Johann Schmidt von Schmidtseck

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The noble coat of arms awarded in 1662

Johann Schmidt or Schmied ( en ) or Schmid von Uri , since 1662 Schmidt von Schmidtseck (* December 8, 1610 , † 1680 Magdeburg ) was a Kurbrandenburg colonel , head of the regiment and commander of Magdeburg .

Life

Origin and family

His parents were Governor Johann Schmidt von Uri (1574–1632) and Amalia, née von Hoffen. In 1639 he married Anna Christina Clotz, a daughter of Anton Heinrich Clotz (approx. 1578–1626), Hessian bailiff, and Hedwig, née Wolff (1588–1646). His second marriage was with Anna Elisabeth Striepe , a daughter of Hoyer Striepe († before 1674), a bailiff in Salzwedel . He was related by marriage to Joachim Henniges von Treffenfeld (1610–1688) through his second wife .

He left several children including:

  • Wilhelm Ludwig, Prussian colonel, sells Isterbie 's paternal estate in 1683
  • Heinrich Christoph, Prussian major , sells his father's house in Magdeburg, ⚭ Catharina Elisabeth von Thun

Thus Johann became the founder of the Prussian noble family Schmidt von Schmidtseck , which was wealthy in Pomerania and East Prussia on Woplauken and was elevated to the Prussian baron status in 1907 and 1912 respectively .

Career

Johann Schmieden completed his studies in Marburg , Giessen and Cologne .

He entered Swedish military service and, after having served thirty years in the German, Polish and Danish wars, advanced to lieutenant colonel . He was raised to the Swedish nobility on December 8, 1662 with the nobility predicate "Schmidt von Schmidtseck" without intrusion into the knighthood .

On October 18, 1665, Schmidt von Schmidtseck transferred to the service of the Kurbrandenburg as a colonel with a patent . For him, one should Infantry - Regiment are set up, which, however, had only a short existence. Instead, he and one of his sons each received a company in the contingent of the Duke of Holstein who was initially Brandenburg governor of Magdeburg. Schmidt was then the first Brandenburg commandant from 1666 and thus head of a garrison of over 1,000 men in Magdeburg . In this position he immediately began to redesign the fortifications of the Elbe city according to Brandenburg's needs. During the Brandenburg-Swedish War , he was suspected of conspiracy with the Swedes in June 1675. Schmidt was assumed to want to hand over the city to the Swedes without a fight. He was then arrested and taken to Peitz . In 1676 Schmidt received his farewell . He was the heir to Isterbies.

literature

References and comments

  1. ↑ The date of birth is also October 6, 1610 (HeBio) or December 8, 1618 (Christian Schmid, 2015). The year and place of death are also mentioned as 1679 and Peitz ( Archive for Heritage and Heraldry , Volumes 12-13, 1912, p. 19 ).
  2. ↑ a b Christian Schmid: Die Schmid von Uri: On the trail of an old Urner family , 2015, p. 189.
  3. ↑ a b c Friedrich Wilhelm Strieder : Basis for a Hessian Scholar and Writer History from the Reformation to the Present Times , 1782, pp. 233–234 and p. 238.
  4. ↑ George Adalbert von Mülverstedt : Twenty-second annual report of the Altmark Association for Patriotic History and Industry in Salzwedel, History Department , Issue 2, Magdeburg 1889, p. 20.
  5. ↑ George Adalbert von Mülverstedt, Adolf Matthias Hildebrandt : J. Siebmacher's large and general Wappenbuch , VI. Volume, 6th Department of Extinct Prussian Nobility: Prussian Province of Saxony , Nuremberg 1884, pp. 150–151, Tfl. 98
  6. ↑ House book of the city of Magdeburg , Volume 1, p. 3.
  7. ^ Ernst Heinrich Kneschke (ed.): New general German nobility lexicon . Volume 8, Leipzig 1868, pp. 242-243. Also to be traced back to the nobility letter of 1662 are two non-aristocratic families who use the name "Schmidt von Schmidtseck", one of which is nevertheless of agnatic descent. See Institute for German Aristocracy Research: Prussian acts of grace through name change 1919 to 1932 , accessed on May 22, 2020.
  8. ↑ Leopold von Ledebur : Adelslexicon der Prussischen Monarchy , Volume 2, Berlin 1856, p. 385.
  9. ^ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Freiherrlichen Häuser , Gotha 1921, pp. 838–839
  10. ↑ a b Clotz, Anton Heinrich in the Hessian Biography
  11. ^ Bernhard Schlegel, Carl Arvid Klingspor : Den med sköldebref förlänade men ej å riddarhuset introducerade, svenska adelns ättar-taflor , Stockholm 1875, pp. 257-258 (Swedish).
  12. ^ Curt Jany : Documentary contributions and research on the history of the Prussian Army. Berlin 1904, p. 105.
  13. ^ Ferdinand Albrecht Wolter: History of the city of Magdeburg from its origins to the present. Magdeburg 1845, p. 344.
  14. ^ Dietrich Mevius: Wolf Friedrich von Bomsdorff - The Executor . In: Official Journal Löcknitz-Penkun, No. 04/2011, pp. 17-18.
personal data
SURNAME Schmidt von Schmidtseck, Johann
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schmidt von Schmidtseck, Johann (full name); Schmied, Johann; Forging, Johann; Schmid from Uri, Johann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Brandenburg colonel, head of the regiment and commander of Magdeburg
DATE OF BIRTH December 8, 1610
DATE OF DEATH 1680
Place of death Magdeburg