Gustav Heinrich von Igelström

Coat of arms of the Counts of Igelström

Gustav Heinrich Baron von Igelström ( Russian Густав Генрих Игельстром * 1695 in Livonia ; † March 2, 1771 ) also known as Gustaf Henrik Igelström, was a Livonian land marshal and district administrator .

Life

Career

Gustav Heinrich VI was taught at the Lyceum in Riga from 1708 . In 1717 he began his studies in Königsberg . From 1723 he was the landowner of Kerrafer and Laiwa and in 1739 was raised to the Polish baron together with his brothers Harald Wilhelm († 1760), Otto Reinhold († 1751), Leonard Johann and Georg (* 1698) . From 1747 to 1759 he was land marshal in Livonia. In 1750 he stayed in Moscow. From 1759 he was a Livonian district administrator, head of the church and a member of the court . From 1767 to 1769 he was deputy land marshal.

Origin and family

Gustav Heinrich came from the Swedish - Baltic noble family Igelström , who had lived in Livonia since 1671. His father was Harald Igelström († 1710, killed on the Daugava ), Swedish and later Polish major , who was married to Anne Maria, née von Klot (1674-1710). Gustav Heinrich married Margaretha von Albedyll from the Lodenhof house in Livonia in 1731 . Their descendants, his sons, were raised to the rank of imperial count in 1792 :

Harald Gustav Graf von Igelström (1733 in Kerrafer; † 1804 in Dorpat), Polish Chamberlain ⚭ 1) Anna Freiin von Münnich (1732–1760), 2) Sophie Friedrike Freiin von Münnich (1727–1782)
Jacob Johann Graf von Igelström (1735 in Kerrefer; 1804 in Saint Petersburg ), Russian lieutenant colonel and chamberlain ⚭ Sophie Elisabeth von Lieven (* 1756 in Mitau , † 1793 in Leipzig )
- Gustav Otto Andreas Graf von Igelström (* 1777, † 1801 in Leipzig)
Otto Heinrich Graf von Igelström (1737–1817), Russian infantry general , envoy and governor general
Auguste Juliane von Igelström (1740–1771) ⚭ Carl Ludwig Freiherr von Mengden (1735–1808)
Margareth Elisabeth von Igelström (* 1745)
Sophie Charlotte von Igelström (1745–1765) ⚭ Karl Robert von Stackelberg (1740–1774)

Web links

Baltic Historical Commission (ed.): Entry on Gustav Heinrich von Igelström. In: BBLD - Baltic Biographical Lexicon digital

Individual evidence

↑ 1771 died March 2nd. District Administrator Gustav Heinrich Baron Igelström, 85 years old. In: Rigasche Stadtblätter. Publisher Arthur H. Petrovich Poelchau. Verlag WF Häcker, 1824, continuation of the Todten Register from p. 379, ( digitized version ) accessed November 13, 2018.
^ District Administrator Gustav Heinrich Freiherr von Igelström. In: Erich Donnert : Agrarian question and enlightenment in Latvia and Estonia: Livonia, Estonia and Courland in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Verlag Peter Lang, 2008, ISBN 978-3-631-57021-0 , p. 92. (books.google.de)
↑ Igelström (Igel current), Harald Gustav Frhr. from. In: Carola L. Gottzmann, Petra Hörner, Lexicon of German-Language Literature of the Baltic States and St. Petersburg: From the Middle Ages to the Present. Verlag Walter de Gruyter, 2011, ISBN 978-3-11-091213-5 , p. 625. (books.google.de)
^ Gustav Otto Andreas Graf von Igelstein. In: Johann Friedrich von Recke : General writers and scholars lexicon of the provinces of Livonia, Esthland and Courland . , Volume 2, Verlag Steffenhagen, 1829, p. 391. (books.google.de)

personal data
SURNAME	Igelström, Gustav Heinrich von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Gustaf Henrik Igelström (Swedish); Густав Генрих Игельстром (Russian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Livonian district administrator and country marshal
DATE OF BIRTH	1695
PLACE OF BIRTH	Livonia
DATE OF DEATH	March 2, 1771

[1] 1771 died March 2nd. District Administrator Gustav Heinrich Baron Igelström, 85 years old. In: Rigasche Stadtblätter. Publisher Arthur H. Petrovich Poelchau. Verlag WF Häcker, 1824, continuation of the Todten Register from p. 379, ( digitized version ) accessed November 13, 2018.

[2] District Administrator Gustav Heinrich Freiherr von Igelström. In: Erich Donnert : Agrarian question and enlightenment in Latvia and Estonia: Livonia, Estonia and Courland in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Verlag Peter Lang, 2008, ISBN 978-3-631-57021-0 , p. 92. (books.google.de)

[3] Igelström (Igel current), Harald Gustav Frhr. from. In: Carola L. Gottzmann, Petra Hörner, Lexicon of German-Language Literature of the Baltic States and St. Petersburg: From the Middle Ages to the Present. Verlag Walter de Gruyter, 2011, ISBN 978-3-11-091213-5 , p. 625. (books.google.de)

[4] Gustav Otto Andreas Graf von Igelstein. In: Johann Friedrich von Recke : General writers and scholars lexicon of the provinces of Livonia, Esthland and Courland . , Volume 2, Verlag Steffenhagen, 1829, p. 391. (books.google.de)