Melchior Weiher

Melchior Weiher (1574-1643) was a Polish noble. Son of Ernest Weiher, he held several impotant offices in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. He was the Deputy Treasury of Prussia and econom of Malbork from 1616-1624, castellan of Elbląg from 1619-1635 and voivode of Chełmno from 1626 (until death). Starost of Tczewo, Nowodwór, Wały, Człuchowo, Kowalew and prefect of Lębork and Bydgoszcz, he was a controversial figure in social life, known for his dislike of women and likely homosexual tendencies.