Christoph Heinrich von Kanitz
Christoph Heinrich von Kanitz (* 1664 ; † April 29, 1718 in Dresden ) was a royal Polish and electoral Saxon lieutenant general and owner of the manors Großtreben and Mutzschen in the Electorate of Saxony .
Life
He came from the Saxon noble family von Kanitz and was the eldest son of Hannß Christoph von Kanitz auf Mutzschen.
Kanitz embarked on a military career. After his father's death in February 1697, he and his two younger brothers inherited the paternal property. He was also entitled to the Großtreben manor, of which he was a co-lean. However, his cousins also made claims on this property. The uncertain legal situation regarding Gut Großtreben was to blame for its hopeless indebtedness. Elector August the Strong intervened and recommended to the highly decorated general that the debt issue be settled as quickly as possible by paying off the other beneficiaries, especially Hannß Gottfried von Kanitz. Christoph Heinrich von Kanitz got involved and bought the manor Großtreben on March 16, 1712 and thus became the sole owner of this property.
In the Great Northern War has Kanitz until 21 December 1701 of 28 July as a colonel in the defense of near Riga located Dünamünder jump and 1703 as a major general , together with the Lieutenant General Robel in the city Thorn against the superior and ultimately victorious forces of the Swedish King Karl XII. emerged. Kanitz fell into Swedish captivity and was only released from Stockholm after the Altranstadt Peace of 1706 .
On September 11, 1709, he was seriously wounded by a shot in the neck while meeting near Mons in Brabant . He was then given the position of commandant of the Dresden Fortress , where he died at the age of 54.
In addition to Großtreben, he also owned Mutzschen Castle , which he had built from scratch in 1703 after the severe damage caused by the major fire of 1681 in the Baroque style.
family
He married Erdmutha Johanna, born Vitzthum von Eckstädt, from the Röhrsdorf house on December 9, 1708. From this the daughter Henrietta Erdmutha, born in 1712, and the posthumously born son and heir Johann Gottlob von Kanitz, born in 1718, emerged. His widow, however, was forced to hand over the manor Großtreben and sell it.
literature
- Johann Benedict Carpzov : Newly opened temple of honor of remarkable antiquities of the Marggraffthum Ober-Lausitz. Leipzig and Budißin, 1719, pp. 149–150.
- History of the greatest military leaders of recent times. 1785, p. 59.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Manor Großtreben
- ^ Friedrich Christoph Förster : Friedrich August II., King of Poland and Elector of Saxony: his time, his cabinet and his court. Potsdam 1839, p. 103.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kanitz, Christoph Heinrich von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Canitz, Christoph Heinrich von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Royal Polish and Electoral Saxon Lieutenant General and manor owner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1664 |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 29, 1718 |
| Place of death | Dresden |