Friedrich Christian Arnold von Jungkenn

Baron Friedrich Christian Arnold von Jungkenn called Müntzer von Mohrenstamm (born May 1, 1732 at Colgenstein; † November 11, 1806 at Castle Hüffe ) was Hesse-Kassel Chamberlain and Minister of War.

Life

At a young age he joined the Prussian army in the fusilier regiment of his cousin, later Lieutenant General Martin Eberhard von Jungkenn, called Müntzer von Mohrenstamm, which was set up in Wesel on January 30, 1842 and stationed there until 1856 , which later became part of Infantry Regiment No. 44 was renamed. In 1743 he became an ensign there . In 1747 he became second lieutenant . With this regiment he fought in the Seven Years War under the general and previous Vice-Governor of Wesel, the Hereditary Prince Friedrich von Hessen-Kassel . When he inherited the landgraviate in 1760, Jungkenn followed him and became captain of the guard and adjutant of the landgrave. In 1761 he became major , 1762 lieutenant colonel , 1766 colonel , 1777 major general and 1781 lieutenant general .

During this time he also made a career at court and became chief chamberlain, and in 1779 he was appointed to the circle of counselors to the landgrave. Together with Martin Ernst von Schlieffen and Wilhelm Dietrich von Wacknitz , they were known as the Prussian junta .

In 1780 he succeeded Martin Ernst von Schlieffen as Minister of State. After the Landgrave's death in 1785, he wanted to retire, but was refused three times. In 1789 he was finally able to move into his retirement home at Schloss Hüffe, where he died in 1806.

There are over 400 letters from his correspondence with the Hessian troops in America . B. with Major Carl von Baurmeister and an important source for research.

family

Jungkenn remained unmarried. His niece, Frederike von Romberg, a granddaughter of Lieutenant General Martin Eberhard von Jungkenn, inherited his property . She married the Baron von Vely. Since Jungkenn's will determined the preservation of his gender name, the couple adopted the name of Vely-Jungkenn . The only son, Friedrich von Vely-Jungkenn continued the name line.

literature

• Bernhard Uhlendorf, Revolution in America , Rutgers University Press, SX
• Leopold Zedlitz-Neukirch, New Prussian Adels Lexicon Volume 4, p. 293, keyword Vely-Jungkenn ( digitized version )