Christian Wilhelm von Dieskau

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Christian Wilhelm von Dieskau , currently mostly von Dießkau , (* March 24, 1703 at the Leuchtenburg ; † November 2, 1764 ) was a Saxon-Coburg-Saalfeld castle captain, chamberlain, Bergrat, and mint and building director.

Life

He came from the Saxon noble family von Dieskau and was the son of Werner von Dieskau , who was in command of the Leuchtenburg at the time. Christian Wilhelm was initially in the Dutch service and later embarked on an administrative career in the service of the Duke of Saxony-Coburg-Saalfeld. He became famous as the castle captain in Saalfeld .

In 1734 he married Charlotta Sophia von Dennstädt (1700–1744). From this marriage a son and three daughters were born. In his second marriage he married Augusta Margaretha von Hopfgarten.

literature

  • The character of a Christian courtier, based on the excellent example of the former high-born gentleman, Christian Wilhelm von Dieskau, a high-ranking duke. Sachsen-Coburg-Salfeldischen Schloß-Hauptmanns, Cammerjunckers, Bergraths, also Müntz- and Bau-Directoris was designed for the maintenance of an [...] Andenckens [...] at the request of the wife [...] widow by one of the Dieskauischen Friends connected at home , Wernigerode, 1765.
  • Ernst Heinrich Kneschke , New General German Nobility Lexicon , Volume 2, S.485ff
personal data
SURNAME Dieskau, Christian Wilhelm von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dießkau, Christian Wilhelm von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German castle captain and mountain ridge
DATE OF BIRTH March 24, 1703
PLACE OF BIRTH Leuchtenburg (Seitenroda)
DATE OF DEATH November 2, 1764