Gédéon Benoît

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Gédéon de Benoît (German historically often Gideon Benoit ; † after 1776 ) was a Prussian diplomat in the Kingdom of Poland-Lithuania , who exercised the function of ambassador from 1752 to 1776.

Life

The ancestors of Gédéon Benoît came to Hesse with the Huguenots after the Edict of Nantes was repealed . His father Jacques de Benoit had two sons. His brother Franz Christian von Benoit († December 17, 1812) became a Hanoverian engineer lieutenant colonel and received confirmation of nobility in Hanover in 1768. The Hanoverian Major General Gideon von Benoit was his nephew.

From 1748 he stayed in Warsaw on behalf of Prussia . In 1752 he was appointed legation secretary, but practically fulfilled the function of Prussian resident. Even during the Seven Years' War from 1756 he maintained diplomatic relations between Prussia and Poland-Lithuania. In 1762 the Polish king put the maitress Henrietta Lullier on him.

In 1764, Benoît was officially made a Prussian resident in Warsaw and supported the election of the new King Stanisław II August . In 1766 he was raised to the rank of legation councilor . That year he was present at the Sejm to support the demands of Polish Protestants for equality in the country. In November 1766 he was appointed envoy extraordinary.

In 1772, Benoît signed the treaty for the first partition of Poland as the Prussian representative . With the Russian ambassador, he then informed the Polish Chancellor of the ratification that had taken place. The king must have been happy with him because he rewarded him with 10,000 ducats.

On July 19, 1875, he received the title of Excellency. In 1776 he was involved in the treaty on the official demarcation of Poland and Prussia.

In 1796 he was mentioned as a member of the cathedral chapter of Camin.

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literature

  • Ernst Heinrich Kneschke , New General German Adels Lexicon, Volume 1, p.308 Benoit
  • Friedrich Wilhelm Boldewin Ferdinand von dem Knesebeck, Historical paperback of the nobility in the Kingdom of Hanover , p.76f

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ State and erudite newspaper of the Hamburg candid correspondents memorial
  2. ^ Continued new genealogical-historical news, Volume 7, p.278
  3. ↑ An attempt at the latest European international law in times of peace and war, p.567
  4. ↑ An attempt at the latest European international law in times of peace and war, p.62
  5. ^ New genealogical realm and state handbook: on the year 1796, p.286
personal data
SURNAME Benoît, Gédéon
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Benoît, Gédéon de (full name); Benoit, Gideon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian diplomat in the Kingdom of Poland-Lithuania, who exercised the function of ambassador (1752–1776)
DATE OF BIRTH 17th century or 18th century
DATE OF DEATH after 1776