Friedrich Lentz

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Friedrich Uffo Dietrich Lentz (born December 10, 1769 in Oldenburg (Oldb) ; † December 24, 1854 there ) was a German office director in the service of the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg .

Life

Lentz was born as the son of Consistorial Councilor Heinrich Ernst Lentz (1737–1823) and his wife Christiane Henriette, née. Keller (1750–1803) born. After attending the old grammar school in Oldenburg , he studied law at the universities of Erlangen and Tübingen from 1788 to 1791 . In 1792 he entered the Oldenburg civil service and became a registrar in the ducal cabinet. He was a member of this cabinet throughout his career, was promoted to cabinet secretary in 1798 and received the title of chancellery in 1805.

With the beginning of the Oldenburg French era , Lentz retired from civil service in February 1811 and accompanied Duke Peter I into exile in Russia. After his return he got his old job back.

When the cabinet was reorganized in 1821, he was assigned the cabinet expedition and accounting. Lentz was conservative and was considered a hardworking worker who was one of the Duke's close confidants in the cabinet. However, he did not play an independent role in the politics and administration of the Grand Duchy. After Grand Duke August I took office , Lentz was appointed secret cabinet councilor and head of the State and Cabinet Chancellery in December 1829 . In 1837 he was awarded the title of Privy Council of State and retired in December 1847, just before the German Revolution .

family

Lentz married Marie Sophie born on November 18, 1818. Trendelenburg (1798–1879), the daughter of the Eutinian postal commissioner Friedrich Wilhelm Trendelenburg († 1835) and sister of the Berlin professor Friedrich Adolf Trendelenburg (1802–1872). The marriage remained childless.

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personal data
SURNAME Lentz, Friedrich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lentz, Friedrich Uffo Dietrich (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German office director in Oldenburg
DATE OF BIRTH December 10, 1769
PLACE OF BIRTH Oldenburg (Oldb)
DATE OF DEATH December 24, 1854
Place of death Oldenburg (Oldb)