Friedrich Ernst of Brandenburg-Kulmbach

Friedrich Ernst von Brandenburg-Kulmbach (born December 15, 1703 in Schönberg near Lauf , † June 23, 1762 at Friedrichsruh Palace in Drage ) was a member of the House of Brandenburg-Kulmbach . He received political importance as governor of Schleswig - Holstein .

family

He was the son of Christian Heinrich von Brandenburg-Kulmbach . His sister, Sophie Magdalene von Brandenburg-Kulmbach , was with the Danish King Christian VI. married. This was in personal union also Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and set his brother Friedrich Ernst as governor one in the Duchy.

Life

Friedrich Ernst was made a Knight of the Elephant Order by his royal brother-in-law . In 1731 the margrave received the seat of the Schleswig dukes , Schloss Gottorf , as a residence, but he expanded the Drage estate, which the king gave him for his wedding to Christine Sophie von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern (1717–1779), a daughter of Ernst Ferdinand von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern , gave. The manor house there was demolished and the Friedrichsruh Palace built by the Danish court architect Nicolai Eigtved from 1744 to 1751 . The margrave and his wife lived far beyond their means and when Friedrich Ernst died childless in 1762, he left behind a property that was heavily in debt.

Friedrich Ernst von Brandenburg-Kulmbach and his wife Christine Sophie are buried in the Hohenasper Church . The margrave's room in Glücksburg Castle , where he temporarily resided, is named after the margrave .

Friedrich Ernst's successor as governor of the duchy was Friedrich Ludwig von Dehn .

literature

• Rudolf Irmisch : Drage Castle and its owner, Margrave Friedrich Ernst von Brandenburg-Kulmbach. In: Steinburger Jahrbuch 1973 , Itzehoe 1972, pp. 6-17.
• Bernd Langmaack: Friedrich Ernst Margrave of Brandenburg-Culmbach. A glamorous personality, related by marriage to kings. In: Steinburger Jahrbuch 2000 , Itzehoe 1999, pp. 61–72.