Friedrich Christoph von Gemmingen
Friedrich Christoph von Gemmingen (born June 14, 1670 ; † October 14, 1702 near Hüningen ) was chamberlain and head stable master of Margrave Friedrich Magnus of Baden-Durlach . He fell in the battle of Friedlingen . A magnificent epitaph was erected for him in the castle chapel of Guttenberg Castle .
Life
He was a son of Wolf Friedrich von Gemmingen (1644–1690) and Eva Maria Göler von Ravensburg (1639–1691). In his childhood he survived a serious fall from a wooden connecting passage at Guttenberg Castle . He later attended school in Heidelberg , before coming to Basel in 1687 with his cousin, Governor von Rötteln , where he studied languages, mathematics and liberal arts. In the Palatinate War of Succession , the French abducted Friedrich Christoph's father in 1689. Friedrich Christoph offered himself up as a hostage in exchange and remained in French captivity until the required contribution was paid. Afterwards he joined the troops of the Swabian Reichskreis as cornet of a riding company . A little later he inherited a third of Bonfeld from his father . Margrave Friedrich Magnus von Baden-Durlach appointed him captain of a dragoon regiment in 1691. In a battle against the French in the Kinzig valley , Friedrich Christoph suffered severe wounds, from which he retained great pain throughout his life. In 1692 he became chamberlain to the margrave, in 1699 colonel sergeant and 1700 chief stable master. When the French invaded again in 1701, he defended the Rötteln dominion with 500 riders . In another battle with the French, the battle of Friedlingen between Weil am Rhein and Haltingen, he fell on October 14th, 1702. His body was not found despite careful examination of the fallen and was probably buried with the fallen French in Hüningen. Several rulers then tried to hire his widow as a lady-in-waiting , which she refused with regard to the upbringing of her own children: the eldest son Friedrich Casimir was 8 years old when his father died, the youngest son Philipp only three months.
epitaph
In the castle chapel of Guttenberg Castle, his widow Benedikta Helena donated a splendid epitaph that shows a life-size sculpture of a knight with war trophies. The statue is crowned by the Gemmingen-Gemmingen alliance coat of arms and is considered the work of a skilled sculptor .
family
From 1692 he was married to Benedikta Helena von Gemmingen-Hornberg (1674–1746), a daughter of the Baden-Durlach's privy councilor Reinhard von Gemmingen (1645–1707). The sons founded the branches Bonfeld Oberschloss , Bonfed Unterschloss and Guttenberg within the 2nd branch (Bonfeld) of the 2nd line (Gemmingen, Guttenberg) of the Barons of Gemmingen .
Progeny:
- Friedrich Casimir (1694–1744) ∞ Eleonore von Woellwarth (1718–1783), 1st branch (Bonfeld Oberschloss)
- Benedikta Augusta (1696–1759)
- Reinhard (1698–1773) ∞ Maria Magdalena von Bärenfels (1708–1780), 2nd branch (Bonfeld lower castle)
- Maria Anna Elisabetha (1700–1767) ∞ Friedrich August von Hardenberg (1700–1768)
- Philipp (1702–1785) ∞ Elisabeth Margaretha von Racknitz, 3rd branch (Guttenberg)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Adolf von Oechelhäuser [Hrsg.]: Die Kunstdenkmäler des Großherzogthums Baden (Volume 4,4): Die Kunstdenkmäler der Amtsbezirke Mosbach and Eberbach , Tübingen 1906, p. 102/103 and Fig. Plate XII.
literature
- Carl Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig Stocker : Family Chronicle of the Barons of Gemmingen , Heidelberg 1895, pp. 102-104.
- City of Bad Rappenau (ed.): Bonfeld. Local history contributions from the past and present of a former imperial knighthood village , Bad Rappenau 2000, ISBN 3-929295-62-8 , p. 58f.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gemmingen, Friedrich Christoph von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Baden-Durlach Chamberlain and Head Stable Master |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 14, 1670 |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 14, 1702 |
| Place of death | near Hüningen |