Joachim Otto von Bassewitz or Bassewiß (8 February 1686 - 10 March 1733) was a German statesman and politician. He was a ''

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'' of

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, president of the chamber and bailiff (''

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'') at

Kiel Kiel () is the capital and most populous city in the northern Germany, German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 246,243 (2021). Kiel lies approximately north of Hamburg. Due to its geographic location in the southeast of the J ...

. Adolph Graf von Bassewitz:''Aus dem Leben des Reichsgrafen Henning Friedrich von Bassewitz mit einigen Nachrichten über die Familie Bassewitz der wendischen Linie.'' o.O., 1859, Seite 46,47

Life

From the old

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family of Bassewitz, his parents were the ''landrat'' Philipp Cuno von Bassewitz and Catharina Oelgard von Lehsten. Joachim's first wife was Catharina Ilsabe von Bassewitz (1693–1717), with whom he had a daughter (the future writer Sabine Elisabeth Oelgard von Bassewitz) and a son ( Henning Friedrich Graf von Bassewitz) who predeceased him. After Catharina's death he married again in 1720 to Adelheid Benedicte von Ahlefeldt, daughter of Benedikt von Ahlefeldt and Elisabeth von Moltke, with whom he had one child, who also predeceased him. His first role was as ''

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'' to the Principality of Naumburg, then '' Kammerherr'' to

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and

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(then in personal union). In between those two offices he served as ambassador to the

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and later as Amtmann von

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and

Neumünster Neumünster () is a city in the middle of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. With more than 79,000 registered inhabitants, it is the fourth-largest municipality in Schleswig-Holstein (behind Kiel, Lübeck and Flensburg). History The city was fi ...

. Finally

Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp Charles Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp () (30 April 1700 – 18 June 1739) was a Prince of Sweden and Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp and an important member of European royalty. His dynasty, the Dukes of Schleswig-Holstein-Gott ...

made him a ''Geheimrat'' and chamber president, and ''Schlosshauptmann'' in Kiel. He was also ''Geheimrat'' to the Bishop of Lübeck in Eutin. He was ''

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'' of the estates of Dalwitz, Stierow, Stechow and Holz-Lübchin in Mecklenburg. Bassewitz was a recipient of the

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. Hubertus Neuschäffer: ''Henning Friedrich Graf von Bassewitz'', Schwerin 1999, Seite 103

Bibliography

* Schleswig-Holsteinische Ritterschaft: ''Beitrag zur Adelsgeschichte Deutschlands und Dänemarks'', Seite 16 (Schleswig 1869) * Adolph Graf von Bassewitz: ''Aus dem Leben des Reichsgrafen Henning Friedrich von Bassewitz mit einigen Nachrichten über die Familie Bassewitz der wendischen Linie.'', Briefwechsel mit seinem Bruder Henning Friedrich Graf von Bassewitz * Hubertus Neuschäffer: Henning Friedrich Graf von Bassewitz, Schwerin 1999, u.a. Seiten 112–116, 140–142. *

Peter Friedrich Arpe Peter Friedrich Arpe (10 May 1682, Kiel - 4 November 1740, Schwerin) was a German lawyer, historian and legal writer. He was also the founder of a huge collection of objects and manuscripts on the history of Schleswig-Holstein, though his collect ...

: Das verwirrte Cimbrien, Frankfurt, Leipzig 1774

References

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