August Wilhelm of Gemmingen
August Wilhelm von Gemmingen (born August 18, 1738 ; † 1795 in Stuttgart ) was Chamberlain of the Duke of Württemberg, Knight of the Order of Charles and Council of Knights of the Kraichgau knight canton .
Life
He was the son of the Baden-Durlach Chamberlain and Obervogts in Durlach , Franz Reinhard von Gemmingen (1692–1751), and Sophie Helene von Pretlack (1701–1781). He came to the Württemberg court in Stuttgart as a page and then entered the Württemberg military, where he became a colonel and adjutant of the duke's wing . Later he was chamberlain to the duke. He was also a knight of the Charles Order and a councilor in the knightly canton of Kraichgau.
family
He was married to Philippine Margaretha von Holtz (1728–1784). After her death, he married the much younger Charlotta Franziska von Gemmingen-Fürfeld (1770-1814), daughter of Johann Dietrich von Gemmingen-Fürfeld and Friederike von Bönninghausen.
Progeny:
- August Karl Franz Johann (1792–1870) ∞ Amalia von Gemmingen-Hornberg (1801–1865)
- Ludwig Friedrich Wilhelm (1794–1858) ∞ Josepha von Lassolaye (1795–1824), Emma von Gemmingen-Guttenberg (1804–1865)
literature
- Carl Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig Stocker : Family Chronicle of the Barons of Gemmingen , Heidelberg 1895, p. 93f.
- Walter von Hueck: Lineage of the Barons von Gemmingen , Limburg an der Lahn 1966
Individual evidence
- ↑ Main State Archives Stuttgart E 297 Bü 141 Bl 151v
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| SURNAME | Gemmingen, August Wilhelm von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chamberlain of Württemberg, Knight of the Order of Charles and Council of Knights of the Kraichgau knight canton |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 18, 1738 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1795 |
| Place of death | Stuttgart |