Count Heinrich von Bruhl (deBruhl)

By Tobias Burg

THE PRIME MINISTER of Saxony Count Heinrich von Brühl (1700–63; Fig.15) who, after Augustus III, was the decisive political figure at the court of the Saxon elector and Polish king, has had an almost exclusively bad press ever since his death. He was considered partly, if not wholly, responsible for ruining Saxony’s state finances, not least because of shameless embezzlement. A pamphlet of 1927, for instance, summarises the low opinion in which he is still held: ‘From the very start, Brühl’s career was marked by the most unbridled and fanatical egotism. His natural abilities – hypocritical agility and dishonest obsequiousness – served a single purpose: that of filling his pockets with state property’. Such an assessment, however, is based on an opinion of Brühl’s actions formed immediately after his death – at a moment where there was a need for a scapegoat to explain the many and multifarious reasons why, in 1763, at the end of the Seven Years’ War, Saxony was politically and economically devastated. Brühl’s historical role has yet to be objectively assessed – and the granting of access to the extensive archive material on eighteenth-century Saxon politics, primarily stored at the Saxon Main State Archive in Dresden, represents a first important step in this direction.

Count von Bruhl Swan Service

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Details, top to bottom: Brühl-Kolowrat-Krakowský coat of arms; heron; swan

The Meissen factory produced presentation pieces used by diplomats as well as complete table services created for state occasions. Between 1736 and 1741, Modellmeister (head modeler) Johann Kaendler (1706-1775), created the Swan Service, the most elaborate dining service that was made at the Meissen Manufactory, for Count Heinrich von Brühl (1700-1763), prime minister to the Polish king Augustus III (reg. 1733-1763).

The service included over three thousand pieces and provided elaborate table settings for up to one hundred people. Designed to reflect the splendor of the king, the Swan Service contained elaborate figural designs featuring sculptural swans, herons and other acquatic plants and animals as well as the coat of arms of von Brühl.

Von Brühl’s diplomatic presentations achieved their greatest triumphs as objects of prestige throughout Europe. By the middle of the 18th century, firms in Vienna, Sèvres and Berlin were making porcelain, and the age of Meissen exclusivity had ended. Although porcelain of extraordinary quality is produced elsewhere, Meissen porcelain remains synonymous with a standard of excellence that reflects the passion and power of “white gold.”

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Count Heinrich deBruhl art collection

1769: Purchase of Count Heinrich von Bruhl's collection The Bruhl collection arrived in St Petersburg in the summer of 1769. It contained a vast number of prints and drawings, as well as over 600 paintings from the Dutch, Flemish, French, Italian and German schools. It was acquired from the heirs of Count von Bruhl, chancellor of Saxony, who imitated his master, King Augustus III, in collecting works of art. Following the advice of his secretary Heinrich von Heinecken, a notable connoisseur, Count von Bruhl was able to put together a large and valuable collection, with the help of the king's own agents. Amongst his masterpieces were Rembrandt's Portrait of a Scholar and Portrait of an Old Man in Red, Rubens's Perseus and Andromeda, Nicolas Poussin's The Descent from the Cross, Antoine Watteau's An Embarrassing Proposal and landscapes by Salomon van Ruysdael. Bruhl was also the source for a series of views of Dresden and Pirna by the Italian artist Bernardo Bellotto, which the Count had commissioned. Amongst the Italian canvases, of particular interest is Maecenas Presenting the Arts to Augustus by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, which was commissioned by Count Francesco Algarotti in 1745 in honour of Augustus III by Count von Bruhl.

Michael Samuel DeBruhl and Margaret Pring DeBruhl

Michael Samuel DeBruhl (d. 04 Apr 1773)

 

Michael Samuel DeBruhl  born in Germany, and died 04 Apr 1773 in New Bern, NC. He married Margaret Pring on 15 Dec 1745 in St. Anne's,Parrish London, England at Saint Katherine Coleman church.

 Notes for Michael Samuel DeBruhl:
Immigrated to Halifax, Nova Scotia on the vessel Canning in 1749

had 8 children, 2 of which died in Halifax

More About Michael Samuel DeBruhl and Margaret Pring:
Marriage: 15 Dec 1745, St. Anne's, So Ho London, England.

Children of Michael Samuel DeBruhl and Margaret Pring are:

1. +Edward Cornwallis DeBruhl, b. 10 Dec 1749, Halifax, Nova Scotia, d. 07 Jun 1821, 
2. Camden South Carolina.
3. Julianna Charlotte DeBruhl, b. 09 Aug 1762, New York, NY, d. Georgetown, SC
4. date April 6, 1847.
5. W. Goddard DeBruhl, b. 21 Aug 1747, Born England d. date unknown.
6. Margaret DeBruhl, b. 29 Jan 1749, Born England d. date unknown.
7. Michael Samuel DeBruhl, JR b. 15 Aug 1752, Halifax NS  d. date unknown.
8. Phillipa Margaret DeBruhl, b. 14 Feb 1755, Born Halifax NS d. date unknown.
9. Lucia Elizabeth DeBruhl, b. 09 Jul 1757, Born New York d. date unknown.
10. George Ashley DeBruhl, b. 06 Apr 1761, Born New York d. date unknown.

