Gustav Wittich

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Grand Ducal SWE Chancellor Gustav Wittich (1783-1857)
Anna Maria Wittich, b. Gau (1789–1842) with daughter Mathilde around 1818
Sitting area in Gustav Wittich's salon , made in 1809 in the style of the Empire or early Biedermeier
Awarded the Knight of the House Order of Vigilance or of the White Falcon , February 16, 1840

Gustav Leopold Constantin Wittich (born October 25, 1783 in Eisenach , † September 21, 1857 in Eisenach) was a German senior consistorial director and Grand Ducal Saxony-Weimar-Eisenach Chancellor in Eisenach.

Life

Gustav Wittich was born in 1783 as the son of the Princely Saxon Chamber Accessists Johann Georg Wittich (1750–1815) and Johanna Christiana Meyer (1740–1804) in Eisenach.

Professional background

At the age of 22 he was here first Hofadvokat , then Kammerprokurator , Regierungsassessor, Councilor , Privy Councilor Grand Ducal Saxon , Oberkonsistorialdirektor and finally in 1837 Chancellor and Chairman of the Eisenach State Government in the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach . His chancellorship began on February 13, 1837 with an annual salary of 1,800 Thalers and lasted until June 30, 1850. On February 16, 1840, by decree by Grand Duke Carl Friedrich, he was named " Knight of the House Order of Vigilance or of the White Falcon " appointed.

family

His marriage to Anna Maria Gau (February 20, 1785 - October 29, 1842) in 1809 resulted in fifteen children, including the later major general Wilhelm Otto von Wittich called von Hinzmann-Hallmann . Gustav Wittich was the father-in-law of the architect and owner of the Eisenach brickworks, Eduard Sältzer . Gustav's granddaughter, Therese Sältzer, married Alfred Appelius, who would later be President of the State Parliament , in 1886 .

Sources and literature

  • Hermann Hoßfeld: Gustav Wittich , In: The descendants of the Eisenach hat maker Johann Sebastian Mäurer (1680-1755) , Eisenach o. J. (around 1935)
  • Hans Wolfgang Quassowski: Kartei Quassowski - sources, materials and collections , Hamburg 1977 to 1993, pp. 303–305
  • Official documents on Gustav Wittich in: Erbslöh-Archiv , Familienverband Julius Erbslöh, Wuppertal, Springe 2010
  • Eisenach city archive: Alfred Appelius estate depot, No. 40/2/11, 0078

Web links

Commons : Gustav Wittich  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Baptismal register of the Evangelical Parish Eisenach, No. 1783, page 36
  2. ^ Carl Friedrich Grand Duke of Saxony-Weimar-Eisenach, Landgrave in Thuringia, Margrave of Meißen, Prince Count of Henneberg, Lord of Blankenhayn Neustadt and Tautenburg etc .: Certificate of appointment for the secret government councilor and Chief Consistorial Director Gustav Leopold Constantin Wittich as Chancellor from 13 February 1837, Eisenach City Archives, depot 02/40/11
  3. ↑ Carl Friedrich Grand Duke of Saxony-Weimar-Eisenach, ... etc .: Awarded diploma for the Chancellor Gustav Leopold Constantin Wittich as a Knight of the House Order of Vigilance or of the White Falcon from February 16, 1840, Eisenach City Archives, Depot February 40, 2011
personal data
SURNAME Wittich, Gustav
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wittich, Gustav Leopold Constantin (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German politician, Chancellor (SWE)
DATE OF BIRTH October 25, 1783
PLACE OF BIRTH Eisenach
DATE OF DEATH September 21, 1857
Place of death Eisenach