Erdmann II, Count von Promnitz (born: 22 August 1683 in Zary

Zary

Żary is a town in western Poland with about 39,900 inhabitants , situated in the Lubusz Voivodeship...

; died: 7 September 1745 at the forest castle near Zary

Zary

Żary is a town in western Poland with about 39,900 inhabitants , situated in the Lubusz Voivodeship...

) was Lord of Zary

Zary

Żary is a town in western Poland with about 39,900 inhabitants , situated in the Lubusz Voivodeship...

  and Trzebiel

Trzebiel

Trzebiel is a village in Żary County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland, close to the German border. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Trzebiel...

  in Lower Lusatia

Lower Lusatia

Lower Lusatia is a historical region stretching from the southeast of the Brandenburg state of Germany to the southwest of the Lubusz Voivodeship in Poland. Important towns beside the historic capital Lübben include Calau, Cottbus, Guben , Luckau, Spremberg, Finsterwalde, Senftenberg and Żary...

, and Pszczyna

Pszczyna

Pszczyna is a town in southern Poland with 26,827 inhabitants within the immediate gmina rising to 50,121 inhabitants in the powiat, which includes the town of Pszczyna, itself, Brzeźce , Czarków , Ćwiklice , Jankowice , Łąka , Piasek , Poręba , Rudołtowice , Studzionka , Studzienice , Wisła...

  in Upper Silesia

Upper Silesia

Upper Silesia is the southeastern part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia. Since the 9th century, Upper Silesia has been part of Greater Moravia, the Duchy of Bohemia, the Piast Kingdom of Poland, again of the Lands of the Bohemian Crown and the Holy Roman Empire, as well as of...

.

He served Augustus II the Strong

Augustus II the Strong

Frederick Augustus I or Augustus II the Strong was Elector of Saxony and King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania ....

, elector of Saxony and king of Poland, and later his son and successor Augustus III

Augustus III of Poland

Augustus III, known as the Saxon ; ; also Prince-elector Friedrich August II was the Elector of Saxony in 1733-1763, as Frederick Augustus II , King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania in 1734-1763.-Biography:Augustus was the only legitimate son of Augustus II the Strong, Imperial Prince-Elector...

 as Privy Councillor and as cabinet minister.

In 1703 Erdmann II inherited his father's vast estates. He administered this estate himself.

Erdmann von Promnitz brought Georg Philipp Telemann

Georg Philipp Telemann

Georg Philipp Telemann was a German Baroque composer and multi-instrumentalist. Almost completely self-taught in music, he became a composer against his family's wishes. After studying in Magdeburg, Zellerfeld, and Hildesheim, Telemann entered the University of Leipzig to study law, but eventually...

 and Wolfgang Caspar Printz as Kapellmeister

Kapellmeister

Kapellmeister is a German word designating a person in charge of music-making. The word is a compound, consisting of the roots Kapelle and Meister . The words Kapelle and Meister derive from the Latin: capella and magister...

 to his court in Zary

Zary

Żary is a town in western Poland with about 39,900 inhabitants , situated in the Lubusz Voivodeship...

.

Family

In 1705, he married Anna Maria, the daughter of the Duke Johann Adolf I

Johann Adolf I, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels

Johann Adolf I, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels , was a duke of Saxe-Weissenfels-Querfurt and member of the House of Wettin....

 of Saxe-Weissenfels. They had the following children:

• Christine Johanna Emilie (born: 15 September 1708; died: 20 February 1732), married in 1726 Prince Augustus Louis of Anhalt-Köthen
  Augustus Louis, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen
  Augustus Louis of Anhalt-Köthen , was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Köthen....
  
   (born: 9 June 1697; died: 6 August 1755)
• Anna Friederike (born May 30, 1711, † March 31, 1750), married in 1732 Prince Augustus Louis of Anhalt-Köthen
  Augustus Louis, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen
  Augustus Louis of Anhalt-Köthen , was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Köthen....
  
  
• Johanna Sophia (1713-1713)
• Balthasar Erdmann (1715-1715)
• Marie Elizabeth (born: 24 October 1717, died: 20 July 1741), married Henry Ernest of Stolberg-Wernigerode
  Henry Ernest of Stolberg-Wernigerode
  Henry Ernest of Stolberg-Wernigerode was a German politician, canon, dean and author of many hymns. He also published some poetry and collections of songs. He was Count of Stolberg-Wernigerode from 1771 until his death.- Life :...
  
   (1716–1778)
• John Erdmann (born: 2 February 1719, died: 4 July 1785) married Caroline of Schönaich-Carolath (born: 20 June 1727; died: 18 December 1762)
• Agnes Sophie (born: 14 May 1720, died: 2 August 1791), married Heinrich XXVIII of Reuss-Ebersdorf (born:30 August 1726; died 10 May 1797) son of Heinrich XXIX, Count of Reuss-Ebersdorf
  Heinrich XXIX, Count of Reuss-Ebersdorf
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He later married his second wife, Henriette Eleonore (born: 1 January 1706; died: 7 April 1762), daughter of Count Heinrich XV of Reuss-Lobenstein (1674–1739). They had one son:

• Seyfried of Promnitz-Drehna (born: 22 May 1734; died: 27 February 1760), married Caroline Wilhelmine Louise (born: 15 July 1733; died: 18 February 1766), daughter of Count Charles Frederick Augustus of Lippe-Biesterfeld.