Carl Friedrich Poeppelmann

Carl Friedrich von Pöppelmann (* 1696 or 1697 in Dresden ; † February 14, 1750 ) was the second son of the Dresden master builder Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann .

Life

East facade of the Warsaw Royal Castle

In 1714 he joined the Dresden building authorities as a conductor without a salary. In 1717 his position was converted to a permanent one. In 1705, Pöppelmann became a lieutenant in the Saxon engineering corps , and on July 1, 1725 he was promoted to captain (equivalent to captain). In 1724 he went to Warsaw for King Augustus the Strong . In 1729 or 1730 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel by skipping the major. Through his connections to Dresden, he ensured that the Dresden Rococo style also established itself in the Polish capital. Among other things, in 1726 he was responsible for the further construction of the Saxon Palace, which had begun in 1715, with Joachim Daniel von Jauch . In 1726 he was also responsible for the renovation of the Blue Palace with Jauch and Johann Sigmund Deybel von Hammerau .

In addition, Pöppelmann, who has meanwhile advanced to major general, also worked on fortress construction . In 1742 Pöppelmann succeeded Johann Christoph von Naumann as General Excise Building Director in Saxony. In gratitude for his services he was raised to the nobility in the same year, after he had been appointed colonel shortly before. In 1749 Pöppelmann became major general. Pöppelmann was married to Elisabeth Hiche and had three underage children. His successor was his assistant Johann Christoph Knöffel .

literature

• Walter Hentschel: The Saxon architecture of the 18th century in Poland. 2 volumes, Berlin 1967

predecessor	Office	successor
Johann Christoph von Naumann	Electoral Saxon General Excise Building Director 1742 - 1750	Johann Christoph Knoeffel