Adam of Knuth
Adam von Knuth (* before 1587 ; † 1626 or 1627 in Leizen ) was a Mecklenburg district administrator and landowner. He was the heir to Leizen and Priborn.
Life
Adam von Knuth was the only son of Matthias von Knuth and Anna von Knuth, née von Freyberg. When his father died in 1587, Adam was still a minor. He inherited part of Leizen. On August 12, 1616 Adam von Knuth witnessed the sale of the Karchow estate .
After the death of his cousin Moritz von Knuth , he and Wentzloff IV von Knuth administered Moritz's manor in Priborn, although there was no economic success. Moritz's daughters had to be sent to the monastery
In 1626 he signed an exchange contract for fields in Spitzkuhn with Hennecke Morin on Ludorf and Kelle .
Marriage and offspring
The marriage with Catharine von Pritzbuer resulted in two children:
- Matthias von Knuth († 1677)
- Anna von Knuth (? -?)
Anna von Knuth married her cousin Wentzloff IV. Von Knuth , with whom she had a son, Jacob Ernst von Knuth . One of his sons, Eckhard Christoph von Knuth , is the progenitor of the Danish Knuths .
literature
- Jacob Friedrich Joachim von Bülow: Historical genetic and critical description of the noble, Freyherr and Counts von Bülow , 1780, p. 98 , provided with copper and many documents .
- Danmarks Adels Aarbog , 1884–2011 (edition from 1966).
Web links
- From the family history of Knuth , accessed November 10, 2019.
- finnholbek.dk : Adam von Knuth, til Leizen og Priborn , accessed on November 10, 2019.
- gravstenogepitafier.dk : Hunseby kirke, Lolland. Epitafium. Slægtstavler for Eggert Christopher Knuth og Søster Lercke , accessed on November 10, 2019.
- reventlow.dk : Adam von Knuth , accessed on November 10, 2019.
Endnotes
- ↑ reventlow.dk : Adam von Knuth , accessed on November 10, 2019.
- ^ Chronological history of the village of Spitzkuhn , p. 2.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Matthias von Knuth | Lord on Leizen and Priborn 1578 - 1626 |
Matthias von Knuth |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Knuth, Adam von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German nobleman and squire |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1587 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1626 or 1627 |
| Place of death | Leizen |