Heinrich Georg Jahnus
Heinrich Georg Jahnus , also of Jahnus and Jahnus of Eberstädt (* around 1660 , † 1734 ) was a Saxony-weißenfelsischer Amtshauptmann , Chamberlain and landowner .
Life
Jahnus came from a noble family from Thuringia, which until the 18th century most of the conducting of the Adelsprädiaktes of waived. After the acquisition of the Eberstädt estate in the Duchy of Saxony-Gotha in the 17th century, some representatives of the family added their family name to Eberstädt or to Eberstedt or from Eberstädt or from Eberstedt to distinguish them. Heinrich Georg usually only spelled Jahnuss himself , whereas his middle name was often followed by an -e, i.e. George .
He was the second eldest son of Heinrich Wilhelm Jahnus. Balthasar Wilhelm and Ernst Ludwig Jahnus were his two brothers.
Heinrich Georg Jahnus embarked on an administrative career in the service of the Wettins . He was appointed governor by the Duke of Saxony-Weißenfels and was given the management of the Wendelstein office in Unstruttal . As governor in Wendelstein he can be proven from at least 1692. Most recently he was appointed chamberlain.
In 1685 Heinrich Georg Jahnus bought the Bornstedt estate, which he exchanged for the Kleineichstädt estate two years later. Two of his wives are buried in the church there.
As the governor of Saxony-Weißenfels, Heinrich Georg Jahnus bought the manor Wählitz in the Weißenfels office from the guardian of the underage Selmnitz brothers in January 1701 and expanded it into his retirement home.
marriage
Heinrich Georg Jahnus was married four times, including Catharina Elisabeth, née Cramder, and Blandine Elisabeth, née von Brandt. Numerous children emerged from the various marriages who had already quarreled with one another before the father's death in 1733, when it came to the future division of his property. In particular, the manor Wählitz became a controversial apple because the father, through incessant persuasion of his fourth wife, had promised it to the only son Christian Wilhelm Jahnus produced with her.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jahnus, Heinrich Georg |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jahnus von Eberstädt, Heinrich George; Jahnus zu Eberstedt, Heinrich George |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Saxony-Weißenfels official governor and chamberlain |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1660 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1734 |