Statz Friedrich von Fullen

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Statz Friedrich von Fullen (6 March 1638 – 20 July 1703) was a nobleman and a Geheimrat of war for the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Electorate of Saxony.

Nobility privileged social class

Nobility is a social class in aristocracy, normally ranked immediately under royalty, that possesses more acknowledged privileges and higher social status than most other classes in a society and with membership thereof typically being hereditary. The privileges associated with nobility may constitute substantial advantages over or relative to non-nobles, or may be largely honorary, and vary by country and era. The Medieval chivalric motto "noblesse oblige", meaning literally "nobility obligates", explains that privileges carry a lifelong obligation of duty to uphold various social responsibilities of, e.g., honorable behavior, customary service, or leadership roles or positions, that lives on by a familial or kinship bond.

Geheimrat was the title of the highest advising officials at the Imperial, royal or princely courts of the Holy Roman Empire, who jointly formed the Geheimer Rat reporting to the ruler. The term remained in use during subsequent monarchic reigns in German-speaking areas of Europe until the end of the First World War. At its origin the literal meaning of the word in German was 'trusted advisor'. The English-language equivalent is Privy Councillor.

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Former European state

The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth – formally, the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and, after 1791, the Commonwealth of Poland – was a dual state, a bi-confederation of Poland and Lithuania ruled by a common monarch, who was both King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania. It was one of the largest and most populous countries of 16th– to 17th-century Europe. At its largest territorial extent, in the early 17th century, the Commonwealth covered almost 400,000 square miles (1,000,000 km2) and sustained a multi-ethnic population of 11 million.

Life

Statz Friedrich von Fullen was born in Eystrup to a noble family of Westphalian origin, which moved to Lüneburg. [1] Here, in Eystrup (or Eißdorff), Statz Friedrich von Fullen was born to Friedrich von Fullen (1592–1663) and his wife Margareta Sophia von Münchhausen.

Eystrup Place in Lower Saxony, Germany

Eystrup is a municipality in the district of Nienburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Weser, approx. 15 km north of Nienburg, and 15 km south of Verden. Eystrup was the seat of the former Samtgemeinde Eystrup.

Westphalia State part and historic region of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany

Westphalia is a region in northwestern Germany and one of the three historic parts of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It has an area of 20,208 km2 (7,802 sq mi) and 7.9 million inhabitants.

Lüneburg Place in Lower Saxony, Germany

Lüneburg, also called Lunenburg in English, is a town in the German state of Lower Saxony. It is located about 50 km (31 mi) southeast of another Hanseatic city, Hamburg, and belongs to that city's wider metropolitan region. The capital of the district which bears its name, it is home to roughly 77,000 people. Lüneburg's urban area, which includes the surrounding communities of Adendorf, Bardowick, Barendorf and Reppenstedt, has a population of around 103,000. Lüneburg has been allowed to use the title "Hansestadt" in its name since 2007, in recognition of its membership in the former Hanseatic League. Lüneburg is also home to Leuphana University.

On 20 June 1660, von Fullen married Anna Catharina von Anckelmann, a widow who was seven years his senior. [2] She owned the manor of Markkleeberg and was therefore resident in Saxony. [3] He entered the Saxon military and served under four Prince-Electors (John George II, John George III, John George IV, and Augustus the Strong) and worked his way up to the rank of Geheimrat of the council of war. In addition, he was assessor at the Oberhofgericht for Leipzig, and Ober-Land-Commissar. [4] In 1675 he acquired Störmthal manor. In 1690, he managed to detach Störmthal from the parish of Magdeborn. To achieve this, a process was necessary, over which the Elector's court in Dresden had ultimate jurisdiction. Störmthal was raised to the rank of mother church with the filial churches of Dreiskau-Muckern and Pötzschau. [5] At his initiative, Störmthal's first school was opened in 1691. [6] In 1693, he had a manor house with many large farm buildings built here and planted a large garden. The manor, with its garden, farm, seven fish ponds and a healing fountain, became a popular excursion for the citizens of Leipzig.

Markkleeberg Place in Saxony, Germany

Markkleeberg is a town in the Leipzig district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is on the river Pleiße, approximately 7 km south of Leipzig.

John George II, Elector of Saxony Elector of Saxony from 1611 to 1656

Johann George II was the Elector of Saxony from 1656 to 1680. He belonged to the Albertine line of the House of Wettin.

John George III, Elector of Saxony Elector of Saxony from 1680 to 1691

Johann George III was Elector of Saxony from 1680 to 1691. He belonged to the Albertine line of the House of Wettin.

Anna Catharina, von Fullen's wife, died in 1682. She had borne four children, three of which died young. His son, Statz Friedrich (1666–1704) was a major in Prince Lubomirski's cuirasser-regiment in the Saxon Army. [3] In 1683, Statz Friedrich married Anna Dorothea von Seidlitz, who outlived him by twelve years. He had three daughters with her, who died in childhood, and a son, Statz Hilmar von Fullen (born 1691) who inherited Markkleeberg and Störmthal and acquired Liebertwolkwitz. He was a Polish and Saxon chamberlain and Ordinarius-Assessor of the Oberhofgericht of Leipzig. [3]

Lubomirski Polish noble family

Lubomirski is a Polish princely family. The Lubomirski family's coat of arms is the Drużyna coat of arms, which is similar to the Szreniawa coat of arms but without a cross.

Liebertwolkwitz Quarter of Leipzig in Saxony, Germany

Liebertwolkwitz is a district of Leipzig on the city's south side. It contains the Galgenberg, the highest elevation in the Leipzig area. It was established in or before 1040.

Chamberlain (office) Person in charge of managing a household

A chamberlain is a senior royal official in charge of managing a royal household. Historically, the chamberlain superintends the arrangement of domestic affairs and was often also charged with receiving and paying out money kept in the royal chamber. The position was usually honoured upon a high-ranking member of the nobility (nobleman) or the clergy, often a royal favourite. Roman emperors appointed this officer under the title of cubicularius. The papal chamberlain of the Pope enjoys very extensive powers, having the revenues of the papal household under his charge. As a sign of their dignity, they bore a key, which in the seventeenth century was often silvered, and actually fitted the door-locks of chamber rooms, since the eighteenth century it had turned into a merely symbolic, albeit splendid, rank-insignia of gilded bronze. In many countries there are ceremonial posts associated with the household of the sovereign.

Statz Friedrich von Fullen died in Dehlitz.

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  1. ↑ Johann Christian von Hellbach: Adels-Lexikon oder Handbuch über die historischen, genealogischen und diplomatischen, zum Theil auch heraldischen Nachrichten von hohen und niedern Adel, besonders in den deutschen Bundesstaaten, so wie auch von dem östreichischen, böhmischen, mährenschen, preußischen, schlesischen und lausitzischen Adel, Erster Band, A-K, Bernhard Friedrich Voigt, Ilmenau 1825. p. 397
  2. ↑ Die Familie Anckelmann in Hamburg und Leipzig (PDF; 974 kB), p. 102
  3. 1 2 3 "Entry". Zedlers Universallexikon . 9. p. 1178.
  4. ↑ Ernst Heinrich Kneschke: Neues allgemeines deutsches Adels-Lexicon , Volume 3, Leipzig 1861, p. 408
  5. ↑ Evangelische-Lutherische Kirche in Probstheida, Störmthal, Güldengossa und Wachau
  6. ↑ Geschichte von Schloss Störmthal burgen-und-schloesser.net
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