Eckhard Christoph von Knuth

Eckhard Christoph Knuth

Count Eckhard Christoph von Knuth , Danish: Eggert Christopher von Knuth (born January 15, 1643 in Leizen , † February 25, 1697 in Copenhagen ) was a Mecklenburg-Danish squire, bailiff and privy councilor . As Count von Knuth, he founded the Danish line of the House of Knuth.

Life

Knuth was born into the von Knuth noble family from Mecklenburg. His parents were the cavalry master and provisional officer of the Malchow monastery Jacob Ernst von Knuth (1609–1675) and Elisabeth von Knuth, née Morin († 1689). With his brother Adam Levin he was sent to the Danish royal court as a page.

Knuth completed his education while traveling and was then employed as a chamberlain in the Güstrow residence of Duke Gustav Adolfs . In 1670 he finished his service there and went to Denmark. There he very quickly received an invitation to serve the king as chamberlain, accepted it and stayed at court until 1677. He then became bailiff of the Mecklenburg town of Neukloster and the island of Poel , which had been in Brandenburg ownership for several years. On May 6 of the same year he married Søster Lerche (1658-1729), daughter of the Etatsråd Cornelius Pedersen Lerche and Anna Kirstine Friis'.

In 1680 the brothers Jacob Ernst, Adam Levin and Eckhard Christoph von Knuth were compared. Jacob Ernst was awarded the Leizen estate, Adam Levin Ludorf and Zielow and Eckhard Christoph Melz and Priborn .

In 1684 he became Etatsråd , the next year he was district administrator in Schleswig and bailiff of the Schleswig cathedral chapter. In 1690 he also became bailiff of Kronborg and Frederiksborg . In 1693 he became Konferensråd and knight of the Dannebrogorden with the motto "Nihil nisi honestum" ("nothing without honor"). In 1695 he became a privy councilor.

After a few years of weakness, Knuth died in Copenhagen. His eldest son Adam Christoph von Knuth succeeded him as head of the family .

In Karl Bartsch's sagas, fairy tales, customs from Mecklenburg , Knuth finds in the chapter The Witch of Melz. Mention.

progeny

The marriage with Søster von Knuth had eleven children:

• Anne Christine von Knuth (* approx. 1678; † December 10, 1723)
• Charlotte Amalie von Knuth (* 1678; † 1732) ∞ Joachim von Pritzbuer (1665–1719)
• Child of unknown name (* after 1677; † September 2, 1685)
• Christian Friedrich von Knuth (* March 8, 1681; † June 13 or 14, 1703, also Christian Frederik von Knuth ), chamberlain
• Elisabeth Sophie von Knuth (* May 15, 1682 - † December 21, 1684)
• Cornelia von Knuth (* February 19, 1684; † 1736) ∞ Adam Levin I of Knuth (1681–1751)
• Elisabeth Sophie von Knuth (born September 15, 1685 - † August 3, 1742)
• Lehnsgraf Adam Christopher Knuth (born 28 August 1687; † 23 January 1736) -Knuthenborg
• Jacobine Ernestine von Knuth (* February 6, 1689 - April 21, 1743)
• Jacob Levin von Knuth (born August 12, 1690 - † March 26, 1694)
• Eleonore Margrethe von Knuth (* 1691 - † May 8, 1767)

ancestors

Jacob von Knuth Herr on Leizen, Priborn and Spitzkuhn	Sophie von Knuth, b. from Kruse	Adam von Knuth Herr on Leizen and Priborn	Catharine von Knuth, b. from Pritzbuer	Henneke the Elder of Morin	?	?	?
Wentzloff IV by Knuth Herr on Leizen, Priborn, Spitzkuhn and Melz		Anna von Knuth		Henneke the Younger from Morin Lord on ladle		Katharine von Morin, b. from Wolde
Jacob Ernst von Knuth Herr auf Leizen and Priborn				Elisabeth von Knuth, b. from Morin
Eckhard Christoph von Knuth, Count of Knuth

literature

• Gustav Ludvig Wad : Om Eggert Christoffer Knuth and Søster Lerche: Et Mindeskrift i Anledning af d. October 10, 1681 and 1881 . Nielsen & Lydiche, Copenhagen 1881, OCLC 468516911 .
• Louis Bobé : Knuth, Eggert Christoffer . In: Carl Frederik Bricka (Ed.): Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Tillige omfattende Norge for Tidsrummet 1537-1814. 1st edition. tape 9 : Jyde – Køtschau . Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag, Copenhagen 1895, p. 298 (Danish, runeberg.org ).
• PB Grandjean: Knuth, ældgammel Adelsslægt . In: Christian Blangstrup (Ed.): Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon . 2nd Edition. tape 14 : Kirkeskov – Kvadratrix . JH Schultz Forlag, Copenhagen 1923, p. 222–224 (Danish, runeberg.org - family article ).
• Knud Fabricius: Eggert Christopher Knuth . In: Svend Cedergreen Bech , Svend Dahl (eds.): Dansk biografisk leksikon . Founded by Carl Frederik Bricka , continued by Povl Engelstoft. 3. Edition. tape 8 : Kjærulf – Levetzow . Gyldendal, Copenhagen 1981, ISBN 87-01-77442-5 (Danish, biografiskleksikon.lex.dk ).
• Karl Bartsch: Legends, fairy tales, customs from Mecklenburg. First volume. Complete new edition, edited by Karl-Maria Guth, Berlin 2013 [Vienna 1879/80].
• Friedrich Ludwig Anton Hörschelmann: Friedrich Ludwig Anton Hörschelmann's genealogical history of the nobility. Second part of the first volume, Erfurt 1775, p. 103.

Web links

• Skeel-Schaffalitzky, Santasilia: Eggert Christopher von Knuth

Endnotes

1. ^ ^{A b} Johann Heinrich Zedler: Large complete universal lexicon of all sciences and arts. Volume 15: K. Zedler, Halle / Leipzig 1737, p. 1173 ( zedler-lexikon.de ).
2. ↑ History Ludorfs. (PDF).
3. ↑ Friedrich Ludwig Anton Hörschelmann: Friedrich Ludwig Anton Hörschelmann's genealogical nobility history. First part of the first volume, Erfurt 1772, p. 103 f.
4. ^ Karl Bartsch: Legends, fairy tales, customs from Mecklenburg. First volume. Complete new edition, edited by Karl-Maria Guth. Berlin 2013 [Vienna 1879/80], p. 120 (Sage No. 125: The witch from Melz. Zeno.org ).
5. ↑ Friedrich Ludwig Anton Hörschelmann: Friedrich Ludwig Anton Hörschelmann's genealogical nobility history. First part of the first volume, Erfurt 1772, p. 106.

predecessor	Office	successor
New line created	Head of the House of Knuth-Knuthenborg 16 ?? - 1697	Christian Frederik von Knuth