, the Danish king urged him with superior military pressure to give it up. Then he called himself prince of the empire, Count of Holstein - Schaumburg.
The royal mausoleum which he had built by Italian models at the choir of the Stadthagener St. Martini Church, is now regarded as a cultural monument of European importance. The design was created by the Saxon architect Giovanni Maria Nosseni. From the imperial sculptor Adriaen de Vries Ernst was the life-size bronze sculptures of the resurrection group make.
After his death, his childless cousin Jobst Hermann stepped out of the line of Gemener Schaumburg Count House to the succession.