Heinrich von Buchholtz

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Heinrich Jacob Ludwig Buchholtz, from 1784 von Buchholtz (born June 7, 1749 in Berlin , † March 7, 1811 in Dresden ) was a Prussian civil servant , diplomat and minister .

Life

Origin and family

Heinrich came from a family of officials. His parents were the Prussian Secret High Tribunal Councilor Johann George Buchholtz (1714–1771) and Sophie Rosina geb. Steel. Heinrich was married to Johanna Charlotte Hedwig von Unruh (1772–1855) from 1793 to 1800 and had a daughter.

Career

Buchholtz received his secondary education from February 1764 in the Gymnasium zum Grauen Kloster in Berlin and in April 1768 he enrolled at the Alma Mater Viadrina in Frankfurt / Oder to study law .

After completing his studies, he was first cabinet secretary and then chamber councilor to Prince Heinrich . He joined a lodge in 1778 . From 1778 to 1779 he was an expeditionary secretary with the title war council under Friedrich Wilhelm von der Schulenburg-Kehnert and from 1780 to 1789 he was a legation councilor and resident in Warsaw . In 1784 Buchholtz was raised to the Prussian nobility by the king . In 1789 he was recalled from Warsaw and appointed to the Finance Council, but in 1792 he was sent back to Warsaw in his old position. In 1794 he was awarded the Order of the Black Eagle , and he was sent to South Prussia as Chief President with the dignity of Minister .

Buchholtz, who had a good knowledge of the Polish state constitution, concluded the treaty for the third partition of Poland for Prussia in October 1795 . Due to illness, he said goodbye in 1795 , but was only released from his duties in South Prussia in 1798 when his salary continued to be paid. In 1809 he was activated once more as envoy extraordinary in Dresden.

literature

  • Christian August Ludwig Klaproth, Immanuel Karl Wilhelm Cosmar: The royal Prussian and electoral Brandenburg real secret Council of State on its 200-year foundation day January 5, 1805 , Berlin 1805, pp. 530-532 .
  • Rolf Straubel : Biographical manual of the Prussian administrative and judicial officials 1740–1806 / 15 . In: Historical Commission to Berlin (Ed.): Individual publications . 85. KG Saur Verlag, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-598-23229-9 , pp. 144 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Konrad Max V. Unruh: The Unrugher. Attempt to start collecting material for the Unruh family history. Dünnhaupt, Cöthen i. A. 1906, p. 362.
  2. ↑ Maximilian Gritzner : Chronological register of the Brandenburg-Prussian class elevations and acts of grace from 1600–1873. Berlin 1874, p. 41.
personal data
SURNAME Buchholtz, Heinrich von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Buchholtz, Heinrich Jacob Ludwig von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian Minister
DATE OF BIRTH June 7, 1749
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH March 7, 1811
Place of death Dresden