Ludwig von Briesen
Christian Heinrich Louis (Ludwig) Christoph von Briesen (born February 14, 1773 in Kreitzig , † November 30, 1859 in Botenhagen ) was a Prussian district administrator .
Life
origin
His parents were Johann (Hans) Christoph von Briesen († 1774) and his wife Charlotte Henriette Friederike, née von Lockstedt .
Career
Briesen became district administrator of the Schivelbein district in May 1808 as the successor to Johann George Friedrich von Leckow . At the beginning of his term of office, the French occupation fell with their billeting and war taxes, then the wars of liberation , so that the district was finally completely in debt. In 1816, the Schivelbein district was reclassified from Neumark to the Pomerania Province as part of the Prussian administrative reform . Briesen remained district administrator until 1830, followed by Carl Freiherr von der Goltz .
family
In 1796 he married Karoline Wilhelmine Marie von Ludwig (1782–1857). The marriage ended in divorce in 1809, but they remarried in 1813 and divorced again in 1818. The couple had two children:
- Wilhelmine (1797–1878) ⚭ NN Brunst, Herr von Born
- Oskar (1814–1885) ⚭ Marie Charlotte Rosalie von Wedel (1813–1861)
He then married Sabine, née von Mellenthin (1784–1861), divorced Lupold von der Osten (1776–1823). Her son Louis Arthur von Briesen (1819-1896) became a Prussian lieutenant general .
literature
- Karl-Eberhard Albinus: The old district of Schivelbein and its district administrators from 1816 to 1932. In: The district of Belgard. Self-published home district committee Belgard-Schivelbein, Celle 1989, pp. 210–215.
- Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the noble houses. 1905 . Sixth year, Justus Perthes, Gotha 1904, p. 178.
Individual evidence
- ^ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Nobeligen houses. 1901. Second year, Justus Perthes, Gotha 1900, p. 690.
- ↑ Her son Albert (1811–1887) became a Prussian major general
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Briesen, Ludwig von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Briesen, Christian Heinrich Louis Christoph von (full name); Briesen, Christian Heinrich Ludwig Christoph von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian district administrator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 14, 1773 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Creepy |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 30, 1859 |
| Place of death | Botenhagen |