Friedrich Bogislav von Schwerin
Friedrich Bogislav von Schwerin , also Friedrich Bogislaw von Schwerin , (born August 30, 1674 in Berlin ; † October 1, 1747 ibid.) Was a Prussian Minister of State and War.
Life
Origin and family
Friedrich Bogislav von Schwerin was a member of the noble family von Schwerin and heir of 1684 from his father, the chamberlain and chief stable master of the great elector , Henning Bernd von Schwerin (1631–1704), acquired manor Märkisch Wilmersdorf , with that 1701 inherited from Friedrich I. was enfeoffed . His mother was Catharina Elisabeth, née von Schmeling , daughter of the Pomeranian district administrator Joachim Henning von Schmeling (1604–1657).
In 1714 he married Helene Dorothea Freiin von Kanitz (1688–1760), a daughter of the Prussian Major General Christoph Albrecht von Kanitz (1653–1711). The marriage had eight children, including:
- Friedrich Albert von Schwerin (1717–1789), Prussian major general, head stable master and secret budget minister, ⚭I. 1762 in Bohrau Henriette Wilhelmine Juliane Countess of Logau (1738–1781), ⚭II. 1783 Friedrike Sophie Elisabeth Freiin von Maltzan (1740–1814)
- Maria Anna von Schwerin (1720–1754) ⚭ 1748 in Charlottenburg Robert Scipio von Lentulus (1714–1787), Prussian lieutenant general
- Gneomar Conrad Bogislav von Schwerin (1721–1769) ⚭ 1748 in Berlin Ilsabe Sophie Dorothea von Bredow (1722–1788), lady-in-waiting to the mother of Frederick the Great , Sophie Dorothea of Prussia
Career
Schwerin became the Prussian head stable master in 1728, an office that his father had already filled before him and his son after him, with the rank of budget minister. From 1739 he was a secret budget councilor and at the same time first chamberlain . On June 12, 1740 he became a Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle . He was also the protector of the Academy of Sciences . Johann Nepomuk von Schaffgotsch (1713–1775) was his successor as minister and head stable master in November 1747.
On his genetic Märkisch Wilmersdorf Schwerin was at the beginning of the 18th century a new, prestigious three-winged manor house in a U shape with hip roofs built. In 1746 he also had the church rebuilt and a rectangular crypt annex built across the width of the nave on the east side of the church. A plaque above the entrance to the tomb bears a in preziösem Latin written inscription that says in German: Friedrich Bogislaw of Schwerin, equerry of the Prussian king, first treasurer of the same king, Amtshauptmann to New Szczecin , First Envoy to the election of the Roman Emperor Charles VII . , Knight of the Black Eagle Order, and his wife Helene Dorothea von Caniz had this grave monument erected for themselves and their family in the year of the Lord in 1746. An alliance coat of arms of the Schwerin / Kanitz couple is attached to the gable of the crypt extension .
literature
- 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. 938 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
Web links
- Friedrich Bogislav von Schwerin in the German biography
- Portrait of Michael Rößler (1705–1777)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Christian August Ludwig Klaproth, Immanuel Karl Wilhelm Cosmar: The king. Prussian and Churfürstl. Brandenburg Really Secret State Council on its bicentenary foundation day on January 5th, 1805. Berlin 1805, p. 419, no. 188.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schwerin, Friedrich Bogislav von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schwerin, Friedrich Bogislaw von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian Minister |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 30, 1674 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 1, 1747 |
| Place of death | Berlin |