Georg Abraham von Grünberg

Georg Abraham von Grünberg (* August 24, 1603 ; † March 16, 1672 ) was a statesman from Brandenburg .

Life

Georg Abraham von Grünberg was a member of the Magdeburg noble family von Grünberg, named after Grünberg Castle . His parents were the Johanniter - Komtur von Lagow Abraham d. J. von Grünberg (1560–1627) and his first wife Sabine, née Freiin von Kittlitz .

As early as 1625, Grünberg accompanied the Brandenburg princess Katharina (1602–1644) to her marriage to the Prince of Transylvania Gabriel Bethlen (1580–1629). He studied in Leipzig until 1632 and on June 17 of the same year became a councilor in Küstrin . On November 4, 1634 he became captain ( governor of the lordships of Cottbus and Peitz ?) Of the offices of Cottbus and Peitz . On May 19, 1651, Grünberg was sent as a legacy to the Palatinate court in Heidelberg to help arrange the marriage of the Palatinate Princess Henriette (1626–1651) to Prince Sigismund Rákóczi of Transylvania (1622–1652). June 1651 came about. He was made Knight of St. John on December 10, 1652 and appointed to the Lagow Commandery. Grünberg received the character of a real secret council on June 8, 1662 (or 1663). He was also a member of the Brandenburg government under Elector Friedrich Wilhelm (1640–1688). In the last year of his life he was still used as a caretaker of the Duchy of Crossen and Züllichau .

Grünberg had been in the possession of Amtitz and Skyren since 1639, and continued to be the heir to Zeitz and Schaffen.

Friedrich Ludwig Joseph Fischbach : Historical political, geographical, statistical and military contributions, concerning the Royal Prussian and neighboring states. 2nd part, 2nd volume. Johann Friedrich Unger, Berlin 1783, p. 507, no.50.

^ ^A ^b Ernst von Schönfeldt: From old times: Contributions to the history of the old lords of Cottbus and Peitz. Cottbus 1887, p. 81.
↑ ^a ^b Hermann Keipp (Ed.): Berliner Revue , Volume 11, p. 408, No. 4.
↑ Christian August Ludwig Klaproth, Immanuel Karl Wilhelm Cosmar: The king. Prussian and Churfürstl. Brandenburg Really Secret State Council on its bicentenary foundation day on January 5th, 1805. Berlin 1805, p. 362, no. 72.