Friedrich Ernst von Fabrice
Friedrich Ernst von Fabrice (born June 1683 in Celle ; † February 2, 1750 in Lüneburg ) was a German diplomat.
Life
Friedrich Ernst was a son of Weipart Ludwig von Fabrice . After attending the Knight Academy in Lüneburg, he went to the University of Kiel in 1703 . In 1706 he was on a diplomatic mission to Altranstädt in the headquarters of Karl XII. posted.
After Charles' defeat in the Battle of Poltava , Fabrice met the king in Bender , stayed with him for four years and won his trust.
Fabrice returned to Germany in November 1714. On behalf of Baron Georg Heinrich von Görtz , Fabrice tried to bring England closer to Sweden, but broke off this mission after the death of Karl and the killing of Goertz. He was then chamberlain to George I at the London court. Here he met Voltaire from 1726 to 1729 , to whom he worked on the work "Histoire de Charles XII" (2 volumes, 1731).
After the death of George I, Fabrice returned home in 1729 and wrote his memoirs.
literature
- Rudolf Grieser: Fabrice, Friedrich Ernst von. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 4, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1959, ISBN 3-428-00185-0 , p. 730 ( digitized version ).
- Dorothea Schröder : Diplomat and Opera Lover - In the footsteps of Chamberlain Friedrich Ernst von Fabrice (1683-1750). In: Göttingen Handel Contributions V, Kassel a. a. 1993, pp. 244-257.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fabrice, Friedrich Ernst von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 1683 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Celle |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 2, 1750 |
| Place of death | Luneburg |