Rudolf Wilhelm zu Innhausen and Knyphausen
Rudolf Wilhelm zu Innhausen and Knyphausen (* 1620 ; † November 30, 1666 in Lütetsburg ) was a diplomat in the service of the States General . His father founded the Dutch line of the Innhausen and Knyphausen families .
His parents were the Hamburg colonel Enno Wilhelm zu Innhausen and Knyphausen (1586–1656) and his wife Anna Maria von Amelunxen († 1657) from the Gesmold family .
At a young age he made a cavalier tour of Europe. On May 27, 1633 he enrolled in Leiden , on August 8, 1637 in Geneva (which he left in 1638) and in October 1639 in Siena . After his graduation he went to the Elector's Brandenburg service on June 24, 1642. On March 20, 1643, his father wrote him a letter of introduction because he had missed the start of the service. Despite his omission, he became a judge in Groningen in 1644 . He became a deputy of the States General and curator of the Academy in Groningen. In 1652 he became a representative of the States General in Groningen. At the first Stader settlement between Sweden and Bremen on November 28, 1654, he was the diplomatic representative of the Netherlands.
family
He was married to Margareta Beata von Frydag (* June 19, 1621, † April 12, 1665), she was the daughter of Haro von Frydag on Gödens. The couple had several children including:
- Haro Kaspar (1646–1694) ⚭ Petronella Anna Lewe (1648–1686)
- Wilhelm (1646-1654)
- Maria Elisabeth (September 6, 1651 - November 24, 1692) ⚭ 1673 Timon Jan von Lintelo (December 2, 1638 - February 26, 1685), Drost von Esens
literature
- Peter Bahl : The court of the great elector. 2001, p. 521, short biography
Web links
- Family tree at geneall.net
- Family tree at genealogieonline.nl
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Innhausen and Knyphausen, Rudolf Wilhelm too |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Diplomat in the service of the States General, founder of the Dutch line of the Innhausen and Knyphausen families |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1620 |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 30, 1666 |
| Place of death | Lütetsburg |