Hans Zacharias von Rochow

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Hans Zacharias II. Von Rochow (also Rochau ) (born October 23, 1603 in Grüneiche near Brandenburg an der Havel ; † November 7, 1654 in Heidelberg ) was a German privy councilor , chancellor and prime minister .

Life

He was the fourth son of Wolff Dietrich I. von Rochow (1577–1653) and his wife Margaretha, born. from Levetzow . Von Rochow first took part in the Dutch and then in the Swedish military service, but left the army when Gustav II Adolf of Sweden, Mark Brandenburg , threatened his homeland, although the king made great promises and offered him a regiment .

Von Rochow accepted the position as a secret councilor in the service of Duke Albrecht von Mecklenburg-Strelitz , who entrusted him with several embassies. After the Duke's death, he chaired the state affairs of the last Count of Holstein-Pinneberg , Otto V. von Schaumburg , and was from 1639 to 1640 Landdrost of the County of Holstein-Pinneberg, from which the Pinneberg rule emerged . After Otto's death, he arranged the very balanced inheritance matters and later also managed the business of the widowed Duchess of Lauenburg for a while and finally went into the service of Elector Karl I Ludwig von der Pfalz , who appointed him Real Privy Councilor, Chancellor and Prime Minister .

Hans Zacharias von Rochow was married to Elisabeth Lopez de Villa-Nova (1630–1677) and was a member of the fruitful society with the company name Der Trucknende .

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SURNAME Rochow, Hans Zacharias von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rochau, Hans Zacharias von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German privy councilor, chancellor and prime minister
DATE OF BIRTH October 23, 1603
PLACE OF BIRTH Green oak near Breslau
DATE OF DEATH November 7, 1654
Place of death Heidelberg