Matthias Gottfried (born in Prague 1632, died in Ronsberg 1695) significantly increased the property and reputation of his family. In 1661 he was admitted to the Bohemian knighthood and on August 29, 1675 he was raised to the Bohemian lordship. He was also in the civil service, was only 23 years old, an advocate, became a corporate secretary, in 1660 imperial procurator and later vice-chamberlain in Moravia, then imperial councilor in Bohemia, chairman of the chamber and feudal court, captain of the Pilsen district; He was also consulted on other important matters, repeatedly deployed on diplomatic missions, promoted to Imperial Councilor shortly before his death and appointed ambassador to Poland. With his wife Anna Feliciana Pachta von Rajov (born in Prague on March 30 [272] 1648, died there in 1718) he acquired the rule of Ronsberg with Bezvěrov (Wasserau) and Bernstein; He was also the lien holder of the Electoral Palatinate town and lordship of Playstein, the Vilimov estate, which he purchased from Max Franz Borynč von Lhota, and the Wällischbirken estate with Zeliboric, Tvrzic, Chocholata Lhota and Bucíkov, which he had purchased from Karl Leopold Count of Millesimo .

Artist/Engraver: Johann Christoph Sartorius
Size 25 x 15 cms
Price £35.00

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