Otto Leopold von Beeß

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Otto Leopold of Beeß even Beess , Bees or Beß of Cölln , since 1705 Baron since 1721 Graf , (* 15 / 18th November 1690 ; † 17th January 1761 in Berlin ) was a Prussian Minister .

Life

Origin and family

Otto Leopold came from the Silesian noble family von Beeß . His parents were Carl Otto Beeß Freiherr von Coelln (1660–1708), heir to Löwen in the Principality of Brieg , and Maria Helena von Posadowsky, Freiin von Postelwitz.

Several children arose from his marriage to Erdmuthe Sophie Eleonora Freiin Skrbenska von Hrzistie (Skrbenský von Hříště) (1700–1756):

  • Johann Gottlieb Otto Graf von Bees (1718–1778), Prussian chamberlain, ⚭ Josepha Countess von Sinzendorff
  • Maximilian Erdmann Count of Bees (* 1720)
  • Louisa Helena Elonora Countess von Bees († 1753)

Career

Löwen Castle , built on his behalf in 1722 (2013)

Otto Leopold von Beeß was registered at the University of Halle since October 1707 . In 1736 he became imperial chamberlain and in 1741 changed to Prussian services as a real secret council as well as minister of state and war or authorized minister at the Saxon court in Dresden . In the same year he became a Knight of the Black Eagle Order . In 1745 he succeeded Gustav Adolf von Gotter (1692–1762) as Prussian high court marshal .

Beeß was the chief district judge and state chancellor of the Principality of Teschen and heir to Nieder-Lischna , Löwen and Lindenberg

Ennoblement

Otto Leopold of Beeß was in the realm baron and 1,721 in 1705 erbländisch-Austrian count conditions raised .

literature

  • Rolf Straubel : Biographical manual of the Prussian administrative and judicial officials 1740–1806 / 15 . In: Historical Commission to Berlin (Ed.): Individual publications . 85. KG Saur Verlag, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-598-23229-9 , pp. 52 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
  • Christian August Ludwig Klaproth, Immanuel Karl Wilhelm Cosmar: The royal Prussian and electoral Brandenburg real secret Council of State on its 200-year foundation day January 5, 1805 , Berlin 1805, p. 421, no. 191.
  • European genealogical manual , Leipzig 1752, p. 140.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Ernst Heinrich Kneschke (ed.): New general German nobility lexicon . Volume 1, Friedrich Voigt, Leipzig 1859, pp . 268-269.
  2. ^ Rudolf Bergau : Inventory of the architectural and art monuments in the province of Brandenburg. Voss, Berlin 1885, pp. 496–498.
  3. ↑ Maximilian Gritzner : Chronological register of the Brandenburg-Prussian class elevations and acts of grace from 1600–1873. Berlin 1874, p. 25 and addendum p. 3.
predecessor Office successor
Franz Wilhelm von Happe (until 1726) Prussian envoy in Dresden
1742–1745 		Joachim Wilhelm von Klinggräff (since 1746)
personal data
SURNAME Beeß, Otto Leopold von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Beeß Otto Leopold Graf von (full name with title)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian Minister
DATE OF BIRTH November 15, 1690 or November 18, 1690
DATE OF DEATH January 17, 1761
Place of death Berlin