Christopher Engelbrecht from Kursell
Christopher Engelbrecht von Kursell (born March 30, 1685 , † April 10, 1756 ) was knighthood captain .
Life
Christopher Engelbrecht came from the German-Baltic Kursell family . His parents were Christopher Heinrich von Kursell and Anna Gertrude von Tiesenhausen .
He was Herr auf Echmes , Klein-Rude and Kurrefer, Pfandherr von Neuenhof and Nömmküll, Arrendator on Neuenhof and Nömküll, Swedish captain , 1709–1717 in Russian captivity, 1737–1740 Estonian knight captain , 1740 Estonian district administrator , 1743 President of the consistory.
Kursell married on March 4, 1722 in Reval Gertrude Helene von Tiesenhausen († 1742), then married Gertrude Sophie von Schwengelm on October 28, 1742. The Russian lieutenant general Christopher Heinrich von Kursell (1722–1795) and the later Estonian knighthood captain Moritz Engelbrecht von Kursell (1744–1799) were his sons.
literature
- Genealogical handbook of noble houses B 13, 1980, p. 192
- Ernst Seraphim : Colonel Klaus Kursell and his time. A picture of Estonia in the early days of Swedish rule. Reval 1897. = Library of Livonian History, Vol. 1
Web links
- Baltic Historical Commission (ed.): Entry on Christopher Engelbrecht von Kursell. In: BBLD - Baltic Biographical Lexicon digital
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ancestry of Stael von Holstein (Сталь фон Гольштейн), ancestry of my grandfather Reinhold Baron Stael von Holstein, Generation VII, No. 29.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kursell, Christopher Engelbrecht from |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mr on Echmes, Klein-Rude and Kurrefer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 30, 1685 |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 10, 1756 |