Ernst von Witzendorff
Ernst Hieronymus von Witzendorff (born April 20, 1828 in Scharnebeck , † February 16, 1896 in Schwerin ) was a Mecklenburg ministerial official.
Life
origin
Ernst von Witzendorff was the fourth of eleven children of the Hanoverian captain and Mr. von Wiebendorf Peter von Witzendorff (1778-1857) and his wife Charlotte, born von Spörcken (1788-1866) from the house of Lüdersburg . His older brother Karl (1824-1891) was a Prussian general of the cavalry .
Career
Witzendorff studied law at the Universities of Göttingen and Rostock (from 1850). In 1849 he became a member of the Corps Saxonia Göttingen . After completing his studies, he entered the service of the (partial) Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin . In his first positions he was an auditor and administrator in Grabow and Doberan . He was then appointed to the Schwerin Ministry of Finance, where he was promoted to Ministerial Council in 1863 . In 1867 he was appointed a member of the Chamber and Forestry College and appointed to the Chamber Council. In 1877 he was appointed Privy Councilor . Most recently he was chamber director. He died in retirement as a Chamber Director a. D.
family
He married Elisabeth Freiin von Maltzahn (* 1850) on May 21, 1873 in the Malchow Monastery . The following children were born from the marriage:
- Son (* / † 1874)
- Bodo (1876–1943), German aviator general
- Kurt (* 1878), officer and adjutant wing of the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
- Ernst (* 1880), officer and Knight of Honor of the Order of St. John ⚭ Elisabeth von Spörcken (* 1888)
- Karl (* 1886), artillery officer
literature
- Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Briefadeligen houses. 1916. Tenth year, Justus Perthes , Gotha 1915, pp. 1033-1034.
- 68. † von Witzendorff, Ernst. In: Hasso von Etzdorf , Wolfgang von der Groeben , Erik von Knorre: Directory of the members of the Corps Saxonia zu Göttingen and the Landsmannschaft Saxonia (1840–1844) as of February 13, 1972. p. 10.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry in the Rostock matriculation portal
- ↑ Kösener corps lists 1910, 85 , 68.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Witzendorff, Ernst von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Witzendorff, Ernst Hieronymus von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mecklenburg ministerial official |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 20, 1828 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Scharnebeck |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 16, 1896 |
| Place of death | Schwerin |