Johann Friedrich (Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt)
Johann Friedrich von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (born January 8, 1721 in Rudolstadt ; † July 10, 1767 ibid) was the ruling Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt from 1744 to 1767 and came from the Schwarzburg family .
Life
Johann Friedrich was the only son of Prince Friedrich Anton von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt and his first wife Sophie Wilhelmine , born Princess von Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld . The prince was raised by private tutors from the age of four. At the age of nine he was awarded an officer's license from the Elector of Saxony . Johann Friedrich was sent on an educational trip between 1737 and 1741. He attended lectures in theology at the University of Strasbourg and lectures in mathematics and physics at the University of Utrecht . King George II of Great Britain and Ireland could also be visited in Utrecht . In 1742 the Hereditary Prince took part in the coronation of Emperor Charles VII in Frankfurt instead of his father . The event, which lasted several hours, was complex and took place in the Frankfurt Cathedral . During his trip to France, Johann Friedrich, who spoke the French language, came into contact with the ideas of the Enlightenment . In 1744 the prince took over the principality at the age of 23.
The alterations of the Heidecksburg , which his father had essentially completed on the outside, allowed Johann Friedrich to continue inside with the decoration with ceiling frescoes and overhangs . With the ballroom completed by Gottfried Heinrich Krohne around 1750 , a state hall was created that is one of the most important Rococo interior designs in Germany today . The prince had the musical collection destroyed by the fire of 1735 replaced by a new collection, to which he particularly committed Georg Gebel , who set at least 9 opera librettos and around 100 symphonies , partitas and concerts , for which the prince gave him the title of concert master in 1746 , In 1750 the title Capell-Meister was awarded. In 1754 Christian Gotthelf Scheinpflug became the Prince's new court conductor and composed for all court occasions. In 1746, Johann Friedrich founded the theological seminary and set up a sizable public library. He added his private library to the previous collections and from 1751 made them available to the public once a week. He had the holdings of the Princely Public Library in Rudolstadt , founded in 1748 , significantly improved through the acquisition of academic literature, but also numerous valuable books, including incunabula and oriental manuscripts . They are now partly part of the historical library of the city of Rudolstadt , partly of the Heidecksburg castle library .
On October 4, 1760, Johann Friedrich granted Georg Heinrich Macheleid the privilege to run a porcelain factory, to which he was co-managing director and which still exists today as the oldest porcelain factory in Volkstedt . The prince promoted the trade according to the doctrine of mercantilism . On January 20, 1764, on the occasion of the centenary, he officially declared the school building, known as the Gymnasium , to be the Gymnasium Friedericianum and added a teaching post for mathematics and natural science to it. In addition to the prince, the entire court attended the solemn act.
Since Johann Friedrich only left two daughters, his uncle followed him in 1767 as Prince Ludwig Günther II in the government. His son, Hereditary Prince Friedrich Karl , had married Johann Friedrich's eldest daughter Friederike in 1763.
Marriage and offspring
Johann Friedrich married Princess Bernhardine of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1724–1757) in Eisenach on November 19, 1744 . The following children were born from this marriage:
- Friederike (1745–1778)
- ⚭ 1763 Prince Friedrich Karl von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1736–1793)
- Daughter († / * 1746)
- Son († / * 1747)
- Sophie Ernestine (1749–1754)
- Wilhelmine (1751–1780)
- ⚭ 1766 Prince Ludwig I of Nassau-Saarbrücken (1745–1794)
- Henriette Charlotte (1752–1756)
See also
literature
- Bernhard Anemüller : Johann Friedrich Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt 1721 to 1767 , 1864
- Heinrich Friedrich Theodor Apfelstedt : The House of Kevernburg-Schwarzburg from its origins to our time: depicted in the family tables of its main and secondary lines and with biographical notes on the most important members of the same , Bertram, Sondershausen 1890, ISBN 3-910132-29-4
- Jens Henkel, Lutz Unbehaun: The princes of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. Thuringian State Museum Heidecksburg, Rudolstadt 1997 (3rd edition 2001), ISBN 3-910013-27-9 .
- Johann Christian August Junghans: History of the Black Castle Regents. Leipzig 1821. E-Text, accessed on March 2, 2012.
- Heinrich Schöppl: The regents of the Principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt , Rudolstadt 1915
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Residenzschloss Heidecksburg - lightness and elegance of the Rococo ( Memento of the original from April 28, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed October 13, 2011
- ↑ The historical sheet music of the Hofkapelle Rudolstadt by Axel Schröter ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 274 kB), accessed on October 13, 2011
- ↑ Rudolstadt City Library - The Rudolstadt Princes and their Books ( Memento of the original from August 12, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed October 13, 2011
- ↑ Chronicle of the Princely Schwarzburgischen Residenzstadt Rudolstadt by L. Renovanz, Rudolstadt 1860, p. 92 , accessed on October 13, 2011
- ^ Rudolstadt - Historical Library , accessed on October 13, 2011
- ↑ Chronicle of the Princely Schwarzburgischen Residenzstadt Rudolstadt by L. Renovanz, Rudolstadt 1860, p. 87 , accessed on October 13, 2011
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Friedrich Anton |
Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt 1744–1767 |
Ludwig Günther II. |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Johann Friedrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Johann Friedrich von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 8, 1721 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rudolstadt |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 10, 1767 |
| Place of death | Rudolstadt |