Christian Friedrich von Brand
Christian Friedrich von Brand († July 31, 1735 in the Sonnenstein Fortress ) was initially court counselor in Altenburg and finally Privy Councilor and Chancellor of Duke Moritz Wilhelm of Sachsen-Merseburg .
On April 10, 1713, an arrest warrant was issued against him for treason, interference in the rent chamber and wrong use of the seal of his sovereign. Brand fled, but was discovered and imprisoned in Naumburg (Saale) in 1715 . He came to Sonnenstein Fortress, where he remained in custody until his death.
He owned the goods Gleina, Langenleuba, Lucka, Trackendorf and Zinna.
Brand was married to Erdmuthe Sophie von Pöllnitz (born September 10, 1677), the daughter of the Saxon politician Ludwig Ernst von Pöllnitz , since February 6, 1693 .
literature
- Johann Georg Knup: Historical and genealogical description of the sex of those von Pöllnitz , Leipzig 1745, p. 75 (digitized version)
- Rolf Walter : Episode in a v. Pöllnitz - Familie , booklet for the special exhibition in the Borlachmuseum Bad Dürenberg 2009
Web links
- Arrest of the Saxon-Merseburg secret council Christian Friedrich von Brand at the Sonnenstein fortress and Christian Friedrich von Brand, Moritz Wilhelm and Carl von Pöllnitz in the main state archive in Dresden
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brand, Christian Friedrich von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Councilor, Privy Councilor and Chancellor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 31, 1735 |
| Place of death | Sonnenstein fortress |