Johann Georg, Chevalier de Saxe
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Johann Georg, Chevalier de Saxe (21 August 1704 – 25 February 1774), also called Johann Georg of Saxony, was a Saxon
Field Marshal
and Governor of Dresden
.
He was an illegitimate son of August the Strong, King of Poland and Elector of Saxony, and Ursula Katharina of Altenbockum
, by marriage Princess Lubomirska and later created Princess of Teschen.
, but later he entered, like all the illegitimate sons of August, into the Army. He firstly was ranked as General and on 27 July 1763, was appointed as Generalfeldmarschall
.
On 27 November 1764 Johann Georg acquired the so-called Zinzendorfschen Garden -located out of the doors of Dresden's city- for 14,000 talers. In the middle of the possessions he can be established by the later garden-master builder Frederick August Krubsacius magnificent palaces in a reserved rococo
style. These were (after the Moszinskapalais and the Brühlschen Palais in Dresden-Friedrichstadt
) the third "Maison de Plaisance" of the aristocracy out the city walls of Dresden
. The interiors were not big excessively. With all royal elegance it was attached importance, according to the contemporary wish for intimacy, also to comfortable comfort. In the annexes subsequent in the palaces and side buildings the functional spaces were accommodated.
The garden was also extended by some fields belonging to the property and was reshaped profoundly. The arrangement was held severely architecturally according to the principles of the French baroque garden. The palaces determined the centerline of the whole arrangement, from the salon all essential parts were to be overlooked.
On the 30 January 1770 the Chevalier took his farewell of the army and left the city completely and moved to his garden property. However, in spite of his big seclusion, he didn't renounce the usual and big royal suite. After longer disease, the Chevalier de Saxe died four years later, aged sixty-nine.
In his will, the Chevalier declared his half-sister, Fredericka Alexandrine, Countess of Cosel (by marriage Countess Moszinska) his sole heir. For the separation of still more existing debts the obligation was imposed on her to offer the garden with the palace first to the Elector and then the prince Karl for 15,000 talers to the purchase. Only for the case of the refusal she should keep the garden, but against Erlegung of a capital of 10.000 talers for the separation of the debts.
Immediately after opening the will, this was contested by the Commander of the Knights of Malta, the Oberhofmeister Baron of Forell. Forell informed the Elector that the Chevalier since 1728 belonged to the Order and, for this, all his possession belonged to the Maltese Knights. The subsequent lawsuit was decided in 1776 in favour of the Order. But the Chevalier had misjudged with the height of his debts very much, they amounted actually to approximately 36,000 talers. Therefore, about the deduction the bankruptcy was covered, the creditors got 80% of the back sums. To the Order retained only 5,000 talers after the process and they were out of the property.
Johann Georg was buried in the Roman Catholic Churchyard (Innerer Katholischen Friedhof) in Dresden
.
Electorate of Saxony
The Electorate of Saxony , sometimes referred to as Upper Saxony, was a State of the Holy Roman Empire. It was established when Emperor Charles IV raised the Ascanian duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg to the status of an Electorate by the Golden Bull of 1356...
Field Marshal
Field Marshal
Field Marshal is a military rank. Traditionally, it is the highest military rank in an army.-Etymology:The origin of the rank of field marshal dates to the early Middle Ages, originally meaning the keeper of the king's horses , from the time of the early Frankish kings.-Usage and hierarchical...
and Governor of Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
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He was an illegitimate son of August the Strong, King of Poland and Elector of Saxony, and Ursula Katharina of Altenbockum
Ursula Katharina of Altenbockum
Ursula Katharina of Altenbockum Lubomirska , later Princess of Teschen, was a Polish-German noblewoman and mistress of Augustus the Strong, King of Poland and Elector of Saxony.-Early life:...
, by marriage Princess Lubomirska and later created Princess of Teschen.
Life
When he was legitimized, his father give him the title of Chevalier de Saxe. At the first moment, Johann Georg was chosen by the spiritual career and became a Knight of MaltaKnights Hospitaller
The Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta , also known as the Sovereign Military Order of Malta , Order of Malta or Knights of Malta, is a Roman Catholic lay religious order, traditionally of military, chivalrous, noble nature. It is the world's...
, but later he entered, like all the illegitimate sons of August, into the Army. He firstly was ranked as General and on 27 July 1763, was appointed as Generalfeldmarschall
Generalfeldmarschall
Field Marshal or Generalfeldmarschall in German, was a rank in the armies of several German states and the Holy Roman Empire; in the Austrian Empire, the rank Feldmarschall was used...
.
On 27 November 1764 Johann Georg acquired the so-called Zinzendorfschen Garden -located out of the doors of Dresden's city- for 14,000 talers. In the middle of the possessions he can be established by the later garden-master builder Frederick August Krubsacius magnificent palaces in a reserved rococo
Rococo
Rococo , also referred to as "Late Baroque", is an 18th-century style which developed as Baroque artists gave up their symmetry and became increasingly ornate, florid, and playful...
style. These were (after the Moszinskapalais and the Brühlschen Palais in Dresden-Friedrichstadt
Friedrichstadt (Dresden)
Friedrichstadt is a neighborhood in central Dresden, Germany. A factory district in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, it is known as the home of the founders of the artistic association known as Die Brücke.- History :...
) the third "Maison de Plaisance" of the aristocracy out the city walls of Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
. The interiors were not big excessively. With all royal elegance it was attached importance, according to the contemporary wish for intimacy, also to comfortable comfort. In the annexes subsequent in the palaces and side buildings the functional spaces were accommodated.
The garden was also extended by some fields belonging to the property and was reshaped profoundly. The arrangement was held severely architecturally according to the principles of the French baroque garden. The palaces determined the centerline of the whole arrangement, from the salon all essential parts were to be overlooked.
On the 30 January 1770 the Chevalier took his farewell of the army and left the city completely and moved to his garden property. However, in spite of his big seclusion, he didn't renounce the usual and big royal suite. After longer disease, the Chevalier de Saxe died four years later, aged sixty-nine.
In his will, the Chevalier declared his half-sister, Fredericka Alexandrine, Countess of Cosel (by marriage Countess Moszinska) his sole heir. For the separation of still more existing debts the obligation was imposed on her to offer the garden with the palace first to the Elector and then the prince Karl for 15,000 talers to the purchase. Only for the case of the refusal she should keep the garden, but against Erlegung of a capital of 10.000 talers for the separation of the debts.
Immediately after opening the will, this was contested by the Commander of the Knights of Malta, the Oberhofmeister Baron of Forell. Forell informed the Elector that the Chevalier since 1728 belonged to the Order and, for this, all his possession belonged to the Maltese Knights. The subsequent lawsuit was decided in 1776 in favour of the Order. But the Chevalier had misjudged with the height of his debts very much, they amounted actually to approximately 36,000 talers. Therefore, about the deduction the bankruptcy was covered, the creditors got 80% of the back sums. To the Order retained only 5,000 talers after the process and they were out of the property.
Johann Georg was buried in the Roman Catholic Churchyard (Innerer Katholischen Friedhof) in Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
.