Von Pelden G. Jost Friedrich Reinhard CLOUDT Chamberlain and Von Brackel Zu Josephine Caroline Bernhardine Freiin [Freiherrin] BREIDTMAR
Husband Von Pelden G. Jost Friedrich Reinhard CLOUDT Chamberlain 6
Born: 5 Oct 1755 - Germany 6 Baptized: Died: 6 Jun 1831 - Weilburg 6 Buried:
Father: Von Pelden G. Mauritz Godfried CLOUDT ( -1793) 6 Mother: Von Vincentia Wilhelmina KINSKY ( -1816) 6,142
Marriage: 5 Sep 1785 - Lauersfort 6
Noted events in his life were:• He worked as a Royal Prussian Chamberlain. 6
• He resided at Weilburg BET 1815 AND 1831. 6
• He resided at Lauersfort BET 1799 AND 1803. 6
• He resided at Hildensheim BET 1803 AND 1806. 6
• He resided at Gesecke Convent BET 1806 AND 1810. 6
• He resided at Herringhausen 1811. 6
• He resided at Duisburg BET 1770 AND 1775. 6
• He resided at Stein BET 1776 AND 1780. 6
• President: President, Aka. 6
Wife Von Brackel Zu Josephine Caroline Bernhardine Freiin [Freiherrin] BREIDTMAR 6
Born: - Bef 1770 6 Baptized: Died: - 25 Aug 1788 6 Buried:
Children
1 F Von Pelden G. Francisca Louise Vincentia Josephine CLOUDT 6
Born: - 25 Aug 1788 6 Baptized: Died: Buried:
2 M Baron Von Pelden G. Moritz Friederich Wilhelm Cornelius CLOUDT 6
Born: 21 Jun 1786 - Lauersforth, Kingdom Prussia 6 Baptized: Died: Buried:Spouse: Elisabeth USSHER (1791- ) 6 Marr: 16 Apr 1811 - Lismore, Waterford, Ireland 6
General Notes (Husband)
Jost Friedrich Reinhard von Pelden named Cloudt, oldest son of Moritz Godfried, born on October 5th, 1755, was so weak during his childhood that one did not expect a long life for him. His father hesitated to spend 100 Dukats to have Jost Friedrich enrolled in the German Order Balley at Utrecht, which would allow its horsemen to marry; although, at the expense of being expelled from the Order for rebelliousness. This Balley at Utrecht, in addition to the Commander, had eleven very lucrative officer positions. That Jost Friedrich was not admitted at that time, cost him a yearly income of many thousand Guiden, and the considerable age that he reached would have made it inevitable for him to be the oldest Commander or Province Commander. His father encouraged him to study from early on. At seven years of age he was already in the third grade and because of his scholarship and the admirable men at the well-known secondary school of Moers, he had two tutorial sessions with Mr. Riema daily. It was this respectable man whom Jost Friedrich has to thank for his cultivation and knowledge and love of science. As a sign of gratitude to this second father, Jost friedrich honors his ashes in his grave as long as he is alive. Riema, who possessed an exceptional gift of teaching, brought J. Friedrich so far in a short time that he took J. Friedrich into his third class and then could be promoted, together with his teacher, into the next higher grade. In this way, Jost Friedrich had the advantage of always having the same teacher. Jost Friedrich was under the Headmaster Schmidt, the father-in-law of Riema, for only half a year in the first grade. This elderly, but very knowledgeable and honorable man died, and, in his place, Riema returned; Jost Friedrich again had his earlier teacher.
At Easter 1770, Jost Fridrich graduated and, at 14 1/2 years of age, went to the University at Duisburg. It is a risky enterprise when parents send their children to university at such a tender age.The results could be very detrimental. Jost Friedrich had the luck to obtain room and board in the house of the Professor of Medicine, Mr. Leidenfrost, a friend and doctr of his paternal family, and thereby came under fatherly supervision. After a year and a half, Leidenfrost himself urged that the young man be given more free time and that he change his residence. Then Jost Friedrich stayed with the Lord Mayor Schaumburg, likewise a friend and legal counsel of the House of Cloudt, again with room and board. For five years, until Easter 1775, Jost Fridrich studied in Duisburg. At first his father intended to send him for one more year to a different university but this was left undone becaus ehis father needed him for the private and family business. His father was not inclined to place him in the Prussian civil service either. From 1776 to 1780 Jost Friedrich was most times at Stein, where, with the Imperial Commission against the subject, he alone ran the business and saved the family a lawyer, for which he earned only ingratitude, however. To be removed from all fellowships in his best years was no trivial sacrifice; and, except for a pair of officials with who he coudn't trustingly go around, he seldom saw more than fleeting company. It was only then that the Imperial Commission had arrived and his stay at Stein became pleasanter.
