Christoph von Bassewitz

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Hohen Luckow mansion

Christoph von Bassewitz (* 1670 in Mecklenburg ; † 1745 ibid) was Princely Bayreuth's Privy Councilor , Major General and builder of the Hohen Luckow manor .

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Christoph von Bassewitz was the second son of Abraham von Bassewitz (1625–1675) and his wife Dorothea, née von der Kettenburg .

Around 1695 he began a military career as a Bavarian officer . In 1702 he served as a sergeant in the cuirassier regiment . On April 23, 1706 he was awarded the Brandenburg-Bayreuth Order "de la sincerité" . In 1712 he became court marshal and in 1722 major general. He was also Princely Bayreuth Privy Councilor and Chief Stable Master . In 1727 he took his leave and returned to Mecklenburg.

Christoph von Bassewitz married his first wife Magdalena Sophie von Stockhausen on August 4, 1704 in Erlangen (* July 6, 1685 in Immenhausen ; † August 31, 1724 in Bayreuth). She was the daughter of Hans Franz von Stockhausen auf Immenhausen and Agnesia Lucia, born von Steinberg from the Wispenstein family . They had four sons, all of whom died early, and six daughters. In his second marriage, Bassewitz married Sophie von Bibow . They had a son, who also died young, and three daughters.

In 1700 Christoph von Bassewitz and his brother Hellmuth Otto von Bassewitz inherited the Hohen Luckow and Pohrsdorf estates. His brother accepted money. Between 1707 and 1714, Christoph von Bassewitz had the manor house built in Hohen Luckow. He had to assert this property in a lawsuit that lasted from 1733 to 1735 against claims by extensive relatives. After his death, his third cousin Detlof Hans von Bassewitz inherited the Hohen Luckow estate and took over the payment of the debts on the estate as well as the payment to the relatives. The large hall on Hohen Luckow is still adorned with the colored coats of arms of the 32 line of ancestors ( great, great, great grandparents ) of Christoph von Bassewitz. A painting of him that is now lost hung in the center of the building and now has a mirror in its place.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The funeral sermon and curriculum vitae can be found in the Schwerin State Library.
  2. ^ Dieter Pocher: Castles and mansions in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Hamburg, 2005, p. 103.
personal data
SURNAME Bassewitz, Christoph von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Princely Bayreuth Privy Councilor, Major General and builder of the Hohen Luckow mansion
DATE OF BIRTH 1670
PLACE OF BIRTH Mecklenburg
DATE OF DEATH 1745
Place of death Mecklenburg