Ewald Georg von Massow

Ewald Georg von Massow (born April 1, 1754 in Brieg , Duchy of Brieg , † July 30, 1820 in Görlitz ) was a Prussian minister of state and governor for Silesia .

Life

origin

Ewald Georg von Massow comes from a noble family who immigrated from Lower Saxony to Pomerania . His father was the war and domain councilor Christlieb von Massow (* 1717 in Stolp (Pomerania); † 1760); his mother Maria Magdalena von Massow (* 1725; † 1795) was a daughter of the chamber director Christian von Busse, she died at the age of 70 as the former landlady of the Neuguther estates. His brother Hans Christlieb von Massow (* 1750; † 1824) was a Prussian major and lived from 1798 as a retired officer. D. in Liegnitz , heir to Brieg, Heinzendorf, Herbersdorf, Neudorf and Neuguth in the Glogau district. His sister Marie Charlotte Elisabeth (born May 8, 1756 in Brieg; † January 9, 1836 in Ober-Schüttlau) was the widow of General Karl Wolfgang von Frankenberg and Ludwigsdorf . His second sister Friederika Wilhelmina Dominica (* 1759; † 1831) was married to District Administrator Carl Ludwig Ewald von Massow (* October 2, 1748; † August 14, 1808).

Career

Ewald Georg von Massow attended secondary school in Berlin from 1765 to 1769 and began studying at the Brandenburg University in Frankfurt in April 1769 . On October 18, 1771, he moved to the University of Leipzig . After completing his studies, he was accepted on December 5, 1772 as a trainee lawyer at the War and Domain Chamber in Glogau (Silesia). On February 1, 1778, at the suggestion of the Silesian provincial chief Karl Georg von Hoym, the confirmation of the war and domain council by Friedrich II took place. However, this informed Minister von Hoym. “ At the same time I have to tell you that you shouldn't draw so many nobles from Pomerania to the chambers; for I would rather have them serve in the army, you can probably take citizens' people at the chambers. “During the War of the Bavarian Succession , he worked under the leadership of the Finance Councilor Johann Rembert Rode (* July 12, 1724 in Soest; † May 14, 1781 in Berlin) the marching and catering issues for the troops in the Glogau Department. In the same way he was active again in 1790.

In the autumn of 1789 he was sent to Berlin to deliberate in the canton revision commission, which among other things had to decide on the exemption or deferral from military service. In this function he was again positively noticed by the Minister Karl Georg von Hoym. On August 12, 1790, Ewald Georg von Massow was promoted to the Secret War Council. Three years later, in June 1793, he was appointed second director of the War and Domain Chamber in Glogau . His predecessor Carl Wilhelm von Bismarck (born February 11, 1740 in Döbbelin, † March 9, 1812 in Breslau) became the first director. In February 1798 he succeeded Carl Wilhelm von Bismarck as first director. From February 4, 1804, he held the position of Vice President in Glogau with the title of Finance Councilor; In 1807 he was appointed General Civil Commissioner of Silesia and on October 15, 1811 he was promoted to Oberlandeshauptmann für Silesia. In April 1813 he was retired as the Royal Prussian Minister of State and then lived on his estates as a particular . He died in Görlitz in 1820 on a trip to Karlsbad (Czech Republic) .

In 1776 he joined Freemasonry . There he held the post of second deputy chief master.

family

In 1782 Ewald Georg von Massow married Henriette Eleonore Beate b. von Axleben-Magnus (* 1763; † 1811). Together they had a son, Carl Georg Heinrich Ewald von Massow (* 1783, † 1845); he retired as a secret councilor in 1842.

Awards

In 1809 Ewald Georg von Massow received the Order of the Red Eagle .

Individual evidence

^ Rolf Straubel : Biographical manual of the Prussian administrative and judicial officials 1740–1806 / 15 . In: Historical Commission to Berlin (Ed.): Individual publications . 85. KG Saur Verlag, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-598-23229-9 , pp. 623 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
^ Leopold von Zedlitz-Neukirch : New Prussian Adels Lexicon . 1837, p. 371 ( google.de [accessed on August 20, 2017]).
↑ Rolf Straubel : Nobles and civil officials in the Frederician judicial and financial administration. Selected aspects of a social restructuring process and its background (1740–1806) (= publications of the Brandenburg State Main Archives . Volume 59 ). BWV Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-8305-1842-6 , p. 250 ( limited preview in Google Book Search).
↑ Paperback for Freemasons . Aue, 1798, p. 384 ( google.de [accessed on August 21, 2017]).

personal data
SURNAME	Massow, Ewald Georg von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Prussian Minister of State, Governor for Silesia
DATE OF BIRTH	April 1, 1754
PLACE OF BIRTH	Brieg , Duchy of Brieg
DATE OF DEATH	July 30, 1820
Place of death	Goerlitz

[1] Rolf Straubel : Biographical manual of the Prussian administrative and judicial officials 1740–1806 / 15 . In: Historical Commission to Berlin (Ed.): Individual publications . 85. KG Saur Verlag, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-598-23229-9 , pp. 623 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

[2] Leopold von Zedlitz-Neukirch : New Prussian Adels Lexicon . 1837, p. 371 ( google.de [accessed on August 20, 2017]).

[3] Rolf Straubel : Nobles and civil officials in the Frederician judicial and financial administration. Selected aspects of a social restructuring process and its background (1740–1806) (= publications of the Brandenburg State Main Archives . Volume 59 ). BWV Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-8305-1842-6 , p. 250 ( limited preview in Google Book Search).

[4] Paperback for Freemasons . Aue, 1798, p. 384 ( google.de [accessed on August 21, 2017]).