Carl Frederick Pöppelmann

Carl Friedrich von Poeppelmann (* 1696 or 1697 in Dresden, † February 14, 1750 ) was the second son of the Dresden architect Matthäus Daniel Poeppelmann.

Life

He joined in 1714 as a ticket inspector without content in the Dresden Building Authority a. In 1717 his place was transformed into a festbesoldete. 1705 Poeppelmann was parallel to lieutenant in the Saxon Corps of Engineers, on July 1, 1725 he was promoted to captain (equivalent to captain ) transported. 1724 he went to the King Augustus the Strong to Warsaw. 1729 or 1730 was skipping the Major degree his promotion to lieutenant colonel. He cared for his connections to Dresden that became established the style of the Dresden Rococo also in the Polish capital. Among other things he was responsible for the continued construction of the 1726 already in 1715 started the Saxon Palace with Joachim Daniel von Jauch. Also in 1726, he was responsible with Jauch and Johann Sigmund Deybel of Hammerau the conversion of the Blue Palace.

In addition, the now promoted to Major General Poeppelmann dealt with fortifications. 1742 Poeppelmann successor of Johann Christoph Naumann as general Akzisebaudirektor in Saxony. As a reward for his services he was raised in the same year to the peerage after he had just been appointed to colonel. 1749 Poeppelmann Major General. Poeppelmann was married to Elisabeth Hiche and left three minor children. He was succeeded by his assistant, Johann Christoph Knöffel.