Jost Friedrich had little inclination to marry. He wanted to join the German order much more. Therefore he worked ardously to bring his family tree in order, which demanded much effort and extensive correspondence, because the family archive was not as organized as it should have been. His father apparently didn't disapprove of this decision, but he sought to thwart its completion by never giving the necessary two thousand Gulden for entrance. His father did not approve his decision because the rules of the Order required the riders even of the protestant Balleys to totally renounce marriage. However, the death of his second brother* in 1781 changed Jost Friedrich's priorities. Jost Friedrich decided to marry, and wed Josephine Caroline Bernhardine Freiin [Freiherrin] von Brackel zu Breidtmar, on September 5, 1785 according to the marriage pact. They both lived very happily with each other. Only the search for the different family lines disturbed their peace and satisfaction. He was not married three years when his spouse was torn away from him by death on August 25, 1788, three hours after the delivery of a daughter.**
In October 1794, he emigrated, first to the Abbey Werden and then to Essen, due to the French advances. After the Peace of Basel, he returned to Lauersfort early in 1795. Only in March 1799, did he attain effective ownership of Lauersfort, when his mother renounced the usufruct. He stayed at Lauersfort until the fall of 1803; then he gave up the household and went to the Hildensheim, where he resided until 1806. After a short stay at Lauersfort and then at Traer, with the religious Mr. Ewald von Kleist, he went and stayed with his daughter at the Gesecke Convent until her marriage in 1810; whence he followed her to Herringhausen. In 1811 he was at Lauersfort for a short while, and the last time, to unwillingly sell this prized property, due to the circumstances of the time. In that year, he also made use of the baths at Wiesbaden to restore his ruined health. On the way there, he made an acquaintance at Engers at the court of the Prince von Nassau-Weilburg which caused him to choose Weilburg as his future permanent abode. He continued to use the baths at Wiesbaden and [also] several times at Ems. He found a salt bath on the island of Norderney in the North Sea off the East Fresian coast to be the most conducive to and effective for his health. He visited this bath in three succeeding years - 1821, 1822 and 1823. In 1814 he went to Brussels, where his son, whom he had not seen for so many years, found himself with the English troops, after the withdrawal from Spain and France. With his son and daughter-in-law, he visited Herringhausen for a few weeks, and then returned with them to Brussels. After a six month stay, shortly before the Battle of Waterloo, he left Brussels and returned to Weilburg in May 1815, which he strayed from only to visit his children Jost Friedrich had only two children, a son and a daughter. There is more about him in Enclosure No. 71.
*Lt. Ferdinand Wilhelm von Pelden named Cloudt (born 1761)
**Francisca Louise Vincentia Josephine von Pelden name Cloudt
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Jost Friederich Reinhard, eldest son, inherited from his father and mother 5/24 parts of the whole property. Under this was assigned to him the manorial estate of Lauersfort with its appendages and dependencies.
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Mr. & Mrs. Ray Barrall and there son Glenn visited and stayed at the Palace in Weilburg, it is now a castle-hotel and you can stay there.
The Chamberlain was an honorary position as an assistant to the King. Prussia being just a part of Hannover. 6,143,144
General Notes (Wife)
Baroness Josephine von Brackel zu Breidtmar, a sister of Lady von Eerde zu Eyll.
However, at last, she saw herself compelled to have meals in her room in order to avoid all the chagrin [that was] extremely detrimental to her during her period of pregnancy. Unfortunately, it was too late. She was to become the sacrifice of her indulgence. On August 25, 1788, she was delivered of a daughter (Francisca Louise Vincentia Josephine); however, [she, the mother] died three hours after that confinement, deplored by all who had become closely acquainted with her.
Catholic 6,145
Notes (Marriage)
The consecration was solemnized by the eldest clergyman at Moers, Pastor Esch. On the eve, the fiance had driven in a carriage to Eyll in order to take his bride home the next morning. No relative from her side was present. Her eldest brother, Hofrath Freyherr von Brackel, had arrived at Eyll from Dusseldorf a few days before to attend the marriage festival. However, when the Catholic priest at Eyll insisted on executing the consecration there, and the bridegroom refused that, the Catholic priest was not willing to make out a letter of dispensation, which he, nevertheless, couldn't decline to give, nor was he allowed to do so. The brother, who had with him a complete [set of] clothing for that celebration, apologized, because of a great many affairs. Also the sister, Lady von Eerde, apologized, because of indisposition and headache; and, they were unable to accompany the bride and bridegroom. If the consecration had been performed at Eyll by the priest there, the bridegroom would have had to swear, according to the ecclestical practice traditional in the Archbishopric of Cologne, to have all their children from this marriage brought up in the Catholic creed. They had possibly intended this. However, the bridegroom would have never agreed to it. Therefore, he and his bride left together and alone, in spite of the most terrible weather with heavy storm and rain. Baron von Kinsky zu Tervoort and his family were present. There were events at the festival which consisted only of the midday meal. Though the young wife, who was a very intelligent and educated woman, tried to gain the attachment of mother and sisters; and, she overlooked so many offenses, only in order to be at peace, all her endeavors and her obliging manners were in vain. The father was fond of his daughter-in-law. Abandoned by all, he strove to find consolation with the young married couple.
