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{{Short description|German traveler, diplomat (1632–1681)}}
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'''Ulrich von Werdum''' (1 January 1632 – 20 March 1681) was a German traveler and diplomat. The author of the family chronicle "Series familiae Werdumanae" (1667) and books on the history of [[East Frisia]].<ref name=":0">Paul Wagner: ''[https://de.wikisource.org/wiki/ADB:Werdum,%20Ulrich%20von Werdum, Ulrich von]''. In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Band 44, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1898, S. 486 f.</ref>
==Biography==
Born on 1 January 1632 in the {{ill|family castle of Edenserloog|de|Burg Edenserloog|nl|Burcht Edenserloog}} in [[Werdum]], East Frisia.<ref name=":0"/><ref name=":blo">Walter Deeters. Biographisches Lexikon für Ostfriesland (BLO) [1997–2001]; Band 1, [https://www.ostfriesischelandschaft.de/fileadmin/user_upload/BIBLIOTHEK/BLO/Werdum.pdf Ulrich von Werdum]. S. 362–364.</ref>
He studied at the universities of [[University of Franeker|Franeker]] (1652) and [[Heidelberg University|Heidelberg]] (1655). After the death of his parents, he became a co-owner of his parents' estate and set out on a journey.<ref name=":0"/><ref name=":blo"/><ref>{{ТЕС|1|247|[[Petro Medvedyk|Медведик П]].|Вердум Ульріх фон}}</ref>
In 1670–1672, he traveled to [[western Ukraine]] and [[Podolia|Podillia]] as an agent of the French government, Abbé Pommier. Ulrich von Werdum's memoirs were published in [[German language|German]] by J. Bernoulli in 1786–1788. In 1876, [[Ksawery Liske]] published this work in [[Polish language|Polish]].<ref name=":1">''Кулинич&nbsp;І.&nbsp;М.'' [http://history.org.ua/?termin=Verdum_U Вердум Ульріх фон та його мемуари] // [[Encyclopedia of History of Ukraine]] : у 10 т. / редкол.: В. А. Смолій (голова) та ін.; Інститут історії України НАН України, Київ : Наукова думка, 2003, Т. 1 : А — В. : іл., s.&nbsp;480</ref>
Von Werdum gave descriptions of many cities and villages of Ukraine, provided interesting data on the historical geography of the [[Chełm Land|Kholmshchyna]] region, [[Galicia (Eastern Europe)|Halychyna]], and Podillia, on the diplomacy of [[John III Sobieski]], and his relations with Hetman [[Petro Doroshenko]] and the [[Tatars]] during the autumn campaign of 1671. The memoirist emphasized the just nature of the national revolution of 1648–1676 led by [[Bohdan Khmelnytsky]]i. In his memoirs and diary, published in 1877 by K. Liske, Ulrich von Werdum also touched upon interfaith relations in Ukraine, characterizing the spiritual foundations of [[Catholic Church|Catholicism]] and [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Orthodoxy]].<ref name=":0"/><ref name=":1"/>
In 1673–1679, together with his brother Alexander, he served under the Swedish Count [[Bengt Gabrielsson Oxenstierna|Bengt Oxenstierna]], who was president of the Swedish tribunal in [[Wismar]].<ref name=":blo"/>
In 1679, he entered the service of Princess [[Christine Charlotte of Württemberg]] of East Frisia, who appointed him her privy counselor and vice president of the House, a position he held for a short time, as he died on 20 March 1681 at his birthplace. He was buried in the local church in Werdum.<ref name=":0"/><ref name=":blo"/>
==Family==
His parents were Hero von Werdum and his wife Kathrina Elisabeth von Morrien.
==References==
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==Sources==
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=aZdHAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA77ENNO Johann Heinrich Tjaden], ''Das gelehrte Ost Friesland'', Band 3,  S.&nbsp;77&nbsp;f.
* Silke Cramer, Ulrich von Werdum, ''Das Reisejournal des Ulrich von Werdum (1670-1677)'', 1990, ISBN 3631420374
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=_uI-AAAAcAAJ&pg=SL9-PR24 Beiträge zur Spezialgeschichte Jeverlands]
* Martin Stolzenau: ''Kritischer Zeitgenosse im Fürstendienst''. In: ''Heimat am Meer'', Beilage zur Wilhelmshavener Zeitung, Nr. 8/2021, vom 11.&nbsp;April&nbsp;2021, S.&nbsp;32.
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