Hoffmann, Ferdinand, Freiherr zu Grünbüchl und Strechau
Owner Id4677
TypePerson
GenderMale
Biographical dates - Period of existence1540-1607
Other InformationHis death date has been given as 1597 in some 19th-century sources; however, later research has shown clearly that he died on 23 March 1607 in Grabštejn (Grafenstein), and is buried in Grottau. He is recorded as accompanying Kepler to the court of his patron Rudolf II. in 1600, and executing a deed in 1606; Aegidius Sadeler's series of engravings, "Menses XII. anni solaris" was dedicated to him in 1607. The name of his barony is variously written as "Grünbühl", "Gruenpüchel", or "Grünenpühel", and "Streuchau" or "Streychau". On his large bookplate, engraved by Lucas Kilian after Matthäus Gundelach, his surname is spelled "Hoffman". See Klaus Eckart Ehrlicher, "Ein steirisches Adelsgeschlecht in Böhmen und Mähren: Hoffmann Freiherren zu Gruenpüchel und Strechau", Bohemia 21 (1980), 59-83. [Record created by John Lancaster.]
Variant NamesHoffman, Ferdinand
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Activity
Start (year)1553
End (year)1557
NoteEnd date approximate. Student in Padua.
MARC Area Codee-it
Profession / Type of InstitutionStudent
CharacterisationAristocracy
Activity
Start (year)1558
End (year)1580
NoteHeld various positions in the court of Rudolf II.
MARC Area Codee-au
Profession / Type of InstitutionCivil servant
CharacterisationAristocracy
Activity
Start (year)1580
End (year)1600
NoteFrom 1580 to 1600, as Hofkammerpräsident, he lived chiefly in Prague.
MARC Area Codee-xr
Profession / Type of InstitutionPolitician
CharacterisationAristocracy
Activity
Start (year)1600
End (year)1607
MARC Area Codee-xr
PlaceGrabštejn (Geonames Id: 3076092)
Profession / Type of InstitutionPolitician
CharacterisationAristocracy
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