Sealing Spouse: 30 OCT 1984 6
General Notes for Child Von Pelden G. Francisca Louise Vincentia Josephine CLOUDT
Francisca Louise Vincentia Josephine, born on August 25, 1788, was a nun and later mother superior at Gesecke in the Duchy of Westfallen. In 1809 she was unanimously voted deaness from the capital. The Grand Duke of Darmstadt did not approve and threatened to impose the nomination of the Prelate Officer as the Provincial Ruler without the consent of the capital. Six weeks later he also nominated Francisca. Then her father didn't want her to take the position, and she had to write and explain to the Grand Duke who, until then, had wanted Miss von Schade to be nominated. In the following year, 1810, she married Friedrich Wilhelm Werner Freiherr von Schorlemer of Herringhausen, according to the marriage contract [Enclosure] No. 68. Up to now, [1825] four sons and four daughters have been born.
Francisca's mother Josephine died giving birth to her. 6,146
General Notes for Child Baron Von Pelden G. Moritz Friederich Wilhelm Cornelius CLOUDT
Baron von Cloudt Moritz was a Brigade Major in the King's German Legion and fought in the Battle of Waterloo under the Duke of Wellington.
Full name: Moritz Friedrich Wilhelm Ferdinand Cornelius
Mauritz Wilhelm Ferdinand Cornelius von Pelden named Cloudt, born on June 21, 1786, was directed to study as his father was. He sent him to Moers to the secondary school. But there the secondary school, normally filled with famous and learned, was totally disorganized, because of the French occupation. Three professor's chairs were left open, and Mauritz could not continue at university as would have been the case earlier. Therefore the father would have had to send him to a different school. On the one hand, this was doubtful because of the management of French schools. On the other hand, the father could not afford the costs to support the son abroad. He requested the King of Prussia to give him a spot in the Military School. The King reject this offhandedly, because no one was allowed in who had not gone to Cadet House [school] before. The father then petitioned the King to take his son into the Cadet House. This, too, the King rejected, with the postscript that he could do no more than offer Mauritz an officer's status, Freikorporal, with a regiment of the father's choice. For the father, this unfavorable reply was unexpected. Jost Friedrich had waited on the King during his stay at Wesel in 1799 or 1800, had presented his son, perhaps then at the age of twelve, to him, was treated extremely graciously by the King, spoke lengthily with the King about the conditions of the province, and was invited to the royal table daily during the King's presence. Had he orally asked the King then, he would certainly have reached his goal. However, at that time, Jost Friedrich wanted not to request any favor from the King and hoped the French occopation of the country could not be of a much longer duration. Jost Friedrich, affected by the refusal, made no further propositions. He found the opportunity to place his son in the Hannovarian service and brought him to Hameln in January 1803, where he was admitted to the 7th Infantry Regiment as a Cadet. His father stayed with him in Hameln for three weeks where he was wined and dined by all of the high and low officers, and had pleasurable days there. His son received lodging, food and breeding from Captain von Brandis and was taken into the house as a child. He found a loyal mentor in the respectable Lieutenant, now Lt. Col., Dammers. That same year, he was already nominated to be an officer and was waiting for his commission from London when the French occupied the Hannovarian Provinces; the army broke up, and the troops went their own way on July 13, 1803. Now there was nothing left for him to do but be the standard bearer, beginning in early February 1806, for the 2nd Dragoon Regiment of the English-German Legion which embarked for England at Bremerlehe. At first the regiment stayed here; then they were sent to Ireland, and, from there, they were shipped to Portugal and Spain with Wellington's army. In the last years he was a brigade major and was in various battles, among others near Vitoria. In the Battle of Waterloo he was wounded in the left shoulder. After the peace and the English-German Legion was transferred to Hannover, he retained half of his English pay and a squadron of the Second Dragoons, once second Leib-Kurassier Regiment which is presently in East Fresia and assigned to this province. This was such a sore point with the father, that now he found cause to be thankful to providence that his wish to enlist his son in Prussian services was not fulfilled. He became firmly convinced that Good Providence guides the fate of men and it would be much worse for the short sighted mortals, rather than useful, if they received their every wish. 6,144,147,148,149
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