Georg Detlev von Flemming
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Georg Detlev von Flemming (Polish: Jerzy Detloff Fleming) (1699–1771) was a Polish-Saxon
Artillery General in 1738, Grand Treasurer of Lithuania
in 1746–1764 and voivode of Pomerelia
in 1766.
He was born on 3 March 1699 in Iven
, Swedish Pomerania
, Holy Roman Empire
. His family was a renowned magnate family from Pomerania
, with long traditions of military service. His father was a Prussia
n privy councillor, count Felix Friedrich von Flemming (1661-1739). Flemming started his military career in the service of the Crown of Poland, just as his brother Carl Georg Friedrich von Flemming, a later general himself, who married a Countess Lubomirska. Since 1724 he commanded the Warsaw
-based Queen's Own Regiment. A political ally of the Czartoryski
family at the royal court, he married twice with two daughters of Michał Fryderyk Czartoryski, the royal chancellor (the second wife being Antonina Czartoryska
). His daughter, Izabela Fleming, married another renowned politician and statesman Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski.
His alliance with the Czartoryskis sped up his career. In 1738 he was promoted to the rank of general of artillery and on 3 August 1744 he received the Order of the White Eagle. In 1762 he backed the Czartoryskis in their struggle against the prime minister Heinrich von Brühl
. He also actively opposed the influence of another magnate family, the Radziwiłłs. He died on 10 December 1771 in Warsaw
, Poland
, and was buried in the Holy Cross Church in Warsaw.
Electorate of Saxony
The Electorate of Saxony , sometimes referred to as Upper Saxony, was a State of the Holy Roman Empire. It was established when Emperor Charles IV raised the Ascanian duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg to the status of an Electorate by the Golden Bull of 1356...
Artillery General in 1738, Grand Treasurer of Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
in 1746–1764 and voivode of Pomerelia
Pomerelia
Pomerelia is a historical region in northern Poland. Pomerelia lay in eastern Pomerania: on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea and west of the Vistula and its delta. The area centered on the city of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula...
in 1766.
He was born on 3 March 1699 in Iven
Iven
Iven is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.-Notable residents:*Georg Detlev von Flemming , Saxon-Polish general...
, Swedish Pomerania
Swedish Pomerania
Swedish Pomerania was a Dominion under the Swedish Crown from 1630 to 1815, situated on what is now the Baltic coast of Germany and Poland. Following the Polish War and the Thirty Years' War, Sweden held extensive control over the lands on the southern Baltic coast, including Pomerania and parts...
, Holy Roman Empire
Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire was a realm that existed from 962 to 1806 in Central Europe.It was ruled by the Holy Roman Emperor. Its character changed during the Middle Ages and the Early Modern period, when the power of the emperor gradually weakened in favour of the princes...
. His family was a renowned magnate family from Pomerania
Pomerania
Pomerania is a historical region on the south shore of the Baltic Sea. Divided between Germany and Poland, it stretches roughly from the Recknitz River near Stralsund in the West, via the Oder River delta near Szczecin, to the mouth of the Vistula River near Gdańsk in the East...
, with long traditions of military service. His father was a Prussia
Prussia
Prussia was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organized and effective army. Prussia shaped the history...
n privy councillor, count Felix Friedrich von Flemming (1661-1739). Flemming started his military career in the service of the Crown of Poland, just as his brother Carl Georg Friedrich von Flemming, a later general himself, who married a Countess Lubomirska. Since 1724 he commanded the Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
-based Queen's Own Regiment. A political ally of the Czartoryski
Czartoryski
Czartoryski is the surname of a Polish-Ukrainian-Lithuanian magnate family also known as the Familia. They used the Czartoryski Coat of arms and were the leading noble family of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the 18th century.-History:The Czartoryski is a family of a Grand Ducal...
family at the royal court, he married twice with two daughters of Michał Fryderyk Czartoryski, the royal chancellor (the second wife being Antonina Czartoryska
Antonina Czartoryska
Princess Antonina Czartoryska was a Polish-Lithuanian noble lady.Antonina was married to Jerzy Detloff Fleming on February 13, 1744 in Warsaw....
). His daughter, Izabela Fleming, married another renowned politician and statesman Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski.
His alliance with the Czartoryskis sped up his career. In 1738 he was promoted to the rank of general of artillery and on 3 August 1744 he received the Order of the White Eagle. In 1762 he backed the Czartoryskis in their struggle against the prime minister Heinrich von Brühl
Heinrich von Brühl
Heinrich, count von Brühl , was a German statesman at the court of Saxony and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth...
. He also actively opposed the influence of another magnate family, the Radziwiłłs. He died on 10 December 1771 in Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, and was buried in the Holy Cross Church in Warsaw.