Hermann von Wolffradt

Hermann von Wolffradt , also Hermann Wulfrath , (born December 6, 1629 in Greifswald , † January 2, 1684 in Lüssow ) was Chancellor of the Swedish-Pomeranian government in Stralsund .

Life

The eldest son of Berendt Wolffradt (also Wulffrath , 1600–1660), who was ennobled in 1647 , and Barbara Heroldt became a member of the royal court in Greifswald in 1656 with the title of Hofrat . From 1660 to 1669 he was resident at the Brandenburg court. He was then appointed to the government of Swedish Pomerania in Stralsund as a councilor. From 1680 until the end of his life he was Chancellor of the government. In this office he worked several times as an envoy on behalf of the King of Sweden.

After the death of his father in 1660, he received the Pomeranian part of the family property - located on the mainland - while his younger brother Berendt (1643–1693) inherited the part of the Rügen family . In 1670 he bought the Owstin and Lüssow estates from the von Owstin family . 1671 he was by the government in Stralsund the possession of the goods Schmatzin with the Vorwerk confirmed Schlatkow.

family

Hermann von Wolffradt was married to Christine Rehnskiöld (1640–1707), the daughter of the government councilor Gerdt Anton Rehnskiöld (Rehnschild) , since 1658 . The marriage had seven sons and six daughters. These were:

Hermann Christian von Wolffradt († 1723), privy councilor and chancellor in Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Carl Gustav von Wolffradt (* 1672; † 1741), Swedish general, commandant of Stralsund Fortress

literature

Carl Gesterding : Genealogies and / or family foundations Pomeranian, especially knightly families. First collection. G. Reimer, Berlin 1842, p. 209 f.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Heiko Droste: In the service of the crown. Swedish diplomats in the 17th century (= Nordic history. Vol. 2). LIT, Berlin et al. 2006, ISBN 3-8258-9256-5 , p. 414 , (at the same time: Kiel, Universität, habilitation paper, 2002).
^ Main line of the von Wolffradt. Retrieved December 20, 2009 .
^ Main line of the Rehnskiöld family. Retrieved December 20, 2009 .

Dataset on and literature about Hermann von Wolffradt in the state bibliography MV - No hit, December 29, 2009

personal data
SURNAME	Wolffradt, Hermann von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Chancellor of the Swedish-Pomeranian government in Stralsund
DATE OF BIRTH	December 6, 1629
PLACE OF BIRTH	Greifswald
DATE OF DEATH	January 2, 1684
Place of death	Lüssow

[HD-1] Heiko Droste: In the service of the crown. Swedish diplomats in the 17th century (= Nordic history. Vol. 2). LIT, Berlin et al. 2006, ISBN 3-8258-9256-5 , p. 414 , (at the same time: Kiel, Universität, habilitation paper, 2002).

[2] Main line of the von Wolffradt. Retrieved December 20, 2009 .

[3] Main line of the Rehnskiöld family. Retrieved December 20, 2009 .