Thank God Rudolph von Heynitz

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Gottlob Rudolph von Heynitz (* 1667 in Heynitz ; † April 24, 1728 in Dresden ) was a German commander of the fortress Sonnenstein in Electoral Saxony and owner of the manors Heynitz and Wunschwitz .

Life

Gottlob Rudolph came from the Meissen noble family von Heynitz and grew up at Heynitz Castle near Nossen . He entered the service of the Wettins and became the commandant of the Sonnenstein Fortress near Pirna . In 1728 he died after a short illness in the royal seat of Dresden.

family

Heynitz was married twice. His second wife Anna Elisabeth nee von Minckwitz survived him.

literature

  • Herbert Kaden : Chamberlain and Mining Captain Carl Wilhelm Benno von Heynitz . ( Historical publication series of the Freiberg University Archives ; no. 4) Freiberg, 2011.
personal data
SURNAME Heynitz, Gottlob Rudolph von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German fortress commander
DATE OF BIRTH 1667
PLACE OF BIRTH Heynitz (Nossen)
DATE OF DEATH April 24, 1728
Place of death Dresden