Graf August David of

Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein was a county and later principality between Hesse-Darmstadt and Westphalia. History The county with imperial immediacy was formed by the 1657 partition of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Wittgenstein and raised from a county to ...

(14 April 1663 – 1735) was a

Prussian Prussia, , Old Prussian: ''Prūsa'' or ''Prūsija'' was a German state on the southeast coast of the Baltic Sea. It formed the German Empire under Prussian rule when it united the German states in 1871. It was ''de facto'' dissolved by an e ...

politician. He was a member of the

Cabinet of Three Counts The Cabinet of Three Counts (German - ''Drei-Grafen-Kabinett'') was an unofficial triumvirate which dominated the politics of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1702 to 1710. It was made up of Alexander Hermann, Count of Wartensleben, August David zu ...

, with

Johann Kasimir Kolbe von Wartenberg Johann Kasimir Kolbe, ''Graf'' von Wartenberg (6 February 1643, in Wetterau – 4 July 1712, in Frankfurt am Main) was the first ever Minister-President (effectively Prime Minister) of the kingdom of Prussia, and the head of the "Cabinet of Thr ...

and

Alexander Hermann, Count of Wartensleben Alexander Hermann Graf von Wartensleben (16 December 1650 in Bad Lippspringe – 26 January 1734 in Berlin) was an officer in the armies of various German states, a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall and a member of the Cabinet of Three Counts with Aug ...

, also known due to their heavy taxation as "the great W(oes)" of Prussia (Wartenberg, Wartensleben, Wittgenstein). As a favorite of

, he was later imprisoned at

Spandau Citadel The Spandau Citadel (german: Zitadelle Spandau) is a fortress in Berlin, Germany, one of the best-preserved Renaissance military structures of Europe. Built from 1559–94 atop a medieval fort on an island near the meeting of the Havel and ...

, fined 70,000 thalers and banished subsequently by Frederick William due to corruption, wastage and inefficiency.

Early life

He was born as a third son of Count Gustav zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein and his wife,

Huguenot The Huguenots ( , also , ) were a religious group of French Protestants who held to the Reformed, or Calvinist, tradition of Protestantism. The term, which may be derived from the name of a Swiss political leader, the Genevan burgomaster Be ...

noblewoman Anna Helene de la Place, daughter of François de La Place,

Vicomte A viscount ( , for male) or viscountess (, for female) is a title used in certain European countries for a noble of varying status. In many countries a viscount, and its historical equivalents, was a non-hereditary, administrative or judicial ...

de Machaut and Anna Margaretha of Brederode.

First marriage

He married firstly in 1703 in

Weilburg Weilburg is, with just under 13,000 inhabitants, the third biggest town in Limburg-Weilburg district in Hesse, Germany, after Limburg an der Lahn and Bad Camberg. Geography Location The community lies in the Lahn valley between the Westerwa ...

to Countess Concordia zu

Sayn-Wittgenstein-Vallendar Sayn-Wittgenstein-Vallendar was a County of the Holy Roman Empire in Germany. It was created as a partition of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Wittgenstein Sayn-Wittgenstein-Wittgenstein was a county of the Sauerland of Germany Germany,, offici ...

(1679-1709). He had following children: 1. His first daughter was Charlotte Sophie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein (1705-1787), married in 1726 Count Christian Nikolaus Johann von Bar (died in 1765): no issue 2. His second child was son Count Friedrich Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein (1708-1756), who married firstly in 1738 Princess Auguste Amalie Albertine Henriette Elisabeth von

Nassau-Siegen Nassau-Siegen was a principality within the Holy Roman Empire that existed between 1303 and 1328, and again from 1606 to 1743. From 1626 to 1734, it was subdivided into Catholic and Protestant parts. Its capital was the city of Siegen, found ...

(1712-1742). After her death he married for the second time her sister Princess Elisabeth Hedwig von Nassau-Siegen (1719-1789). He had issue from both marriages. 3. His second daughter

Sophie Polyxena Concordia of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein Countess Sophie Polyxena Concordia of Sayn-Wittgenstein-HohensteinDek (1970), p. 99 mentions only the name Sayn-Wittgenstein. (28 May 1709 – 15 December 1781), german: Sophia Polyxena Concordia Gräfin zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohens ...

(28 May 1709 in

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– 15 December 1781 in

Siegen Siegen () is a city in Germany, in the south Westphalian part of North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly sho ...

) married

Frederick William II, Prince of Nassau-Siegen Prince Frederick William II of Nassau-Siegen (11 November 1706 – 2 March 1734), german: link=no, Friedrich Wilhelm II. Fürst von Nassau-Siegen, official titles: ''Fürst zu Nassau, Graf zu Katzenelnbogen, Vianden, Diez, Lim ...

, on 23 September 1728, and had five daughters: * Charlotte Sophia Louise (6 June 1729 – 2 April 1759) married on 30 September 1748 to Count Charles Peter Ernest of Bentheim und Steinfurt (younger line) * Frederica Wilhelmine (3 April 1730 – 18 November 1733) * Mary Eleonore Concordia (2 March 1731 – 20 April 1759). She died of smallpox in the house of the preacher Theodore Diederich Henrich Wever in

Kamen Kamen () is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, in the district Unna. Geography Kamen is situated at the east end of the Ruhr area, approximately 10 km south-west of Hamm and 25 km north-east of Dortmund. Neighbouring cities, t ...

Genealogy of the Wever family
/ref> * Frederica Augusta Sophia (1 June 1732 – 23 March 1733) * Anne Charlotte Augusta (19 June 1734 – 9 June 1759)

Second marriage

After the death of his first wife, he married for the second time Countess Albertine Amalie zu

Leiningen-Westerburg Leiningen-Westerburg was a historic state of the Holy Roman Empire, located in the vicinity of Leiningen and Westerburg in what is now the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Leiningen-Westerburg was formed in 1467, when the last Landgrave ...

(1686-1723). With her he had a son: 1. Count Heinrich Ernst August zu

Sayn-Wittgenstein Sayn-Wittgenstein was a county of medieval Germany, located in the Sauerland of eastern North Rhine-Westphalia. History Sayn-Wittgenstein was created when Count Salentin of Sayn-Homburg, a member of the House of Sponheim, married the heiress Cou ...

(1715-1792), who married his cousin Countess Friederike Louise Wilhelmine zu

Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn was a county of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, comprising the lands of the region of Sayn. It was created as a partition of Sayn-Wittgenstein in 1607, although it was not until the next year that it obtained fully the Co ...

(1726-1792); had issue

References

External links

www.preußenchronik.de

Bibliography

*Werner Schmidt: ''Friedrich I. - Kurfürst von Brandenburg, König in Preußen'', Heinrich Hugendubel Verlag, München 2004, 1663 births 1735 deaths Prussian politicians House of Sayn-Wittgenstein Counts of Germany {{Germany-politician-stub