Christian von Herold
Christian von Herold (born July 19, 1669 in Halle , † February 10, 1744 in Berlin ) was a Prussian secret finance, war and domain council in Berlin and heir to Leuenberg, Brunow and Biesow.
Life
origin
His parents were Johann Christoph Herold (* October 31, 1631; † June 22, 1704), heir to Riedburg, and his wife Dorothea Wildvogel (* October 10, 1640; † June 28, 1709). His brother Friedrich Wilhelm Herold (1680–1738) was Lord Mayor of Halle.
Career
Herold went to high school in Halle and then studied law there and in Erfurt. Here he learned from his brother-in-law Georg Heinrich Brükner in 1690 and from Dietrich Wilhelm Matthias in 1694. After his cavalier tour he returned to Halle and began to work for the government in Magdeburg. From there the king brought him to Berlin as a secret war and domain adviser. In 1719 he bought the Brunow estate. and 1734 Leuenberg.
For his services he was raised to the nobility on May 18, 1720. When the Archbishop of Salzburg expelled the Protestants from his area in 1731 , many went to Prussia. Herold was entrusted with the integration of the refugees. In 1733 he also received the Order De la Générosité .
family
His first wife was Gertraut von Essen († December 13, 1705). She was the daughter of the Swedish court advisor to Greifswald Franz von Essen . The couple had a son, Johann Franz Christian (* December 2, 1705; † July 13, 1718), who however died early of smallpox .
After the death of his first wife, Herold married Eva Katharina von Klinggräff (* November 10, 1692; † 1767). She was the daughter of the secret finance councilor Joachim von Klingräff. This compound was prepared by King Friedrich Wilhelm I carried. The couple had several children:
- Charlotte Dorothea Eva (September 4, 1712 - February 7, 1765)
- ⚭ August 13, 1737 Ernst August von Platen , Prussian major
- ⚭ July 1, 1742 Johann Ludwig von Ingersleben (1703–1757)
- Gertrud Dorothea (1713–1726)
- Maria Luise Dorothea (March 23, 1715 - July 1, 1743) ⚭ September 7, 1736 Christian Ludwig von Kalsow (1694–1766)
- Johann Friedrich (1716–1736)
- Katharina Johanne Wilhelmine (September 15, 1726 - January 30, 1809) ⚭ Dietrich Reichard von Meyerinck (1701–1775)
literature
- Johann Gottlob Wilhelm Dunkel : Historical-critical news from deceased scholars. P. 441, digitized
- Johann Christoph von Dreyhaupt : Pagus Neletici Et Nudzici. P. 64, digitized
- Rolf Straubel : Biographical manual of the Prussian administrative and judicial officials 1740–1806 / 15 . In: Historical Commission to Berlin (Ed.): Individual publications . 85. KG Saur Verlag, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-598-23229-9 , pp. 412 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
Web links
- Christian von Herold at Stammreihen.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.amt-fahoe.de/gemeinden/heckelberg_brunow/Chronik%20Heckelberg/Brunow/Zeittafel_Brunow.html
- ↑ http://www.eiszeitstrasse.de/Seiten/reiseroute/leuenberg1.htm
- ↑ Gerhard Gottlieb Günther Göcking, Complete Emigration History Of those Lutherans who were expelled from the Ertz-Bißthum Saltzburg and who mostly went to Prussia , Volume 1, p. 760, digitized version
- ↑ Johann Friedrich Seyfar, life and governmental history of Frederick the other king , Volume 1, page 342, Digitalisat
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Herold, Christian von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian secret finance, war and domain council in Berlin |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 19, 1669 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Halle (Saale) |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 10, 1744 |
| Place of death | Berlin |