Erdmann II, Count von Promnitz (born 22 August 1683 in Sorau,
Electorate of Saxony (now
Żary
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,
Poland
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); died: 7 September 1745 at the forest castle near Żary) was Lord of Żary (german: Sorau) and
Trzebiel
Trzebiel ( dsb, Trjebule or ''Trjebul'', german: Triebel) is a village in Żary County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland, close to the German border. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Trzebiel.
It lies appr ...
(german: Triebel) in
Lower Lusatia
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, and
Pszczyna
Pszczyna (german: Pleß, cs, Pština) is a town in southern Poland with 25,823 inhabitants (2019), and a seat of a local gmina (commune). It is situated in the Silesian Voivodeship, and was a part of the Katowice Voivodeship from 1975 until ad ...
(german: Pless) in
Upper Silesia
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.
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He served
Augustus II the Strong
Augustus II; german: August der Starke; lt, Augustas II; in Saxony also known as Frederick Augustus I – Friedrich August I (12 May 16701 February 1733), most commonly known as Augustus the Strong, was Elector of Saxony from 1694 as well as K ...
, elector of Saxony and king of Poland, and later his son and successor
Augustus III
Augustus III ( pl, August III Sas, lt, Augustas III; 17 October 1696 5 October 1763) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1733 until 1763, as well as Elector of Saxony in the Holy Roman Empire where he was known as Frederick Aug ...
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 (; – 25 June 1767) 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 Hild ...
and
Wolfgang Caspar Printz as
Kapellmeister to his court in Sorau.
Family
In 1705, he married Anna Maria, the daughter of the Duke
Johann Adolf I, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels. They had the following children:
*
Christine Johanna Emilie (15 September 1708 – 20 February 1732), married in 1726 Prince
Augustus Louis, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen
Augustus Louis of Anhalt-Köthen (9 June 1697 in Köthen – 6 August 1755 in Köthen), was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Köthen.
He was the third (second surviving) son of Emmanuel Lebr ...
(9 June 1697 – 6 August 1755)
*
Anna Friederike (May 30, 1711 – March 31, 1750), married in 1732 Augustus Louis of Anhalt-Köthen, who had been the husband of her late elder sister;
* Johanna Sophia (born and died 1713)
* Balthasar Erdmann (born and died 1715)
* Marie Elizabeth (24 October 1717 – 20 July 1741), married
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 ...
(1716–78)
* John Erdmann (2 February 1719 – 4 July 1785) married Caroline of Schönaich-Carolath (20 June 1727 – 18 December 1762)
* Agnes Sophie (14 May 1720 – 2 August 1791), married
Heinrich XXVIII, Count of Reuss-Ebersdorf Heinrich may refer to:
People
* Heinrich (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name)
* Heinrich (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name)
*Hetty (given name), a given name (including a list of peo ...
(30 August 1726 – 10 May 1797) son of
Heinrich XXIX, Count of Reuss-Ebersdorf
Heinrich XXIX, Count of Reuss-Ebersdorf (born 21 July 1699 in Ebersdorf; died: 22 May 1747 in Herrnhaag) was a member of the House of Reuss Younger Line and Count Ebersdorf from 1711 until his death
Life
Heinrich was the son of Count Heinric ...
He later married his second wife, Henriette Eleonore (1 January 1706 – 7 April 1762), daughter of
Heinrich XV, Count of Reuss-Lobenstein Heinrich may refer to:
People
* Heinrich (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name)
* Heinrich (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name)
*Hetty (given name), a given name (including a list of peo ...
(1674–1739). They had one son:
*
Seyfried of Promnitz-Drehna Seyfried is a surname of German origin and roughly translates to 'peaceful victory'. Notable persons with that surname include:
* Alois Seyfried (1856–1938) Austro-Hungarian executioner
* Amanda Seyfried (born 1985), American actress
* David Se ...
(22 May 1734 – 27 February 1760), married
Caroline Wilhelmine Louise (15 July 1733 – 18 February 1766), daughter of Count
Charles Frederick Augustus of Lippe-Biesterfeld.
Counts of Germany
1683 births
1745 deaths
18th-century German people
Recipients of the Order of the White Eagle (Poland)
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