Discover collector of Dutch and Flemish painting, diplomat, prince Ferdinand Albrecht I von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern

Ferdinand Albrecht I von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern

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collector of Dutch and Flemish painting, diplomat, prince

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: Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern, Ferdinand Albrecht I von

Qualifications: collector of Dutch and Flemish painting, diplomat, prince
In his 'Kunstkammer' he collected artworks, rarities, furniture and rare books and graphics that he brought from traveling in Europe.

Nationality/school: German

Born: Braunschweig 1636-05-22

Deceased: Bevern 1687-04-23

Family relationships this field records any family relationship to one or more other artist(s).: He was the fourth son of Duke August the Younger, Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and his third wife Sophie Elisabeth von Mecklenburg (1613–1676). At the age of 31 Ferdinand Albrecht I married Princess Christine of Hesse-Eschwege (1648-1702) on 26 November 1667. Together they would have nine children.

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In 1667, after long and heavy struggles to settle the inheretance, he was granted the Bevern Castle near Holzminden, an annual apanage, and the basic rights as a residence. In return, he renounced all demands on the government of the Principality of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel.

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Literature

Literature in RKDLibrary: 2 hits in RKDlibrary as subject

Gerson 1942/1983 , p. 258

A.Fink, 'Herzog Ferdinand Albrecht I. von Braunschweig un die Kunstsammlungen von Bevern‘, Jahrbuch des Braunschweigischen Geschichtsvereins 2nd series, vol. 4. [= vol. 19 of the whole series] (1931), p. 16-47
J. Bepler (ed.), Barocke Sammellust: Die Bibliothek und Kunstkammer des Herzogs Ferdinand Albrecht, Weinheim 1988
J. Bepler, Ferdinand Albrecht, Duke of Braunschweig-Luneburg (1636-1687): A traveller and his travelogue (Wolfenbutteler Arbeiten zur Barockforschung 16), Wiesbaden 1988
J. Bepler,' Ferdinand Albrecht I ', in: Horst-Rüdiger Jarck, Dieter Lent et al. (eds.), Braunschweigisches Biographisches Lexikon – 8. bis 18. Jahrhundert, Brunswick 2006, p. 215 -

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Creation date: 2017-06-15; Last modified date: 2021-07-29

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