Carl Gerd von Ketelhodt
Carl Gerd von Ketelhodt (born October 3, 1738 in Rudolstadt ; † January 14, 1814 there ) was a German lawyer and chancellor .
Carl Gerd von Ketelhodt was the son of Chancellor Christian Ulrich von Ketelhodt and his wife Marie Katharina von Beulwitz (1703–1769). In 1753 he began studying law in Jena with Christian Gottlieb Buder , Johann August von Hellfeld and Karl Friedrich Walch . Five years later he received his doctorate and returned to his hometown. There he entered the civil service and was appointed real privy councilor and chancellor in 1785. He also collected paintings and books. Its 16,000-volume library was bought by Prince Ludwig Friedrich II and merged with the "Rudolstadt Historical Library", which is now in the Old Town Hall.
Ketelhodt was also a member of the Rudolstadt Masonic Lodge .
family
Carl Gerd von Ketelhodt was married to the daughter Augusta (1742–1803) of Baron Carl August Bachoff von Echt . The couple had several children:
- Friedrich Carl Vredeber (January 15, 1764 - December 5, 1764)
- Carl (* / † January 12, 1765)
- Friedrich Wilhelm (* February 24, 1766; † April 20, 1836), Chancellor in Rudolstadt ⚭ Caroline Ulrike von Kyckebusch (* December 25, 1772; † April 10, 1832)
- Ludwig Ferdinand (born August 19, 1767), Prussian chamberlain
- Sophie Henriette (born October 22, 1768) ⚭ NN von Imhof, Major
- Frederike Caroline (* June 24, 1770; † August 1825) ⚭ Baron Johann Friedrich Bachoff von Echt (1773–1801)
- Carl Ulrich (March 30, 1773; † November 7, 1832), Chief Forester ⚭ Charlotte Elisabeth von Humbracht (March 26, 1780; † December 28, 1851)
- Theresia Christiane Frederike (March 28, 1775 - March 28, 1825) ⚭ NN Taines, missionary in America
- Georg Ernst (* December 18, 1776; † April 21, 1830), Rittmeister and Brigade Adjutant at the Brigadier von Stülpnagel
- Leopold Gerad (born February 28, 1779 - † July 22, 1822), head stable master
- Auguste Frederike (born January 12, 1781 - May 21, 1808), lady-in-waiting in Rudolstadt
- Louise Charlotte (* December 7, 1782) ⚭ November 21, 1804 Chief Forester Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig von Hake (* January 3, 1777 - July 7, 1851) from Hasperde, son of Adolf von Hake
Fonts
- Man, a moral poem in five sections . Rudolstadt 1763
literature
- Christian Wilhelm Schwartz : Traits of life and character, Sr. Excellenz Mr. Carl Gerd von Ketelhodt . Leipzig 1801 ( digitized version )
- Ernst Anemüller : Ketelhodt, Karl Gerd . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 15, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1882, p. 688 f.
- Documents and historical news of the Ketelhodtscher family, Volume 2, p.98ff
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| SURNAME | Ketelhodt, Carl Gerd von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German diplomat and court marshal in Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 3, 1738 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rudolstadt |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 14, 1814 |
| Place of death | Rudolstadt |