Heinrich Moritz von Berlepsch
Heinrich Moritz Freiherr von Berlepsch (* August 27, 1736 ; † December 3, 1809 ) was the last Landkomtur of the Deutschordensballei Thuringia from 1795 to 1809 .
He was the son of Erich Volckmar von Berlepsch (1707–1749) and Johanna Eleonora von Brühl and nephew of the Saxon Prime Minister Heinrich Graf von Brühl . In 1755 Berlepsch became the Landkomtur of Zwätze , Lehesten , Liebstedt and Nägelstedt . In 1758 he was made a knight of the Deutschordensballei Hessen . 1779–1794 he officiated as Komtur zu Ober-Flörsheim .
He was a royal Polish and electoral Saxon chamberlain and colonel , German master secret council . Berlepsch is buried in Zwätze.
literature
- JGL Anderson: History of the Teutonic Order Commende Griefstedt , Erfurt 1867, page 324 ( digitized version )
- Johannes Voigt : History of the German Knight Order in its twelve balles in Germany , Volume 2
- Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of noble houses 1904. Fifth year, p.64
Web links
Commons : Heinrich Moritz von Berlepsch - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Landkomtur Heinrich Moritz von Berlepsch in www.meeranerblatt.de
- Berlepsch's description of the coat of arms from 1763
- Heinrich Moriz Freiherr von Berlepsch (1736-1809) on the website of the von Berlepsch family.
Individual evidence
- ^ Luise Hallof, Klaus Hallof : Die insschriften des Landkreis Jena , 1995, page 248
- ^ Leopold Nedopil: German aristocratic samples from the German Ordens-Central-Archive , Volume 1 (1868), Page 58 No. 428 ( digitized version )
- ↑ Klaus Oldenhage: Elector Archduke Maximilian Franz as high and German master , 1969
- ↑ Historical website of the Kommende Oberflörsheim with a list of the commander
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Berlepsch, Heinrich Moritz von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Berlepsch, Heinrich Moritz Freiherr von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Commander of the Deutschordensballei Thuringia (1795–1809) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 27, 1736 |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 3, 1809 |