Heinrich von Churschwandt

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Johann Heinrich Anton Graf von Churschwandt , also Cuhrschwandt , (* around 1700 in Silesia ; † September 1770 or September 1771 ) was an imperial , then Prussian state minister.

Life

Origin and family

Coat of arms of the Counts of Churschwand

Johann Heinrich, in the registers of the University of Salzburg with the middle names Anton, was a member of an old Bömisch -schlesischen noble family , which in 1655 baron and in 1699 the earldom came . Different information is given about the direct younger line that Heinrich von Churschwandt decided to use. His first marriage to Anna Maria, née Countess von Harrach (* 1697), was concluded before 1766 and had no children. In any case, he remarried to the much younger Maria Theresa, née Countess von Nimptsch (1749–1830), who only became his widow and heiress at the age of 18. She then went into a second marriage with Ludwig Wilhelm von Schlabrendorf (1743-1803), a son of the Prussian budget minister of Silesia and president of both Silesian chambers, Ernst Wilhelm von Schlabrendorf (1719–1769), who on this way took over the Churschwandt property and dignity of the Hereditary Building Director in Silesia to himself and his family and was raised to the Prussian count status in this context in 1772.

Career

Churschwandt enrolled at the University of Salzburg in 1714. In 1744 he was given the character of an Imperial Minister of State. From the middle of 1765 he was the Silesian building director. Applications for the Prussian ministerial status as well as for admission to the Black Eagle Order were initially rejected. In 1769 he was finally appointed real secret minister of state by Friedrich II , but not introduced to the Prussian State Council. He was also the state elder of the Principality of Breslau .

possession

The manor house in Stolz , built in 1607, was rebuilt for Churschwandt in 1730. Stolz Castle, now in ruins, was also built for him in the first half of the 18th century and rebuilt for Ludwig Wilhelm Graf von Schlabrendorf from 1773 to 1779. In 1744 he was heir to Frankenthal . In 1769 the Schweinhausburg was foreclosed to Churschwandt, who soon passed it on to his young widow.

  • Ruins of Stolz Castle (2016)

  • Portal of Stolz Castle with coat of arms (2016)

  • The Schweinhausburg (1665)

literature

  • 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. PA170 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Ernst Heinrich Kneschke (ed.): New general German nobility lexicon . Volume 2, Friedrich Voigt, Leipzig 1860, pp . 273-274.
  2. ↑ Konrad Blažek : J. Siebmacher's large and general book of arms , VI. Volume, 8th section, 1st part, The dead nobility of the Prussian province of Silesia , Bauer & Raspe, Nuremberg 1887, p. 16, Tfl. 14th
  3. ↑ Maximilian Gritzner : Chronological register of the Brandenburg-Prussian class elevations and acts of grace from 1600–1873. Berlin 1874, p. 36 and Appendix p. 4.
  4. ↑ Christian August Ludwig Klaproth, Immanuel Karl Wilhelm Cosmar: The royal Prussian and electoral Brandenburg real secret Council of State on its 200th foundation day on January 5, 1805 , Berlin 1805, pp. 450–451, no. 230.
  5. ↑ Genealogical-Diplomatic Yearbook for the Prussian State , Volume 2, Berlin 1843, p. 143.
personal data
SURNAME Churschwandt, Heinrich von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Churschwandt, Johann Heinrich Anton Graf von Churschwandt (full name with title); Cuhrschwandt, Johann Heinrich von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian Minister
DATE OF BIRTH around 1700
PLACE OF BIRTH Silesia
DATE OF DEATH September 1770 or September 1771