Levin-Friedrich von Bismarck
Levin Friedrich Christoph August von Bismarck (born October 3, 1703 in Krevese , † October 15, 1774 in Briest ) was Prussian Minister of Justice and President of the Prussian Court of Justice in Berlin .
origin
His parents were Christoph Georg von Bismarck (* February 6, 1667; † December 19, 1730) and his wife Anna Elisabeth von Katte (* August 23, 1670; † July 23, 1714).
Life
Bismarck was first a member of the chamber judge and later became a member of the higher appellate court. In 1738 he became Vice Chancellor and in 1740 Chancellor of the Neumärk government. Bismarck was appointed Prussian Minister of Justice on December 20, 1746, and in 1748 he also became 1st President of the Chamber Court. During his tenure, he initiated important court and legal reforms that ultimately led to the General Prussian Land Law (ALR) of 1794.
In 1764 he retired due to an eye disease and became completely blind in 1771.
family
He came from the Bismarck family in Altmark and was heir to Briest ; around 1739 he also acquired the neighboring Birkholz estate . He was married to Sophie Amalie von der Schulenburg and had several children, including;
- Achaz Christoph (* February 24, 1737; † March 20, 1796), heir to Birkholz, Sophienhof and Hirschfelde
- ⚭ Sophie Friederike von Saldern (* 7 August 1754; † 1776), daughter of Major General Wilhelm von Saldern
- ⚭ 1783 Albertine Amalie von Kaphengst (born February 9, 1750; † August 13, 1806)
- Heinrich Friedrich (1740–1745)
- Georg Wilhelm I (born September 26, 1741; † December 4, 1808), heir to Briest, Väthen, Welle, Demker, Schwarzlosen ⚭ Friederike Luise Eleonore von Alvensleben (1742–1805), parents of Levin Friedrich von Bismarck
- Frederick IV (September 2, 1747 - July 8, 1767),
- August Wilhelm (7 July 1750 - 3 February 1783), Prussian Minister of Finance
- Luise-Eleonore (1743; † January 31, 1803) ⚭ 1764 Alexander Friedrich Christoph von der Schulenburg-Kehnert (* August 5, 1720; † September 9, 1801) (parents of, among others, Friedrich von der Schulenburg )
- Magdalene Charlotte (June 7, 1743; † 1802) ⚭ 1778 Georg Otto Friedrich von Jagow (1742–1810)
literature
- Frank Göse : An old market official between civil service and class. Levin Friedrich II von Bismarck auf Briest (1703-1774) . In: Yearbook for Brandenburg State History . Volume 45, 1994, p. 97.
- Julius Grossmann: Bismarck, Levin Friedrich von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 2, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, p. 680.
- Heinz Kraft: Bismarck. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 2, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1955, ISBN 3-428-00183-4 , p. 266 f. ( Digitized version ). (Family item)
- Mathias Tullner : Bismarck, Levin Friedrich Christoph August von . In: Guido Heinrich, Gunter Schandera (ed.): Magdeburg Biographical Lexicon 19th and 20th centuries. Biographical lexicon for the state capital Magdeburg and the districts of Bördekreis, Jerichower Land, Ohrekreis and Schönebeck. Scriptum, Magdeburg 2002, ISBN 3-933046-49-1 , p. 60.
Web links
- Levin-Friedrich von Bismarck at worldhistory.de
Remarks
- ↑ Christoph Georg von Bismarck at geneanet.org
- ^ Christian Friedrich Jacobi, ea, European genealogical manual , p. 341, descendants
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bismarck, Levin-Friedrich von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bismarck, Levin Friedrich Christoph August von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian Minister of Justice and President of the Chamber Court |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 3, 1703 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Krevese |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 15, 1774 |
| Place of death | Briest |