You are bidding on one letter from 1627 out of Braunschweig.

Issued by duke Friedrich Ulrich of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1591-1634).

"Friedrich Ulrich is considered one of the most incompetent and unsuitable rulers of the House of Braunschweig. As a pawn in the hands of his councilors, he was essentially only interested in the pleasures of the table." (Source: wikipedia.)

Aimed at the chapter of Cyriakusstift in Braunschweig, which was moved to the St. John's Chapel of St. Blasiusstift after the monastery building was demolished in 1545.

Present ascontemporary copy ("Copia per Jürgen von Dom p.").

Dated Braunschweig, 4. September 1627.

Contents: Duke Friedrich Ulrich requests a report on a spiritual "Beneficium in our Stifft St. Syriaci", which was donated by the ancestors of Jürgen von Dom in Schwerin.

On the verso, next to the short synopsis and date, there is a note about the office and writing fees.

Format: 31.8 x 19.5 cm.

Condition: Strong paper slightly stained, slightly trimmed at the top edge. bPlease also note the pictures!

Internal note: Kostbhf. 22-10-1

About Friedrich Ulrich von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel and the Cyriakusstift (source: wikipedia):

Friedrich Ulrich of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (*5. April 1591 in Wolfenbüttel; † 11. August 1634 in Braunschweig), nominally Duke of Braunschweig and Lüneburg, Prince of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel from 1613 to 1634.

Life:Friedrich Ulrich was the eldest son of Duke Heinrich Julius of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1564–1613) from his second marriage to Elisabeth (1573–1626), eldest daughter of King Frederick II. from Denmark. His younger brother was the general Christian of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, known as the great Halberstädter.

Friedrich Ulrich received a scientific education that included studies at the universities in Tübingen and Helmstedt and was completed by a cavalier tour to England and France. When he died, his father left him with a considerable debt of 1.2 million thalers. Friedrich Ulrich married Anna Sophia (1598–1659), daughter of Elector Johann Sigismund of Brandenburg. The marriage became unhappy and remained childless.

Shortly after he took office, there were disputes with the city of Braunschweig, which did not want to pay the Duke's considerable demands for money. Friedrich Ulrich therefore unsuccessfully besieged the city for three months in 1615. Because of his unwillingness to govern, Friedrich Ulrich signed every document presented to him without checking, this led to the rise of Anton von der Streithorst, who was appointed governor in 1616 and led the regiment of disloyal Drosten. But Friedrich Ulrich's mother and her brother, the Danish King Christian IV, also had a significant influence on government affairs. During the Thirty Years' War he initially tried to remain neutral. He later got involved in a campaign with the Imperials, which ended in defeat. The country, one of the worst affected in Germany, suffered greatly as it was at times completely in the hands of the soldiers.

He was accepted as a member of the Fruit Bearing Society under the company name The Permanent One.

Friedrich Ulrich died at the age of 43 as a result of a double fracture of his thigh and was buried in St. Mary's Church in Wolfenbüttel.

Friedrich Ulrich is considered one of the most incompetent and unsuitable rulers of the House of Braunschweig. As a pawn in the hands of his councilors, he was essentially only interested in the pleasures of the table. He lost most of his land and mediatized himself through his extensive donations to his councils. With his death, the Wolfenbüttel line of the House of Braunschweig died out, and Wolfenbüttel fell back to the main Braunschweig line under August the Younger.

The St. Cyriakusstift was one in the 11th. Collegiate monastery founded in the 19th century, south of the medieval city limits of Braunschweig.

The monastery buildings were demolished in 1545.

Story:The monastery was founded around 1060 by Count Ekbert I († 1068), from the Brunon family, and probably between 1068 and 1090 by his son Ekbert II. (* 1059/1061; † 1090) built. The exact year of its completion is unknown. It is possible that the church was consecrated before 1079 by Bishop Hezilo of Hildesheim (* 1020/1025; † 1079). The crypt was designated as the Brunone family burial site. Ekbert II was buried there in 1090.

Cyriakusstift: The extensive monastery complex was located outside the medieval city walls of Braunschweig, in front of the Wilhelmitor and the Bruchtor in the south of the city, on the site of the 19th century. The Old Train Station, built in the 19th century, is now the headquarters of the Braunschweigische Landessparkasse.

