Count Christian Frederick of Stolberg-Wernigerode (german: Christian Friedrich (

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) zu Stolberg-Wernigerode; 8 January 1746,

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– 26 May 1824, Peterwaldau) was the only son of Count

Henry Ernest of Stolberg-Wernigerode Henry Ernest of Stolberg-Wernigerode (german: Heinrich Ernst (later calling himself Henrich Ernst) zu Stolberg-Wernigerode; 7 December 1716, Wernigerode – 24 October 1778, Halberstadt) was a German politician, canon, dean and author of many ...

, whom he succeeded as ruler of the

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in 1778.

Life

As the son of Henry Ernest, Count of Stolberg-Wernigerode, Christian Frederick was a member of the noble Stolberg family. His mother was Henry Ernest's second wife, Princess Anna of Anhalt-Köthen, daughter of Augustus Louis of Anhalt-Köthen by his second wife, Emilie (herself daughter of

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). During his studies in Halle from 1764 to 1767 he joined the

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lodge '. In the summer of 1767 he obtained the fourth and later the fifth grade at the lodge in

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. Count Christian Frederick was until 1796 dean of

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and provost of Walbeck. He was made a Knight of the

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in 1790 by

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. In 1797 he was made a Knight of the

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and in 1803, a member of the

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. Among the count's friends were the poets Anna Louisa Karsch and

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Possessions

On 8 June 1765, his maternal great-uncle Count Johann Erdmann of Promnitz left him the Lordships of

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(german: Peterwaldau),

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(german: Jannowitz) and Grodztwo (german: Kreppelhof) in

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. In a deed of 18 December 1815, he left the Lordship of Pieszyce as special

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and

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to his second son, Count Ferdinand, and Janowice Wielkie to his third son, Count Constantine, and Grodztwo to his fourth surviving son, Count Anton. They founded the Silesian branch of the Stolberg-Wernigerode family. They kept their possessions in Silesia until they were expelled in 1945. He left the County of Wernigerode to his eldest son,

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Issue

He was married to Countess Auguste Eleonore of Stolberg-Stolberg (10 January 1748 – 12 December 1821), daughter of Count Christoph Louis of Stolberg-Stolberg. They had the following children: # Anne (1770–1819), married in 1797 Baron Alexander of Wylich #

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(1771–1856), married in 1807 Maurice Haubold of Schönberg #

(1772–1854), married in 1799 Princess Jenny of Schönburg-Waldenburg # Marie (1774–1810), married in 1803 Prince Henry LIV Reuss of Lobenstein # Ferdinand (18 October 1775 – 20 May 1854), married on 25 May 1802 Countess Marie Agnes of Stolberg-Stolberg (daughter of

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); their daughter Auguste married Count Rudolph, youngest son of

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# Friederike (1776–1858), married in 1806 Henry Louis,

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and Count of

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- Schlodien # Ernestine (1778–1781) # Constantine (25 September 1779 – 19 August 1817, Karlsbad), married on 30 September 1804 Baroness Ernestine von der Recke # Theodore (1783–1786) #

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(1785–1854), married on 12 June 1809 Baroness Louise von der Recke

References

* Wilhelm Herse: ''Christian Friedrich Graf zu Stolberg-Wernigerode'', in: Historische Kommission für die Provinz Sachsen und für Anhalt (eds.): ''Mitteldeutsche Lebensbilder'', vol. 3: ''Lebensbilder des 18. und 19. Jahrhunderts'', self-published, Magdeburg, 1928, p. 214–220 * * Uwe Lagatz: ''Zeitenwende. Graf Christian Friedrich (1746–1824) und Graf Henrich (1772–1854) zu Stolberg-Wernigerode'', in: Philipp Fürst zu Stolberg-Wernigerode and Jost-Christian Fürst zu Stolberg-Stolberg (eds.): 'Stolberg 1210–2010: Zur achthundertjährigen Geschichte des Geschlechts'', Dößel, 2010, , pp. 220–245. {{DEFAULTSORT:Stolberg-Wernigerode, Christian Frederick of 1746 births 1824 deaths

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