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Mar 11, 1526 Steinburg, Schleswig Holstein, Germany Died on 31 Dec 1598 (aged 72)
German humanist writer, astrologer, and astrological writer
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About Heinrich Rantzau
- Heinrich Rantzau or Ranzow (Ranzovius) (11 March 1526 – 31 December 1598) was a German humanist writer and statesman, a prolific astrologer and an associate of Tycho Brahe.
- He was son of Johan Rantzau.
- He was Governor of the Danish royal share in the Duchy of Holstein, a rich man and celebrated book collector.
- Rantzau is perhaps best remembered as a patron of scholars.
- His own Tractatus astrologicus de genethliacorum thematum appeared in 1597, and went through five editions by 1615.
- In his own time, he was regarded as a generous supporter of artists and writers in Lübeck, many of whom he engaged to write memorials of his father.
- Rantzau was also a successful merchant with trading interests in the east-west trade through Husum and Lübeck.Rantzau got the danish Order of the Elephant in 1580 by King Fredrick II.
- of Denmark. He was the great-uncle of Josias von Rantzau, Marshal of France.