The collegiate church was consecrated in honor of the holy martyrs Cyriacus and Quirinus and the Holy Cross and was probably a Romanesque basilica with two towers on a square base. Next to the church were the cloister, refectory, initially the dormitory and the collegiate school. In the 14th In the 15th century a Lady Chapel was founded, next to which was built in the 15th century. The monastery library was built in the century. In the vicinity of the monastic core complex there is said to have been a hospital, the dormitory students' dormitory, extensive farm buildings and later also the canons' homes.

Monastery Convention: After the Brunonen died out, the patronage of the monastery passed to Emperor Lothar III. to the Guelphs. The patron appointed the twelve canons, who formed the chapter of the monastery in the Middle Ages, and the provost, the administrator of the monastery's assets. The chapter, in turn, appointed the rector of the monastery school, the vice-dominus, who collected the monastery's income, and the dean. The dean was the spiritual director of the monastery and, together with the chapter, had police authority and secular jurisdiction over the members of the monastery and the members of the extensive property.

Property ownership: The first detailed evidence of the monastery's property ownership is provided by an inventory of goods from the period 1195 to 1227. Count Palatine Henry V (* 1173/1174; † 1227) confirmed the monastery's possessions in 34 towns, most of which were located east of the Oker in Derlingau, the ancestral area of ​​the Brunonen. The largest holdings were in Büddenstedt near Helmstedt, Apelnstedt, today a district of the municipality of Sickte, and Eisenbüttel, a town that was founded in the 19th century. Century emerged in the core city of Braunschweig.

In the 13th In the 19th century, land ownership was significantly expanded through the acquisition of goods west of the Oker, including places in today's Vechelde municipality, such as Sonnenberg and Vallstedt, as well as a saltworks, probably near Salzhemmendorf in today's Hameln-Pyrmont district.

The monastery's income justified the monastery's extensive financial activities. The Cyriakusstift acted as a lender for the council of the city of Braunschweig as well as the dukes, such as Wilhelm I in 1480, and noble families, such as those of Veltheim in 1478.

According to an inventory of goods from 1542, property ownership had already declined significantly before the Reformation and the monastery's previously brilliant financial situation had deteriorated to such an extent that it had accumulated considerable debts.

Reformation and destruction: After the Braunschweig city council decided in 1528 to carry out the Reformation in the city, the monastery chapter also converted to the Reformation in 1542, even before the Duchy of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1568).

To engage in a military conflict with Duke Henry II. To protect against an impending siege, the council decided to strengthen the city's fortifications and to tear down the monastery buildings. In 1545 the entire St. Cyriakusstift complex was demolished. The burial place of Ekbert II. was transferred to the Braunschweig city area, to the crypt of the collegiate church of St. Blasius.

The monastery convent also moved to St. Blasiusstift, where the St. John's Chapel was made available to it. The St. Cyriakusstift existed as a corporation until secularization at the beginning of the 19th century. century. At times, both Braunschweig monasteries were headed by a common provost, such as Duke Ernst Ferdinand (* 1682; † 1746) and previously his brother Ferdinand Christian (* 1682; † 1706). The last known canons included the museum director and Braunschweig court councilor Ferdinand Emperius (* 1759; † 1822) and the writer and publisher Joachim Heinrich Campe (* 1746; † 1818), who was also appointed dean of the monastery in 1805.

Some of the monastery's liturgical devices have been preserved, including a carved statue of St. Cyriacus covered with silver sheet. Along with other statues, monstrances and arm reliquaries, the Cyriacus statue ended up in the relic treasure of Braunschweig Cathedral, probably at the time the monastery was destroyed, and forms part of the so-called Guelph treasure.

There are no remains of any of the buildings in the complex. Contemporary images of the collegiate church are rare. Only two woodcuts from the middle of the 16th century. Century shows views of the city of Braunschweig, with the towers of St. Cyriakus.

Apart from the assumption of patronage, there is no historical connection to the Catholic Church of St. Cyriakus, which was built elsewhere in Braunschweig in 1973.