| LC control no. | no2021074108 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Herrgott, Marquard, 1694-1762 |
| Variant(s) | Herrgott, Marquart, 1694-1762 Herrgott, Johann Jacob, 1694-1762 Herrgott, Marquardus, 1694-1762 Hergott, Marquard, 1694-1762 |
| Biography/History note | Marquard Herrgott (1694-1762) was a Benedictine historian, librarian, and diplomat, renowned for his works on the history of the Hapsburg family. After studying in Freiburg and Strassburg, he initially taught the children of a local merchant, following them to Paris for 2 years, before returning to Germany and professing as a Benedictine at Kloster St. Blasien in 1715, where he was ordained in 1718. He furthered his studies as an historical researcher at Saint-Germain-des-Prés in Paris, and upon his return to St. Blasien was appointed the monastery librarian. He was sent by the Estates of Breisgau to the Viennese court as a diplomat, a long-term position that led to his appointment as the imperial advisor and historiographer by Kaiser Karl VI because of the success of his Genealogia diplomatica augustae gentis Habsburgicae. |
| Associated country | Germany |
| Located | Strassburg (Germany) Paris (France) Vienna (Austria) |
| Birth date | 1694-10-09 |
| Death date | 1762 |
| Place of birth | Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany) |
| Field of activity | Monasticism and religious orders |
| Affiliation | Benedictines Kloster St. Blasien Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Abbey : Paris, France) |
| Profession or occupation | Monks Historians Librarians Diplomats |
| Special note | Data contributed by the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library (HMML) with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. |
| Found in | 12013 (online via HMML), viewed on June 21, 2021 (Marquard Herrgott, O.S.B.; author of Ad historiam S. Blasii; manuscript text in Latin) <https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/12361> Deutsche Biographie (online), viewed on February 15, 2021: Herrgott, Marquard (originally Johann Jacob; historian at Benediktinerabtei St. Blasien; born in Freiburg im Br on October 9, 1694; studied in Freiburg and Strassburg; taught a merchant's children, living in Paris 2 years; professed as a monk upon returning to Germany at St. Blasien in 1715, ordained in 1718; was sent to Benediktinern von St. Germain by his abbot to further his studies, where he learned to be a historical researcher; returned to St. Blasien where he was appointed the librarian; became permanent diplomat for Breisgau to the Viennese court; was appointed emperor's advisor and historiographer by Kaiser Karl VI because of the success of his Genealogia diplomatica augustae gentis Habsburgicae; died in 1762) <https://www.deutsche-biographie.de/sfz30245.html#adbcontent> Scriptores ordines S. Benedictiqui 1750-1880 fuerunt in Imperio Austriaco-Hungarico, 1881: p. 525 (Herrgott, Marquardus; San-Blasianus) Manuscripta film list ll, no. 21 (heading: Hergott, Marquard,1694-1762) DUB (heading: Hergott, Johann Jacob, 1694-1762) Monumenta aug. domus Austriacæ, 1750-72 t.p. (Opera & studio P.R.P. Marquardi Herrgott ...) |
| Associated language | lat |
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