Johann August von Druchtleben

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Johann August von Druchtleben (born September 17, 1680 in Braunschweig , † August 7, 1748 in Binderen in Brabant ) was a military leader in the Hanoverian service, city ​​commander and fortress commander of Göttingen .

Life

Druchleben came from a Westphalian aristocratic family that produced a few officers and was already resident in the Warburg district in 1662 on Borgentreich and Hainholz . His father Johann Gottfried von Druchtleben (1656-1717) was major general in the service of the House of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel and in 1698 commanding general of the troops of the Hanseatic city of Hamburg . His mother Gertrud Sophia Amalia came from the von Bothmer family .

Göttingen commandant's house 1737

Johann August von Druchtleben also went to the military as intended and was first in the service of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel , then Braunschweig-Lüneburg captain, 1719 Kurhannoverscher colonel and chief of one of two infantry regiments located in Göttingen. This strong position in the city naturally created friction between the military and city councilors. This escalated, for example, in 1731, when Druchtleben wanted to sell the Hardenberger Hof , an aristocratic palace from 1592, as the owner , and the city asked for a tax exemption that was not granted to him. In 1735 he became brigadier in Göttingen, in 1739 major general and in 1742 as lieutenant general of Göttingen. After his death in Brabant he was buried in the church of Helmond . With the death of his brother, Major General Wilhelm Ludwig Druchtleben (1705–1763), the family died out in the male line. The eldest of his six daughters married the Hanoverian captain Just Ludwig von Fabrice .

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SURNAME Druchtleben, Johann August von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Military leader in the Hanoverian service, city and fortress commander of Göttingen
DATE OF BIRTH 17th September 1680
PLACE OF BIRTH Braunschweig
DATE OF DEATH August 7, 1748
Place of death Binderen , Brabant