Otto Heinrich Vitzthum von Eckstädt

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Otto Heinrich Graf Vitzthum von Eckstädt , according to internal family counting Otto II Heinrich Graf Vitzthum von Eckstädt , (born October 6, 1829 in Dresden ; † January 29, 1917 there ) was a Royal Saxon Real Privy Councilor , captain and honorary citizen of the city of Dresden .

Life

He came from the Thuringian noble family Vitzthum von Eckstädt and was the son of Carl Alexander Nikolaus Count Vitzthum von Eckstädt (1767–1834) and his second wife Elisabeth, born Freiin von Friesen (1793–1878). Like many of his family members, he embarked on an administrative career in the service of the Wettins after a brief military service with the honorable discharge to the rank of captain and rose to the real secret council.

He was chairman of the board of directors of the Saxon Art Association and was responsible, among other things, for the art exhibitions organized by the Art Association on Brühl's Terrace.

family

He married the widowed countess of his cousin Albert Friedrich Graf Vitzthum von Eckstädt (1797–1860), Johanna Amalie Therese Antonie nee von Miltitz (1824–1876). The son Christoph Johann Friedrich Vitzthum von Eckstädt (1863–1944), who was Minister of the Interior and for Foreign Affairs of Saxony, emerged from the marriage .

Honors

  • October 6, 1909 honorary citizen of the city of Dresden
  • Dr. theol. hc

literature

  • Rudolf Graf Vitzthum von Eckstädt : Contributions to a Vitzthumschen family history. 1935
  • Sonja Schöffler: A touch of the past - the last majorate from Lichtenwalde and Auerswalde and his family; the story of a Saxon noble family, freely told based on authentic events , Drei Birken, 2004 ISBN 3-936980-15-2
  • Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Areligen Häuser, German Uradel, 1920, 21st year, Gotha, Justus Perthes.
  • Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the count's houses, 1876, p.957

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ List of honorary citizens of Dresden (PDF, accessed on September 6, 2018)
personal data
SURNAME Vitzthum von Eckstädt, Otto Heinrich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Vitzthum von Eckstedt, Otto Heinrich Graf (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Royal Saxon Real Privy Councilor and Captain
DATE OF BIRTH October 6, 1829
PLACE OF BIRTH Dresden
DATE OF DEATH January 29, 1917
Place of death Dresden