Ludwig Adolph von Zech

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Ludwig Adolph Zech , von Zech since 1716 , Baron Baron von Zech since 1722 (* July 28, 1683 , † May 2, 1760 ) was a German politician in the service of the Elector of Saxony . He was the hereditary lord of Bündorf, royal Polish and electoral Saxon real secret council, provost of Merseburg and temporarily envoy in Vienna.

He was the son of the Minister Bernhard von Zech and the younger brother of the Court and Justice Councilor Bernhard von Zech . At the same time he was raised to the nobility by the emperor in 1716.

Ludwig Adolph von Zech studied in Leipzig and then became a councilor and canon in Merseburg, then a privy councilor. Emperor Charles VI. elevated him to the status of imperial baron in Vienna in 1722 , after which he also became a real Privy Councilor.

He was temporarily the guardianship of the Duke of Sachsen-Merseburg. In its place he received the imperial enfeoffment in 1708. Later he worked as a Saxon court, judiciary, court and border council.

After his death, an epitaph with the image of the "Noble Panner and Freyherr Ludwig Adolph von Zech" was installed in the south aisle of Merseburg Cathedral.

family

He was married several times. His first wife was Johanna Charitas Winkler in May 1706 , a daughter of councilor Christoph Georg Winckler († September 15, 1709). His second wife became Christina Florentina Kregel von Sternbach on January 14, 1709 . His third wife was Christina von Stangen († April 23, 1761) widowed von Pflug .

His eldest son Ludwig Adolph von Zech (* April 22, 1713; † August 5, 1743) was married to Christiane Magdalena von Burkersrode (* November 23, 1720). His youngest son, Ludwig Bernhard von Zech , became the Princely Weissenfels secret council and consistorial director.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ History of the year 1720, p. 261, digital copy of Zech's appointment as a privy councilor
  2. ^ Obituary by Winkler

literature

  • Continued new genealogical-historical news , pp. 948–949, digitized obituary
  • Congratulatory poem on the 50th anniversary of the office, digitized

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personal data
SURNAME Zech, Ludwig Adolph von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Zech, Ludwig Adolph Reichsfreiherr von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German politician
DATE OF BIRTH July 28, 1683
DATE OF DEATH May 2, 1760