Dietrich Ernst op dem Hamme called von Schoeppingk
Dietrich Ernst op dem Hamme called von Schoeppingk ( Russian : Дитрих Эрнст фон Шёппинг, * July 6, 1749 in Bornsmünde ; † June 1, 1818 in Mitau ) was a German-Baltic nobleman, landlord , Kurland politician and Russian statesman .
Life
Dietrich Ernst op dem Hamme called von Schoeppingk studied from 1776 to 1770 at Leipzig University . He then went on an educational trip to Germany , France and Switzerland for two years . He then returned to the Duchy of Courland and Zemgale and began his political career.
At first he was elected member of parliament in several parliamentary periods, from 1783 to 1788 he was captain von Bauske and from 1788 to 1794 chief captain in Tukum . In 1787 he succeeded his father as Gutbesitzer Born Pomerania and deduced 1818 the entailed estate of Born Pomerania. From 1794 to 1796 he was the last land marshal and thus chairman of the state parliament of the Duchy of Courland and Semgallia. Then the duchy was dissolved and taken over by the Russian Empire . In 1795 he accompanied Duke Peter von Biron (1724–1800) to the abdication in Saint Petersburg . In 1796 he stayed in Germany. From 1797 to 1803 he held the office of Oberburggrave von Mitau and headed the Supreme Court in Mitau. In 1800 he was appointed Russian privy councilor. Ultimately, he was appointed advisor to the Duchess Dorothea of Courland (1761-1821) in 1812 and advised her in her government affairs of Courland.
He belonged to the moderate aristocratic wing and was a political opponent of Otto Hermann von der Howen (1740-1806). He issued a peasant ordinance on his estates for his farmers and the landlord and endeavored to liberalize the relations between the landlords and the farmers . He wrote the "Essay, Concerning the Courland Landscape Debt". For his services he was awarded the Order of Saint Stanislaus in 1787 and the Russian Order of Saint Anne (1st class) in 1803 .
Origin and family
Dietrich Ernst came from the original noble family op dem Hamme gen. Von Schoeppingk , his ancestors came to the Baltic States around 1550 and lived on the Bornsmühle estate for over 400 years. His father was the man judge and lord of Bornsmünde Friedrich Wilhelm op dem Hamme gen. Von Schoeppingk (1709–1788), who was married to Ernestine von Bonninghausen-Budberg (1725–1808).
Dietrich Ernst married Elisabeth von Stackelberg (1760–1837) in 1778 , their sons were Magnus Friedrich op dem Hamme called von Schoeppingk (1779–1855), Russian privy councilor and Otto Friedrich op dem Hamme called von Schoeppingk (1790–1874) , Russian major general .
Web links
- Baltic Historical Commission (ed.): Entry on Dietrich Ernst op dem Hamme called von Schoeppingk. In: BBLD - Baltic Biographical Lexicon digital
- Šepings Ditrihs Ernsts fon
Individual evidence
- ↑ Schöpping, Dietrich Ernst von, article, Concerning the Courland landscape debts, Dorpat , November 25, 1811, ( University of Tartu ) [1]
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Op dem Hamme called von Schoeppingk, Dietrich Ernst |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Шёппинг, Дитрих Эрнст фон (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian privy councilor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 6, 1749 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bornsmünde |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 1, 1818 |
| Place of death | Mitau |