Mathias Christoph von Bredow
Mathias Christoph von Bredow (born February 27, 1685 in Senzke , † October 20, 1734 in Worinen ) was a Prussian civil servant.
Life
Origin and family
Mathias Christoph von Bredow was a member of the line Bredow Bredow of Brandenburg noble family von Bredow . His parents were the heir, Herr auf Senzke, Görne and Friesack , Asmus Ehrenreich von Bredow (1646–1705) and Katharina Marie, née von Briest (1659–1708). The Prussian Lieutenant General Asmus Ehrenreich the Younger (1693–1756) was his brother.
Mathias Christoph von Bredow married Ilsabe Sophie von Barnewitz (1699–1730) in Retzow in 1713 . The marriage produced four sons and four daughters.
Career
Bredow studied in Frankfurt / Oder and then completed a cavalier tour through Italy, England and Holland . In 1715 he became district administrator of the Havelland district . Here he was already involved in the amelioration of the Havelland luch . In 1719 he became President of the Lithuanian Department of the War and Domain Chamber in Gumbinnen , and since 1724 deputation of the Königsberg Chamber .
His work there became significant and decisive at the time when the restauration in Lithuania was at its height. The economic development of this area under Prussian rule was essentially his work. He took an important part in the economic development after the colonization of these areas. He got used to the East Prussian conditions so much that he gave up his property in the Mark and settled down in the Insterburger district in 1724 , including Worien.
Since June 23, 1726 he was a real secret budget and war council, president of the Prussian Chamber and the Admiralty College, as well as the Königsberg orphanage .
literature
- Hans Branig : Bredow, Mathias Christoph von. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 2, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1955, ISBN 3-428-00183-4 , p. 567 ( digitized version ).
- History of sex v. Bredow. Published on behalf of the members of the family , Part 3 The Bredower House , Halle / Saale 1890, pp. 387–393
Individual evidence
- ↑ Irmgard opponent-Sünkler: Worienen - Woryny: Chronicle of a place in Natangen , 2020, p. 464.
- ↑ Christian August Ludwig Klaproth, Immanuel Karl Wilhelm Cosmar: The king. Prussian and Churfürstl. Brandenburg Really Secret State Council on its bicentenary foundation day on January 5th, 1805. Berlin 1805, p. 408, no. 160.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bredow, Mathias Christoph von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bredow, Matthias Christoph von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian civil servant |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 27, 1685 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Senzke |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 20, 1734 |
| Place of death | What |