August Johann von Hahn
August Johann von Hahn (born February 21, 1722 in Meiningen ; † April 18, 1788 in Karlsruhe ) was from 1769 to 1788 President of the Council of the Margraviate of Baden-Durlach and the reunified Margraviate of Baden .
Life
Hahn was the son of the Privy Councilor Heinrich Gottfried von Hahn, who was in the service of the Duchy of Saxony-Coburg-Meiningen . His mother was Eleonora Ernestina von Wolzüge .
Hahn entered the service of the margraviate of Baden-Durlach in 1749 and was appointed councilor in 1752. In 1759 he became vice president of the government. With Johann Jacob Reinhard he was involved in the negotiation of the inheritance contract between the margraviate of Baden-Durlach and the margraviate of Baden-Baden (1759 to 1765). In 1768 he became the Real Privy Councilor and shortly afterwards he succeeded the late Hofrat President Friedrich Johann Emich von Üxküll-Gyllenband . From 1775 he held the title of "First Minister". Hahn was also the ambassador of the Margraviate to the Swabian District in Ulm and led Baden's negotiations to join the Princes' League (1785).
literature
- Ernst Ludwig Posselt : In memory of the Frhrrn. August Johann von Hahn, Weyland Markgrl. Baden really. Councilor. Karlsruhe 1788 digitized version of the BSB Munich
- Karl Wilhelm Ludwig Friedrich von Drais von Sauerbronn : History of the government and formation of Baden under Carl Friederich: edited from archives and other sources. Volume 2: Verlag der Müllerschen Hofbuchhandlung, Karlsruhe 1818, supplements pp. 93–94 Google digitized version
- Karl Wilhelm Ludwig Friedrich von Drais von Sauerbronn: The immortalized Aug. Joh. Freiherrn von Hahn, Margrave-Baden Privy Councilor, President of the Government, Court Court and Consistorial President , Durlach 1788 digital copy of the Freiburg University Library
- Lars Adler (editor): Award list: The Knights of the Margravial Baden Order of Fidelity 1715–1802 - Margraviate Baden. 2013, pp. 50–51 pdf
Web links
- Regional information system for Baden-Württemberg (LeoBW): Hahn August Johann; Earlier from - Brief biographical information
Individual evidence
- ↑ on the family see Ernst Heinrich Kneschke : New general German Adels Lexicon published in association with several historians . Fourth volume. [Graffen - Kalau v. Kahlheim.] 1863, p. 154 Internet Archive
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hahn, August Johann von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | President of the court council of Baden |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 21, 1722 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Meiningen |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 18, 1788 |
| Place of death | Karlsruhe |