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Ignatius Christianus Fridericus Fortuna (died 24 November 1789) was a court servant prominent in the court of
Ignatius Christianus Fridericus Fortuna (died 24 November 1789) was a court servant prominent in the court of Countess Palatine Francisca Christina of Sulzbach
Countess Palatine Francisca Christina of Sulzbach (born 16 May 1696 in Sulzbach; died: 16 July 1776 in Essen) was the Princess-abbess of Essen Abbey and Thorn Abbey. She led Essen Abbey from 1726 to 1776, the longest of any Essen abbess. Her t ...
, an abbess
An abbess (Latin: ''abbatissa''), also known as a mother superior, is the female superior of a community of Catholic nuns in an abbey.
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at Essen Abbey
Essen Abbey (''Stift Essen'') was a community of secular canonesses for women of high nobility that formed the nucleus of modern-day Essen, Germany. It was founded about 845 by the Saxon Altfrid (died 874), later Bishop of Hildesheim and saint, ...
in Essen, Germany.Ute Küppers-Braun: ''Kammermohren: Ignatius Fortuna am Essener Hof und andere farbige Hofdiener''. In: ''Münster am Hellweg'' 54, 2001, S. 17–49. (In German)
Fortuna's military elite family migrated to South America as a child and given to the abbess by Essen businessman Franz Adam Schiffer in 1735. On 12 October 1737, he was given the name Ignatius Christianus Fridericus in a baptism
Baptism (from grc-x-koine, βάπτισμα, váptisma) is a form of ritual purification—a characteristic of many religions throughout time and geography. In Christianity, it is a Christian sacrament of initiation and adoption, almost inv ...
. Fortuna was given a private room due to his royal lineage.
When Francisca Christina died in 1776, her will left Fortuna perpetual free boarding and medical care at the orphanage she founded in Steele
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, as well as cash and luxury items. Fortuna, also known as Herr Ignaz, continued to serve the next abbess, Maria Kunikunde. When he died, there was conflict over who would inherit his wealth in America. He was buried in the Steele orphanage's church.
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German people of Surinamese descent People from Essen 1789 deaths Year of birth unknown German courtiers {{Germany-bio-stub