Adam Levin from Witzleben the Younger
Adam Levin von Witzleben the Younger (* June 17, 1721 - † July 8, 1766 ), also called Adam Levin the Younger von Witzleben, came from the Thuringian noble family von Witzleben . He was a Danish officer , renovator of the manors Hude and Elmeloh and father of the poet Henriette Eleonore Agnes von Witzleben .
Life
Adam Levin von Witzleben was born the son of Christoph Burckhard von Witzleben and his wife Anna Theresia von Dorgelo . It was named after his uncle, the Danish court official Adam Levin von Witzleben (1688-1745). After completing his school education, he joined the Danish army . On April 30, 1743 he was appointed lieutenant in the Schleswig Regiment. On October 30, 1745 he became the owner of the Hude manor.
He quit military service and married Karoline von Sobbe on May 31, 1748. When Karoline Adam's mother was introduced, she said, impressed by her youth and beauty: "Adam, from which altar did you steal this saint?"
The marriage produced five sons and six daughters. Adam Levin had a long friendship with the city counsel of Oldenburg , Anton Wilhelm von Halem . With this he founded the Freemason Lodge Abel on July 28, 1748 , which is the forerunner of the Lodge at the Golden Deer , which still exists today .
Landowner von Hude
During his time as a landowner, Adam Levin implemented extensive urbanization measures in the widely scattered properties around Hude and continued to expand the former abbot's house as a manor and hunting lodge.
He also carried out plans for the construction of a landscape park around the Hude monastery , which he could no longer complete due to his sudden death. His eldest son, Christoph Ernst von Witzleben, was only able to start building the park in 1790. The English landscape garden originally planned by Adam Levin still exists today around the monastery and the estate.
children
- Sons
- Christoph Ernst (March 14, 1751 - February 9, 1813)
- ⚭ October 24, 1786 Elisabeth Luise Philippine Ernestine von Weitelshausen (* November 23, 1746; † March 17, 1808)
- ⚭ April 9, 1809 Friederike Auguste Wilhelmine von Römer (* August 26, 1774; † March 8, 1863)
- Rochus Friedrich Otto (April 10, 1758; † 1826) ⚭ 1788 Marianne Wilhelmine Antoinette Maximiliane von Biedenfeldt (February 11, 1750; † 1831)
- Christoph Henning (* June 24, 1759; † January 25, 1838) Jul Frederike Juliane Marie Charlotte Luise von Stolberg-Stolberg (* November 9, 1759; † May 20, 1847), daughter of Christian Günther von Stolberg-Stolberg (1714– 1765)
- Christoph Burchard Reiniger (* August 20, 1760; † October 17, 1815) ⚭ Hedwig Dorothea von Rumohr (* 1764; † after 1840)
- Albrecht Friedrich Karl (July 8, 1763; † December 27, 1843) ⚭ October 17, 1794 Maria Dorothea Humble (* November 13, 1769; † November 25, 1841)
- Daughters
- Sophie Hedwig Amalie (February 25, 1752 - April 18, 1819)
- Charlotte Amalie Henriette (born March 27, 1753) ⚭ 1777 Ditlow Ludwig Heinrich von Linstow , Lord of Vietschow
- Auguste Caroline Frederike (born February 9, 1755) ⚭ 1786 Friedrich von Linstow
- Therese Katharine Karoline (born February 24, 1856 - † November 3, 1811)
- Katharina Vincentina (born November 22, 1764 - † January 18, 1805)
- Henriette Eleonore Agnes (* October 9, 1761; † November 15, 1788) ⚭ Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg
literature
- GA and KHA v. Witzleben: History of the von Witzleben family. Volume I, Berlin 1878, pp. 328-330, digitized
- Gothaisches aristocratic paperback. Gotha 1903, p.923f
- Theodor Merzdorf: History of the Masonic lodges in the Herzogthume Oldenburg. Berndt-Verlag, Oldenburg 1852 ( digitized version ).
Web links
- Family tree at geneanet.org
Individual evidence
- ^ Theodor Merzdorf: History of the Masonic lodges in the Herzogthume Oldenburg. Berndt-Verlag, Oldenburg 1852, p. 1 ( online ).
- ↑ not in Gotha 1903
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Witzleben the Younger, Adam Levin from |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish officer and landowner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 17, 1721 |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 8, 1766 |