Moritz Karl to Lynar
Moritz Karl Graf zu Lynar (born February 14, 1702 in Lübbenau ; † April 24, 1768 ibid) was a German diplomat.
Life
The son of the Electorate Chamberlain and senior councilor Friedrich Casimir zu Lynar and his wife Eva Elisabeth von Windisch-Graetz , completed his studies at the University of Wittenberg , where he matriculated on July 12, 1718. He then became a Saxon diplomat, and in 1734 was the Saxon ambassador in Berlin and St. Petersburg . There he became a lover of the regent and tsar's mother Anna Leopoldowna . In order to hide the relationship from the public, she engaged him to Julie von Mengden , a relative of her army chief Burkhard Christoph von Münnich .
Lynar traveled to Dresden to take his leave and to enter the service of his ruling lover. However, on the trip he heard the news of their fall on December 6th, 1741. Therefore, he stayed in Saxony, where he became a privy councilor and president of the regional government in Niederlausitz. As heir to Lübbenau and Bucko, he took part in the construction of the Nikolaikirche in Lübbenau, where his tomb is also located. Since he remained without an heir, his brother Rochus Friedrich zu Lynar (1708–1781) took over his inheritance.
Lynar married Countess Christiane Friderike Henriette von Flemming on November 17, 1728 (* September 17, 1709, † March 24, 1730), the daughter of Count Joachim Friedrich von Flemming . The magnificent tombs of Moritz Karl and his wife are adorned with coats of arms and are located in the Sankt Nikolai Church in Lübbenau .
literature
- Heinrich Theodor Flathe : Lynar, Moritz Graf zu . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 19, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1884, p. 732 f.
- Leopold Zedlitz-Neukirch: New Prussian nobility lexicon. Verlag Gebrüder Reichenbach, Leipzig, 1837, 3rd vol. P. 328
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Ulrich Friedrich von Suhm |
Electoral Saxon envoy in Berlin January 1730 to November 1730 |
Christian Ernst von Polentz |
| Johann of Le Fort |
Electoral Saxon envoy to Saint Petersburg from 1733 to 1736 |
Ulrich Friedrich von Suhm |
| Ulrich Friedrich von Suhm | Electoral Saxon envoy to Saint Petersburg from 1740 to 1741 |
Nikolaus Willibald von Gersdorff |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lynar, Moritz Karl too |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lynar, Moritz Karl Graf zu (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 14, 1702 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Luebbenau |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 24, 1768 |
| Place of death | Luebbenau |