Praetorius, Prätorius, Prætorius was the name of several musicians and scholars in

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou ...

. In 16th and 17th century Germany it became a fashion for educated people named " Schulze," "

Schultheiß In medieval Germany, the ''Schultheiß'' () was the head of a municipality (akin to today's office of mayor), a ''Vogt'' or an executive official of the ruler. As official (''villicus'') it was his duty to order his assigned village or county (' ...

," or " Richter" (which means "judge"), to Latinise their names as "Praetorius," referring to a former official position called "

Praetor Praetor ( , ), also pretor, was the title granted by the government of Ancient Rome to a man acting in one of two official capacities: (i) the commander of an army, and (ii) as an elected ''magistratus'' (magistrate), assigned to discharge vario ...

urbanus." * Anton Praetorius (1560–1613), pastor, fighter against the persecution of witches and against torture * Bartholomaeus Praetorius (c.1590–1623), composer and cornettist * Christoph Praetorius (died 1609), composer, and uncle of Michael *

Franz Praetorius Franz may refer to: People * Franz (given name) * Franz (surname) Places * Franz (crater), a lunar crater * Franz, Ontario, a railway junction and unorganized town in Canada * Franz Lake, in the state of Washington, United States – see Fran ...

(1847–1927), semitist and Hebraist *

Hieronymus Praetorius Hieronymus Praetorius (10 August 1560 – 27 January 1629) was a Northern German composer and organist of the late Renaissance and early Baroque whose polychoral motets in 8 to 20 voices are intricate and vividly expressive. Some of his org ...

(1560–1629), composer and organist *

Ida Praetorius Ida Praetorius (born 1993) is a Danish ballet dancer. She joined the Royal Danish Ballet in 2010, and was promoted to principal dancer in 2016. In 2021, she joined the Hamburg Ballet as a principal dancer. Early life Praetorius was born in C ...

(born 1993), Danish ballerina *

Jacob Praetorius Jacob Praetorius or Schultz (8 February 158621 or 22 October 1651) was a German Baroque composer and organist, and the son of Hieronymus Praetorius. His grandfather, the father of Hieronymus, Jacob Praetorius the Elder (died 1586) was also a compo ...

(c.1530–1586), composer and organist, and father of Hieronymus *

(1586–1651), composer, organist and teacher, and son of Hieronymus * Johannes Praetorius (1537–1616), mathematician and astronomer * Johannes Praetorius (musician) (1595–1660), organist and composer; son of Hieronymus and brother of Jacob * Johannes Praetorius (writer) (1630–1680), writer and polymath, real name Hans Schultze *

Matthäus Prätorius Matthäus Prätorius (c.1635–c.1704) was a Protestant pastor, later a Roman Catholic priest, a historian and ethnographer. Prätorius is thought to have been born in Memel (Klaipėda). He probably grew up speaking both German and Lith ...

(1635–1704), pastor, priest, historian, ethnographer *

Michael Praetorius Michael Praetorius (probably 28 September 1571 – 15 February 1621) was a German composer, organist, and music theorist. He was one of the most versatile composers of his age, being particularly significant in the development of musical forms b ...

(c.1571–1621), composer ("Terpsichore"), music theorist, and organist * Stephan Praetorius (1536–1603), theologian

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*"Praetorius (Courante)," a song by Blackmore’s Night from their 2001 album ''

Fires at Midnight ''Fires at Midnight'' is the third studio album by the group Blackmore's Night, released July 10, 2001 through SPV/ Steamhammer. In comparison to their previous two releases, there are more electric guitar parts on this album, whilst maintainin ...

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Cary Grant Cary Grant (born Archibald Alec Leach; January 18, 1904November 29, 1986) was an English-American actor. He was known for his Mid-Atlantic accent, debonair demeanor, light-hearted approach to acting, and sense of comic timing. He was one o ...

plays Dr. Noah Praetorius in People Will Talk (1951; dir. Joseph Mankiewicz). * ''Praetorius'' (film), 1965 West German film

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