Christian Ludwig von Kalckstein
Christian Ludwig von Kalckstein (* 1630 ; † November 8, 1672 in Memel ) was a Brandenburg colonel and chief of a regiment on horseback.
Life
Kalckstein's father was Lieutenant General Albrecht von Kalckstein (* 1592; † May 26, 1667) heir to Mühlhausen . His mother was Marianne von Wiedebach (1610–1653), his nephew the later Field Marshal Christoph Wilhelm von Kalckstein .
As governor of Olezko , he was released from office in 1667 for various crimes and sentenced to perpetual prison ; he was also to pay a fine of 10,000 thalers . The driving force was probably his brother Christoph Wilhelm . After he had paid 5000 thalers, he was pardoned on his word of honor on his goods. When Michael I became King of Poland, Kalckstein decided to go to Warsaw .
The Elector of Brandenburg tried to reclaim him through the Prussian ambassador Eusebius von Brandt ; but the Polish court ignored the demands. In the meantime, Kalckstein made every effort to sabotage the Wehlau Treaty in revenge . He succeeded in winning the king over for himself, and he made him his chamberlain , colonel and messenger at the Reichstag, and he also received the necessary letters of protection . This prompted Brandt to act. He had him caught and smuggled into Prussia. The King of Poland was very upset. Brandt published a report to explain his act: Ludovici Kalksteini mores & Fara .
The Poles protested against this kidnapping in vain. Kalckstein was condemned as a traitor and beheaded in Memel in 1672.
family
He was married to Maria Elisabeth von Kittlitz (1639–1698) since 1656 . She was the daughter of the Oberhofmarschall von Kittlitz . The couple had six sons and two daughters. After his execution she was able to keep the Romitten estate. A picture of Christian Ludwig v. Kalckstein can be found on page 241 in the Genealogical Manual of the Nobility, Volume A XXIII, 1994.
literature
- Leopold von Orlich: History of the Prussian State in the Seventeenth Century. Volume 1, 1838, pp. 289f., Digitized
- Leopold von Orlich: History of the Prussian State in the Seventeenth Century. Volume 3, 1839, p. 374, digitized last letters to his family
- Anton Balthasar König : Biographical dictionary of all heroes and military figures . tape II . Arnold Wever, Berlin 1789, p. 235–237 ( Christian Ludwig von Kalckstein in the Google book search).
- Reasons for the judgment on the Christian Ludwig von Kalckstein case: 1673 digitized
- Bernhard von Poten : Kalckstein, Christian Ludwig von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 15, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1882, p. 16 f.
- Kurt Forstreuter : Kalckstein, Christian Ludwig von. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 11, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1977, ISBN 3-428-00192-3 , p. 53 ( digitized version ).
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kalckstein, Christian Ludwig von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kalckstein-Knauten, Christian Ludwig von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brandenburg colonel |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1630 |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 8, 1672 |
| Place of death | Memel |