Behrendt Friedrich August von der Marwitz

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Behrendt Friedrich August von der Marwitz (* 1740 ; † 1793 ) was the court marshal of King Friedrich Wilhelm II.

origin

He was the son of August Gebhard von der Marwitz (* March 20, 1695 - † December 28, 1753) and his second wife Johanna Ulrike von der Goltz (* August 20, 1720 - June 14, 1772) daughter of Henning Bernhard von the Goltz . Major general Johann Friedrich Adolf von der Marwitz ( Hubertusburg -Marwitz) and Lieutenant General Gustav Ludwig von der Marwitz ( Hochkirch -Marwitz) were his older brothers.

Life

He was first educated at the Knight Academy of Brandenburg. From there he went to the university in Frankfurt an der Oder. Like many others, he fled to Magdeburg in 1759 before the Seven Years' War. There he met Friedrich II . In 1765 he became chamberlain at the court of Prince Heinrich and in 1772 his chamberlain.

After his wedding on May 12, 1776, he commuted between Gut Friedersdorf and Berlin. After the death of Friedrich II. He became court marshal of Friedrich Wilhelm II. Shortly before his death, to his chagrin, he became director of the court theater.

family

On May 12, 1778 he married Susanne Sophie Marie Luise von Dorville (1756–1809). She was the daughter of State Minister Johann Ludwig von Dorville and his second wife Charlotte Fredrike von Beville . They had five children including:

⚭ Caroline Francisca von Brühl (* March 23, 1783 - † March 28, 1804)
⚭ 1809 Countess Charlotte von Moltke (* March 12, 1780; † November 18, 1848)
  • Anton Eberhard Konstantin (December 2, 1790 - October 9, 1809 near Aspern )
  • Caroline Albertine Luise (* August 19, 1792; † February 23, 1857) ⚭ Gustav Adolph Rochus von Rochow (1792–1847) Prussian Minister of the Interior

literature

  • Friedrich August Ludwig von der Marwitz: From the estate of Friedrich August Ludwig von der Marwitz on Friedersdorf. P. 9ff ( digitized version in the Google book search)
  • Leopold von Zedlitz-Neukirch : New Prussian Nobility Lexicon. P. 364 ( digitized version in the Google book search)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Elisabeth Charlotte Ernestine Emilie von Moltke ( Memento from August 20, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ^ Theodor Fontane: Walks through the Mark Brandenburg . ( textlog.de ).
personal data
SURNAME Marwitz, Behrendt Friedrich August from the
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Court Marshal of Friedrich Wilhelm II.
DATE OF BIRTH 1740
PLACE OF BIRTH Friedersdorf , Küstrin district
DATE OF DEATH 1793
Place of death Berlin