Adolph Franz Friedrich Ludwig Knigge (1752 - 1796)

Born 16 Oct 1752 in Bredenbeck, Region Hannover, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany

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Died 6 May 1796 at age 43 in Bremen, Bremen, Deutschland

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Biography

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Adolph Franz Friedrich Ludwig von Knigge was born October 16, 1752 in Bredenbeck, Region Hannover, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany. He is the son of Baron Phillip Carl von Knigge (he was 29) and Louise Wiliheme Knigge (she was 22). Knigge was born in Bredenbeck in the Electorate of Hanover as a member of the lesser nobility.

His mother Louise Wilhelmine passed away on July 8, 1763, in Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany, at the age of 33.

His father Philipp Carl passed away on October 11, 1766, in Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany, at the age of 43.

He had two daughters and a son with Henriette von Baumbach, who he married in 1773.

• Philippine Amalia Augusta was born on November 25, 1775, in Kassel, Hesse, Germany.
• Dorothea Marie Margareta was born.
• Friedrich Wilhelm was born in December 1783.

At the age of 33, Baron Adolph von Knigge married Christine Maria Margaretha Siemering on August 20, 1786, in Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany and they had three children together.

• Johann Friedrich Rudolph was born on October 23, 1787.
• Johann Christian Ludwig was born on February 25, 1791.

Freiherr Adolph Franz Friedrich Ludwig Knigge was a German writer, Freemason, and a leading member of the Order of the Illuminati. In Germany, Knigge is best remembered for his book "Über den Umgang mit Menschen" (On Human Relations), a treatise on the fundamental principles of human relations that has the reputation of being the authoritative guide to behaviour, politeness, and etiquette. The work is in fact more of a sociological and philosophical treatise on the basis of human relations than a how-to guide on etiquette. Nevertheless, the German term "Knigge" has come to mean "good manners" or books on etiquette.

Baron von Knigge passed away May 6, 1796 in Bremen, Germany. He was 43 years old. He is buried under the floor of the Dom Sankt Petri, between South Transept and eastmost chapel. The church is located in Bremen, Stadtgemeinde Bremen, Bremen, Germany.

Research Notes

KNIGGE, Adolphus Francis Frederic Louis, Baron de, German author: b. Brendenbeck, near Hanover, 16 Oct 1752; d. Bremen, 6 May 1796. In 1769 he went to the University of Göttingen, where he studied law, later became assessor at Cassel, in 1777 was made a chamberlain at Weimar, and finally in 1791, after leading a very unsettled life, became a resident of Bremen. Here he joined the Illuminati and later became implicated in the disputes relating to that secret order. Of his writings by far the most important is his ‘Ueber den Umgang mit Menschen’ (‘On Intercourse with Men’), which contains much good advice and a collection of upright methods of living so as to get the greatest joy and happiness at the same time being useful. Of his other works those most read were ‘Die Roman meines Lebens’ (1781-87); and ‘Die Reise nach Braunschweig’ (1792), a humorous romance; and ‘Des seligen Etatsrates von Schafskoff hinterlassene Papiere’ (1792). Consult Goedeke, ‘Adolf Freiherr Knigge’ (1844). Source: The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)

1752 Birth - October 16, 1752, as noted on gravestone - Bredenbeck, Region Hannover, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany

Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI) - Name: Adolph Franz F L Knigge Birth Year: 1752 Death Year: 1796 Has Photo: Yes Source: Dictionary of Literary Biography. Volume 94: German Writers in the Age of Goethe: Sturm und Drang to Classicism. Edited by James Hardin and Christoph Schweitzer. Detroit: Gale Research, 1990. (DcLB 94) Biography contains portrait

Name: Adolf Franz F Knigge Birth Year: 1752 Death Year: 1796 Has Photo: No Source: The Oxford Companion to German Literature. Second edition. By Mary Garland. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 1986. (OxCGer 2).

Source: The Oxford Companion to German Literature. Third edition. By Mary Garland. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 1997. (OxCGer 3)

1796, Burial - Name: Adolph Franz Friedrich Ludwig Knigge Birth Date: 16 Oct 1752 Birth Place: Bredenbeck, Region Hannover, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany Death Date: 6 May 1796 Death Place: Bremen, Germany Cemetery: Dom Sankt Petri Plot: Between South Transept and eastmost chapel. Burial or Cremation Place: Bremen, Stadtgemeinde Bremen, Bremen, Germany Has Bio?: Yes URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84959218/adolph-franz_friedrich_ludwig-knigge

1798, Marriage Record of Child - Name: Adolph Knigge Gender: männlich (Male) Spouse: Henriette Knigge Child: Philippine Amalia Augusta Knigge

Note: Possible father o f Adolph is Phillip per WikiData. Confirmed through German lesser nobility, genealogical trees.

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• Bremen, Germany and Hannover, Prussia, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1574-1945: (child) Custodian: Niedersächsisches Landesarchiv, Standesort Stade; Film Number: 1188953; Page Number: 137. Original data: Mikrofilm Sammlung. Familysearch.org. Ancestry.com. Bremen, Germany and Hannover, Prussia, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1574-1945 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Originale: Niedersächsisches Landesarchiv, Standort Stade, Deutschland.

• Geneagraphie - Families all over the world: Freiherr Adolph Franz Friedrich Ludwig Knigge. https://geneagraphie.com/getperson.php?personID=I530121&tree=1

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