Hofmeister (office)
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In medieval Europe, a Hofmeister (literally housemaster; ; , , , ; ; ) was a house tutor, also responsible for the care of his students beyond their education.
The earliest hofmeisters in Germany were economic officials in monasteries who acted as an adlatus or aide to their abbot. It was one of the highest offices in the courts of the German emperors and kings, and also existed in other princely courts and the courts of smaller dynasties. His official role was initially in the direction of the royal household and serving privately on the monarch's person. In the 15th century it became a government office and in the German princely courts finally became equivalent to a privy counsellor or cabinet minister, and sometimes as something like the Master of the Household
in the modern British royal court. It gave its name to Der Hofmeister
, a play by Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz
. Even now, in some areas, an administrator for a greater good is known as a hofmeister when he would otherwise be called a house-tutor.
The earliest hofmeisters in Germany were economic officials in monasteries who acted as an adlatus or aide to their abbot. It was one of the highest offices in the courts of the German emperors and kings, and also existed in other princely courts and the courts of smaller dynasties. His official role was initially in the direction of the royal household and serving privately on the monarch's person. In the 15th century it became a government office and in the German princely courts finally became equivalent to a privy counsellor or cabinet minister, and sometimes as something like the Master of the Household
Master of the Household
The Master of the Household is the operational head of the "below stairs" elements of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom...
in the modern British royal court. It gave its name to Der Hofmeister
The Tutor
The Tutor is an 18th-century German play by Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz. It has the subtitle "Or The Benefits of a Private Education". In the 20th century, it was adapted by Bertolt Brecht — see The Tutor ....
, a play by Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz
Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz
Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz was a Baltic German writer of the Sturm und Drang movement.-Life:...
. Even now, in some areas, an administrator for a greater good is known as a hofmeister when he would otherwise be called a house-tutor.
See also
- Hofmeister (disambiguation)
- Hoffmeister (disambiguation)