Maximilian Franz Joseph von Berchem

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Maximilian Franz Joseph von Berchem (born May 14 / May 18, 1702 in Burghausen , † December 18, 1777 in Munich ) was a Bavarian statesman. From 1745 until his death in 1777 he was Bavarian Minister for Foreign Affairs .

Life

origin

Maximilian von Berchem comes from the Bavarian noble family of the von Berchen , originally from the Rhineland . He was the son of Josef Cajetan Anton von Berchem, Bavarian government councilor, and Maria Magdalena, née Baron Cammerlohr von Weichering .

Early years and first offices

Maximilian von Berchem studied camera science at the University of Ingolstadt after attending the knight academy in Ettal . First in Straubing Council of the Knights banker to the government, he was in 1729 in Burghausen treasurer . In 1741 he became director of the army catering during the War of the Austrian Succession . In 1742 Maximilian von Berchem was appointed Real Secret Councilor . In 1744 he was an Austrian prisoner for nine months.

minister

After the death of Emperor Charles VII Albrecht , Maximilian von Berchem became first minister under Elector Maximilian III in 1745 . Joseph . Since 1762 there was also a "Department of Foreign Affairs" under him. Berchem was also general director of all court and pleasure palaces and other electoral buildings.

First of all, he successfully tackled the restructuring of the Bavarian state finances in order to avert the impending national bankruptcy. He relies on the manufacturing process . The fruits of this policy are: a. the Nymphenburg porcelain and tapestry manufactories there . At the same time, however, he is said not to have acted against the rampant corruption in the Bavarian administration.

His death coincided with Maximilian III. Josephs together, with which the Bavarian line of the Wittelsbachers died out. He was succeeded by Matthäus von Vieregg .

From 1759 he was an honorary member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences .

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Leo Freiherr von Ow: "Berchem, Maximilian Franz Joseph Freiherr, Graf von" in: Neue Deutsche Biographie 2 (1955), p. 64.
  2. ↑ Member entry by Maximilian Joseph Freiherr von Berchem at the Bavarian Academy of Sciences , accessed on January 4, 2017.
personal data
SURNAME Berchem, Maximilian Franz Joseph von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bavarian statesman
DATE OF BIRTH May 14, 1702 or May 18, 1702
PLACE OF BIRTH Burghausen
DATE OF DEATH December 18, 1777
Place of death Munich