Dr. Jefferson Godwin Darby

Name:	Dr Jefferson Godwin Darby
Birth Date:	28 May 1843
Birth Place:	South Carolina
Age:	83
Death Date:	26 Sep 1926
Death Place:	Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee
Burial Date:	29 Sep 1926
Burial Place:	Fort Martin,( Fort Motte) S Carolina
Gender:	Male
Race:	White
Marital Status:	Widowed
Occupation:	Retired Physician
Father's Name:	Artie Darby
Father's Birth Place:	South Carolina
Mother's Name:	Margaret Thomson
Mother's Birth Place:	South Carolina
FHL Film Number: at	1876718 Doctor Darby married Sally Wright in Asheville North Carolina. They adopted the three children of her deceased sister Maggie Wright Dunn The children were orphaned when Maggie Wright Dunn and John Dunn died in the great flu epidemic.  The children were William, Katherine, and Robert Dunn.  The Darby family relocated to Knoxville Tenn. prior to World War 1. Doctor Darby was a retired Civil War doctor visiting in the Asheville North Carolina area where he met and married Salley Wright sister of the late Maggie Wright Dunn. Katherine Dunn married Charles Douglas Johnston Jr. in 1918 they had one son Charles Douglas Johnston lll.  Charles Douglas Johnston Jr. died in France in World War 1. his son Charles Douglas Johnston lll died in France in World War 2. only a few miles from where his father had died.   Charles Douglas Johnston lll was a Major in the 82nd Airborne unit dropped into France on D Day June 6, 1944.  He was killed June 12 defending the village of Grainges. Artemas Thomson Darby, the last delegate to sign the Ordinance of Secession, was born September 6, 1806, at Fort Motte, the son of Dr. Artemas Burnham Darby, a prominent physician of Charleston and Fort Motte, deputy surveyor general of South Carolina, and large planter, and Mary Eugenia Thomson Darby, granddaughter of Col. William Thomson of American Revolution fame.  He was graduated from the South Carolina College in 1826 and from the Medical College of South Carolina in 1831.  Entering the practice of medicine, he was an able partner for his distinguished father.  Dr. A.T. Darby married a cousin, Margaret Cantey Thomson, daughter of John Linton Thomson and Margaret Sinkler Thomas, and had 16 children.  Seven of his eight sons served in the Confederate Army.  He was named a delegate to the Secession Convention from St. Matthew's Parish in a special election on December 24, 1860, the first election having resulted in a tie, and was given permission to sign the Ordinance of Secession when he qualified as a delegate on December 28.  He died April 3, 1878, at "Pond Bluff" and is buried there, beside his wife, in the family burying ground on his plantation.  He was greatly loved and mourned by his many friends of a wide section of Orangeburg County. Source page 133 of South Carolina Secedes.  Posted by Norman DeBruhl no comment.

Stephen Carr DeBruhl

Re: Stephen Carr DeBruhl
Posted by: Charles Cornell	Date: October 18, 2000 at 14:45:06
In Reply to: Stephen Carr DeBruhl by Stephen DeBruhl	of 365

Stephen C. DeBruhl was named for Stephen Carr 1763-1797, who was the husband of Julianna Charlotte DeBruhl. She was the younger sister of Edward C DeBruhl, Stephen C DeBruhl's father. Stephen Carr served in the Revolution under Francis Marion and was at the surrender of Charleston.
Wife of Stephen C DeBruhl was Susan
Cammier. He served in the Civil War as Lieutenant and Adjutant of a Florida Regiment.  He was a lawyer and served as Kershaw County Sheriff in the 1835 period.

Michael Samuel DeBruhl and Margaret Pring DeBruhl

Michael Samuel DeBruhl Born 1700

Died.04 Apr 1773

Michael Samuel DeBruhl was born in Germany 1700 and died 04 Apr 1773 in New Bern, NC. He married Margaret Pring on 15 Dec 1745 in St. Anne's, London, England.  He is buried in the cemetery at Christ Church New Bern.

His marker is inscribed with these words.  Michael Samuel DeBruhl Third Troop Royal Horse Guards, founder of Halifax Nova Scotia, soldier, patriot,

Freemason.  He and Margaret Pring DeBruhl his wife founded the DeBruhl family in British North America.  Their descendants have spread over the entire country.  Margaret is buried at Prince George Winyah Episcopal church in Georgetown South Carolina.  She has a marker as of this writing in the form of an engraved bench installed by Norman and
Marshall DeBruhl of North Carolina and Maryland.  Margaret died 1784 at Georgetown, SC.

 Notes for Michael Samuel DeBruhl:
Immigrated to Halifax, Nova Scotia on the vessel Canning in 1749

had 8 children, 2 of which died in Halifax

More About Michael Samuel DeBruhl and Margaret Pring:
Marriage: 15 Dec 1745, St. Anne's, London, England.

Children of Michael Samuel DeBruhl and Margaret Pring are:

      i.         +Edward Cornwallis DeBruhl, b. 10 Dec 1749, Halifax, Nova Scotia, d. 07 Jun 1821,    Camden, SC.

     ii.         Julianna Charlotte DeBruhl, b. 09 Aug 1762, New York, NY, d. date unknown.

   iii.         W. Goddard DeBruhl, b. 21 Aug 1747, d. date unknown.

   iv.         Margaret DeBruhl, b. 29 Jan 1749, d. date unknown.

    v.         Michael Samuel DeBruhl, b. 15 Aug 1752, d. date unknown.

   vi.         Phillipa Margaret DeBruhl, b. 14 Feb 1755, d. date unknown.

 vii.         Lucia Elizabeth DeBruhl, b. 09 Jul 1757, d. date unknown.

viii.         George Ashley DeBruhl, b. 06 Apr 1761, d. date unknown.