Christian Heinrich Gayling from Altheim

Baron Christian Heinrich Gayling von Altheim (born October 11, 1743 in Buswiller , † January 13, 1812 in Karlsruhe ) was a Baden Minister and President of the Baden State Ministry.

family

Gayling came from the old Rhineland noble family of the Gayling von Altheim . On July 29, 1773, he married Auguste Wilhemine von Berstett (1750–1831) with whom he had nine children:

• Ludwig Christian (* December 4, 1774; † November 2, 1832), Baden Privy Councilor and Oberhofmarschall, ⚭ October 22, 1807 Juliane von Saint-André (* May 21, 1789; † 1856)
• Karl Friedrich (February 2, 1777; † April 17, 1807), Lieutenant Colonel in Wiburg Regiment, Imperial Russian Lieutenant Colonel
• Friederike Amalie (* August 8, 1779; † August 10, 1801), von Friedrich von Neubronn (* September 26, 1768, † December 21, 1830), Baden treasurer and chief forester
• Karoline Amalie (* August 6, 1782; † October 17, 1868), ⚭ 1800 Friedrich Wilhelm von Woellwarth , Baden Privy Councilor and Chief Chamberlain (* June 10, 1754; † July 8, 1820)
• Luise Sophia (* October 9, 1780; † November 10, 1806), ⚭ Ludwig von Prettlach, Imperial Chamberlain and Hessian Privy Councilor and Chief Steward († 1844)
• Ludwig Georg (* July 24, 1785; † July 23, 1829), Chamberlain of Baden, forester in St. Blasien
• Friedrich Wilhelm (born September 1, 1786; † October 13, 1861), Major General of Baden, governor of the Rastatt fortress , ⚭ August 25, 1831 Luise Bressle
• Friedrich August (February 21, 1777 - April 17, 1807), Imperial Russian Lieutenant Colonel
• Karl Ludwig Reinhard (April 16, 1778; † September 11, 1822), chamberlain and court marshal, ⚭ May 1813 Caroline Sophie von Oberkirch (* October 8, 1790; † August 30, 1830)

Life

As early as 1772 he traveled to St. Petersburg as envoy of Baden to represent the interests of his country to the Russian Empress Catherine the Great . Afterwards he was Vice President of the Court and Church Council and envoy to the Swabian Imperial Circle .

From April 30, 1803 to July 19, 1805 he was Minister of Finance, but was dismissed from service due to difficult financial circumstances due to Napoleonic demands. From July 5, 1808 to December 31, 1809, he was Minister of Justice, then President of the Baden State Ministry until January 13, 1812. At the same time he was again Minister of Finance from December 11, 1810 until his death.

On January 13, 1812, he died in Karlsruhe of a nervous disorder.

literature

• Friedrich von Weech :  Gayling von Altheim, Christian Heinrich Freiherr . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 8, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1878, p. 447.
• Friedrich von Weech: Christian Heinrich Freiherr von Gayling zu Altheim. In: Badische Biographien, Volume 2, p. 558 digitized
• Karl Wilhelm Ludwig Friedrich von Drais von Sauerbronn : History of the government and formation of Baden under Carl Friederich , Volume 2, supplements p. 89–90 Google digitized

Individual evidence

1. ^ Josef Inauen: Focus on Switzerland: The southern German states of Baden, Württemberg and Bavaria and the Confederation 1815–1840. Saint-Paul, 2007, ISBN 9783727816383 , pp. 335-337