Johann Gottfried von Lorenz
Johann Gottfried Lorenz , from 1790 Freiherr von Lorenz († September 21, 1792 in Mittweida ) was a German merchant, factory owner and chamber councilor and manor owner . He was heir, feudal lord and court lord on Kleinmilkau, Podelwitz , Burkartshain, Mühlbach, Mockritz, Döschitz, Jeßnitz, Zöschau and Plotha near Belgern.
Life
He came from the Lorenz merchant family from the Saxon town of Mittweida, where his father of the same name, Johann Gottfried Lorenz, was mayor. That was on 13 December 1773, Schriftsässigkeit for his manor small Milkau.
Johann Gottfried von Lorenz had achieved considerable prosperity in Mittweida as a merchant and trader. He was also a factory owner in Mittweida.
He married Christiana Sophia Scheibe, with whom he had the sons Gottfried August von Lorenz , Friedrich von Lorenz and Johann Christian von Lorenz, as well as the daughters Johanne Wilhelmine von Lorenz († 1850), later heiress of the Podelwitz estate , and Johanne Auguste von Lorenz, married von Gablenz .
In 1787 he was titular chamber councilor in Saxony , but was named chamber councilor as early as 1785.
As a member of the Electoral Chamber of Commerce, he was raised to the baron status on August 7, 1790 .
literature
- Lausitzisches Magazin , 1792, p. 369.
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lorenz, Johann Gottfried von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lorenz, Johann Gottfried Freiherr von (full name); Lorenz, Johann Gottfried |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German merchant and trader, factory owner as well as chamber councilor and manor owner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th century or 18th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 21, 1792 |
| Place of death | Mittweida |