Joachim Friedrich von Blumenthal
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Joachim Friedrich von Blumenthal (1609–1657) was a German nobleman
of the von Blumenthal
family. He was a diplomat and the founder of the Brandenburg-Prussian Army
.
of 1648, where he negotiated Brandenburg's acquisition of Halberstadt and other territories. He was several times Brandenburg's representative at Imperial Diets. He became the Great Elector's President of the Privy Council (Prime Minister) and it was in this capacity that he raised the finances and organized the system under which a permanent standing army could be created for the first time. He was the first secular governor of the Principality of Halberstadt
.
A minister of the "Great Elector", Friedrich Wilhelm
(Wilhelm was the great grandfather of Frederick the Great), von Blumenthal had profited handsomely from the war, and remodeled Stavenow Castle in the Baroque style.
German nobility
The German nobility was the elite hereditary ruling class or aristocratic class from ca. 500 B.C. to the Holy Roman Empire and what is now Germany.-Principles of German nobility:...
of the von Blumenthal
Von Blumenthal
The von Blumenthal family are German nobility from Brandenburg-Prussia. Other, unrelated, families of this name exist in Switzerland and formerly in Russia, and many unrelated families called "Blumenthal" without "von" are to be found worldwide.The family was already noble from earliest times ,...
family. He was a diplomat and the founder of the Brandenburg-Prussian Army
Prussian Army
The Royal Prussian Army was the army of the Kingdom of Prussia. It was vital to the development of Brandenburg-Prussia as a European power.The Prussian Army had its roots in the meager mercenary forces of Brandenburg during the Thirty Years' War...
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Biography
He was born in 1609 and educated at the Viadrina. He was an Imperial War Commissar, as well as both Brandenburg and the Holy Roman Empire's representative at the Peace of WestphaliaPeace of Westphalia
The Peace of Westphalia was a series of peace treaties signed between May and October of 1648 in Osnabrück and Münster. These treaties ended the Thirty Years' War in the Holy Roman Empire, and the Eighty Years' War between Spain and the Dutch Republic, with Spain formally recognizing the...
of 1648, where he negotiated Brandenburg's acquisition of Halberstadt and other territories. He was several times Brandenburg's representative at Imperial Diets. He became the Great Elector's President of the Privy Council (Prime Minister) and it was in this capacity that he raised the finances and organized the system under which a permanent standing army could be created for the first time. He was the first secular governor of the Principality of Halberstadt
Principality of Halberstadt
The Principality of Halberstadt was a state of the Holy Roman Empire ruled by Brandenburg-Prussia. It replaced the Bishopric of Halberstadt after its secularization in 1648. Its capital was Halberstadt. In 1807, the principality was made a state or regional capital of the Kingdom of Westphalia...
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A minister of the "Great Elector", Friedrich Wilhelm
Friedrich Wilhelm
The German name Friedrich Wilhelm usually refers to several monarchs of the Hohenzollern dynasty:*Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg *Frederick William I , King in Prussia*Frederick William II , King of Prussia...
(Wilhelm was the great grandfather of Frederick the Great), von Blumenthal had profited handsomely from the war, and remodeled Stavenow Castle in the Baroque style.
External links
- http://www.burg-stavenow.de/en/frameset.php?file=/en/geschichte.htm