Statz Friedrich von Fullen (6 March 1638 – 20 July 1703) was a

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and a ''

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'' of war for the

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and the

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Life

Statz Friedrich von Fullen was born in

Eystrup Eystrup is a municipality in the district of Nienburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Weser, approx. 15 km north of Nienburg, and 15 km south of Verden. Eystrup was the seat of the former ''Samtgemei ...

to a noble family of

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n origin, which moved to

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. Here, in Eystrup (or Eißdorff), Statz Friedrich von Fullen was born to Friedrich von Fullen (1592–1663) and his wife Margareta Sophia von Münchhausen. On 20 June 1660, von Fullen married Anna Catharina von Anckelmann, a widow who was seven years his senior. She owned the manor of

Markkleeberg Markkleeberg () is an affluent suburb of Leipzig, located in the Leipzig district of the Free State of Saxony, Germany. The river Pleiße runs through the city, which borders Leipzig to the north and to the west. Markkleeberg is known to be th ...

and was therefore resident in Saxony. He entered the Saxon military and served under four

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s ( John George II,

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, John George IV, and

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) and worked his way up to the rank of

of the council of war. In addition, he was assessor at the Oberhofgericht for Leipzig, and ''Ober-Land-Commissar''. In 1675 he acquired

Störmthal Störmthal is a village, part of Großpösna in the Leipzig (district), Leipzig district in Saxony, Germany. It is known for its church in Baroque architecture, Baroque style. The organ, an early work by Zacharias Hildebrandt, was played and inaugu ...

manor. In 1690, he managed to detach Störmthal from the parish of Magdeborn. To achieve this, a process was necessary, over which the Elector's court in Dresden had ultimate jurisdiction. Störmthal was raised to the rank of mother church with the filial churches of Dreiskau-Muckern and Pötzschau. At his initiative, Störmthal's first school was opened in 1691.Geschichte von Schloss Störmthal
burgen-und-schloesser.net In 1693, he had a manor house with many large farm buildings built here and planted a large garden. The manor, with its garden, farm, seven fish ponds and a healing fountain, became a popular excursion for the citizens of Leipzig. Anna Catharina, von Fullen's wife, died in 1682. She had borne four children, three of which died young. His son, Statz Friedrich (1666–1704) was a major in Prince Lubomirski's cuirasser-regiment in the Saxon Army. In 1683, Statz Friedrich married Anna Dorothea von Seidlitz, who outlived him by twelve years. He had three daughters with her, who died in childhood, and a son, Statz Hilmar von Fullen (born 1691) who inherited Markkleeberg and Störmthal and acquired Liebertwolkwitz. He was a Polish and Saxon Chamberlain (office), chamberlain and ''Ordinarius-Assessor'' of the Oberhofgericht of Leipzig. Statz Friedrich von Fullen died in Dehlitz.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fullen, Statz Friedrich Von Polish nobility Saxon nobility 1638 births 1703 deaths People from Nienburg (district)