August Christian Wilhelm von Linsingen

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August Christian Wilhelm von Linsingen , since 1783 Freiherr von Linsingen († February 24, 1802 ) was a German officer. Most recently he was a lieutenant colonel in the Saxon-Gotha infantry regiment in the service of the Republic of Holland as well as a manor owner. Because of his merits and those of his noble ancestors, he was raised to the status of imperial baron by Emperor Joseph II.

Life

He came from the Eichsfeld line of the noble family von Linsingen and was the third eldest son of the manor owner and the real secret councilor Ernst Dietrich von Linsingen who died in 1763.

Together with his three younger brothers, he met on June 29, 1781 in Mönchshof in Saxony-Gotha an inheritance comparison of the property in the Goldenen Aue and Eichsfeld owned by the von Linsingen family . In this settlement he was awarded the Tilleda manor by drawing lots . Between 1781 and 1785 he undertook the reconstruction of this manor, which had been ruined at the beginning of the 18th century.

On December 4, 1783, he and his older brother Adolph Ernst von Linsingen were elevated to the baron status of the Holy Roman Empire in Vienna .

family

He was married to Johanna Christine Juliane Pauline von Uslar-Gleichen. From the marriage among others five sons and daughter Magdalene Marianne Ernestine, born in 1778, emerged.

literature

  • Adolph Ernst von Linsingen: Gender sequence of the ancient knight and monastery-like family von Linsingen , Erfurt, 1774.
  • Ludwig Carl Freyherr von Linsingen: Authentic proof of the agnation beyder, the Hessians who died out in 1721 and the branches of the knightly and monastery-like Freyherr family von Linsingen , Heiligenstadt 1792, which flourished in Eichsfelde .
  • Detlev Freiherr von Linsingen: On the history of the lords, barons and counts of Linsingen zu Linsingen, Jesberg, Asphe etc. in Hesse, to Birkenfelde, Udra, Rengelrode, Burgwalde etc. in Eichsfeld, to Ricklingen, Adenstedt, Gestorf etc. in Hanover as well in Holland, France, England, South Africa and Brazil (= series of publications of the Heimat- und Geschichtsverein Jesberg eV Volume 1), 2004.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Austrian State Archives Vienna, AVA, Adel, RAA v. Linsingen, 1783. Waldstein-Wartenberg, Berthold, Austrian Nobility Law 1804-1918, communications from the Austrian State Archives, vol. 17/18 (1965, pp. 109-146 (137)).
  2. ↑ Genealogical information
personal data
SURNAME Linsingen, August Christian Wilhelm von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Linsingen, August Christian Wilhelm Freiherr von (full name); Linsingen, August Christian Wilhelm Reichsfreiherr von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Saxon-Gotha lieutenant colonel in Dutch service and manor owner
DATE OF BIRTH 18th century
DATE OF DEATH February 24, 1802