
Camillo Count Marcolini-Ferretti (2 April 1739 in
Fano – 10 July 1814 in
Prague) was a minister and general director of the fine arts for the
Electorate, later
Kingdom of Saxony.
The prince-elector Frederick Christian met Camillo's father in
Rome and they agreed that in 1752 Camillo would be sent as
donze to the Saxon court. In Saxony, Camillo gained the prince-electors and future
Frederick Augustus I of Saxony's trust. In 1767 Camillo became Lord Chamberlain, 1778 Lord Controller, 1799 Lord equerry, 1772 Privy Councillor and 1809 minister of the royal cabinet. In 1813, after the
Battle of Leipzig
The Battle of Leipzig (french: Bataille de Leipsick; german: Völkerschlacht bei Leipzig, ); sv, Slaget vid Leipzig), also known as the Battle of the Nations (french: Bataille des Nations; russian: Битва народов, translit=Bitva ...
, Marcolini followed the King into exile.
Notable achievements

Camillo also became general director of the fine arts in 1780 later the director of the art academy, as well as director of the
Meissen porcelain manufacture from 1774-1813. Some Meissen services from this time are known as 'Marcolini Services' after him.
Camillo founded the zoological garden and horse breeding in
Annaburg in 1792.
Personal life
On 4 May 1778 Marcolini married Baroness
Anna O'Kelly
Anna may refer to:
People Surname and given name
* Anna (name)
Mononym
* Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke
* Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773)
* Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th century)
* Anna (Anisia) (fl. 1218 to 1221) ...
.
He died in 1814 in his exile in
Prague
Ensigna
Camillo's ensigna from 1775 and 1814 was the crossed swords with a star.
External links
Palais Bruehl Marcolini
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1739 births
1814 deaths
18th-century Italian people
19th-century Italian people
Italian expatriates in Germany
People from the Electorate of Saxony
People from the Kingdom of Saxony
Counts