Christian Ludwig Hautt

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Portrait of Christian Ludwig Hautt in the Central Moselle Museum

Christian Ludwig Hautt (born March 15, 1726 in Nohfelden , † November 10, 1806 in Zweibrücken ) was a German builder and construction director of the Principality of Pfalz-Zweibrücken .

Life

Johann Christian Ludwig Hautt - the first name is mostly not used - was born on March 15, 1726 in Nohfelden , which was then an official seat in the Palatinate-Zweibrücken, as the son of Burgvogts Ernst Franz Hautt and his wife Christiane Marie. The old Veldenz Castle , the house where he was born, still shapes the townscape today .

Hautt had three sisters and a brother who also became an engineer. He attended grammar school in Zweibrücken until 1746 , and then studied in Jena . Duke Christian IV strongly encouraged skin to do this . The prince made study trips possible for him, including several months to Paris . In 1752 at the latest, Hautt entered the service of the prince. In 1755 he became construction director and, in a smooth transition, replaced Jonas Erikson Sundahl as regional construction director .

Portrait of Christian Ludwig Hautt by Philipp Adolf Leclerc, ca.1782

In 1764 Hautt married Philippine Christiane Juliane Reichsfreiin Schorr von Schorrenburg (1747–1788). In 1775 the daughter Karoline Friederike was born, later wife of the Koblenz appellate judge Christoph Ludwig Hertel. In the same year, Duke Charles II August took office and dismissed Hautt along with the court of his predecessor. The painter Johann Christian von Mannlich took over responsibility for the construction industry . Hautt went to Blieskastel to develop an urban planning concept for Countess Marianne von der Leyen and to manage its implementation. Since Mannlich's lack of specialist knowledge of construction resulted in considerable problems, Hautt was recalled to Zweibrücken and in 1788 he was given back overall responsibility for construction in the principality.

With the French occupation of the principality in 1793, not only were most of the feudal buildings looted and burned down, the civil servants also lost their existence. Hautt died impoverished in Zweibrücken in 1806. "After all, with him one of the most important artistic phenomena in the entire Palatinate building industry of the 18th century" (Karl Lohmeyer).

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  • Duke Christian IV commissioned Hautt in 1752 at the latest to manage the construction of the Jägersburg hunting lodge , which has now disappeared and which can therefore be regarded as his first major work.
  • A little later, Hautt planned the nine-axle palace of the Böcking family in Traben-Trarbach , which at that time belonged to Pfalz-Zweibrücken. Today the Middle Moselle Museum is housed in the property .
  • The tower of the Alexander Church in Zweibrücken, built around 1760, remained a landmark of the city until 1945.
  • In 1773, on behalf of Duke Christian IV, Hautt began planning the new Zweibrücken suburb, including an orangery , a small castle for Countess Forbach ( the Duke's mistress ) and the relocation of the Schwarzbach . The project was financed through a lottery . The largest part of the baroque ensemble, which is rarely closed, can still be visited with only minor changes. Today the buildings are mainly used by the judiciary, the city administration and as museums. Sven Hedin called the Zweibrücker Herzogsplatz in 1952 " one of the most beautiful squares in Europe ".
  • One of Hautt's main works is the orphanage built in 1775 on Paradeplatz in Blieskastel, which today houses the town hall. At the time it was built, it was considered the largest and most representative foundation building far and wide.
  • A very beautiful baroque building in Blieskastel that goes back to Hautt is the so-called Schlösschen (Schlossbergstrasse 48), built directly after the orphanage. It served the Count von der Leyen as a chancellery and archive building.
  • After his return to Zweibrücken, Hautt von Mannlich took over the completion of the Karlsberg Palace near Homburg , which by then had largely been built and which, according to Duke Karl II August , should exceed Versailles . Mannlich, who was a great art expert, had great problems with practical questions of the building industry, which the prince had not taken into account when he was appointed. So Hautt mainly had to take care of the rectification of defects so that the prince could move into the domicile in 1789, which, however, was reduced to rubble 4 years later.

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SURNAME Hautt, Christian Ludwig
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Skin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German builder
DATE OF BIRTH March 15, 1726
PLACE OF BIRTH Nohfelden
DATE OF DEATH November 10, 1806
Place of death Zweibrücken