Johann Christoph Gustav von Struve
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Johann Christoph Gustav von Struve was born on 26 September 1763 in Regensburg
, in the Kingdom of Bavaria
during the Holy Roman Empire
of German States to notable diplomat Anton Sebastian von Struve, the Russia
n ambassador to the Reichstag
in Regensburg
. His mother was Johanne Dorothea Werner of Sondershausen
in the Thuringian states
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Gustav, as he was known, was a signer to the Treaty of Paris of 1814
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They had eleven known children:
Gustav died on 6 May 1828 in Karlsruhe
, Grand Duchy of Baden
, during the early days of the German Confederation
.
Regensburg
Regensburg is a city in Bavaria, Germany, located at the confluence of the Danube and Regen rivers, at the northernmost bend in the Danube. To the east lies the Bavarian Forest. Regensburg is the capital of the Bavarian administrative region Upper Palatinate...
, in the Kingdom of Bavaria
Kingdom of Bavaria
The Kingdom of Bavaria was a German state that existed from 1806 to 1918. The Bavarian Elector Maximilian IV Joseph of the House of Wittelsbach became the first King of Bavaria in 1806 as Maximilian I Joseph. The monarchy would remain held by the Wittelsbachs until the kingdom's dissolution in 1918...
during the Holy Roman Empire
Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire was a realm that existed from 962 to 1806 in Central Europe.It was ruled by the Holy Roman Emperor. Its character changed during the Middle Ages and the Early Modern period, when the power of the emperor gradually weakened in favour of the princes...
of German States to notable diplomat Anton Sebastian von Struve, the Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n ambassador to the Reichstag
Reichstag (Holy Roman Empire)
The Imperial Diet was the Diet, or general assembly, of the Imperial Estates of the Holy Roman Empire.During the period of the Empire, which lasted formally until 1806, the Diet was not a parliament in today's sense; instead, it was an assembly of the various estates of the realm...
in Regensburg
Regensburg
Regensburg is a city in Bavaria, Germany, located at the confluence of the Danube and Regen rivers, at the northernmost bend in the Danube. To the east lies the Bavarian Forest. Regensburg is the capital of the Bavarian administrative region Upper Palatinate...
. His mother was Johanne Dorothea Werner of Sondershausen
Sondershausen
Sondershausen is a town in Thuringia, Germany, capital of the Kyffhäuserkreis district, situated about 50 km north of Erfurt. On 1 December 2007, the former municipality Schernberg was incorporated by Sondershausen....
in the Thuringian states
Thuringian states
The Thuringian states refers to the following German federal states within the German Reich:*The Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach *The duchies of Saxe-Altenburg, Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Saxe-Meiningen...
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Gustav, as he was known, was a signer to the Treaty of Paris of 1814
Treaty of Paris (1814)
The Treaty of Paris, signed on 30 May 1814, ended the war between France and the Sixth Coalition, part of the Napoleonic Wars, following an armistice signed on 23 May between Charles, Count of Artois, and the allies...
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Other Struves
Gustav came from a distinguished family, with many of his siblings also being civil servants to the Russian court, in the tradition of their father, Anton:- Catharina Elisabetha von Struve (1759–1838)
- Johann Georg von Struve (1766–1831)
- Johann Christian von Struve (1768–1812) – Served as Qualified Civil Servant in the Russian Foreign Office in Sant Petersburg
- August Wilhelm von Struve (1770–1838) – Served as Qualified Civil Servant in the Russian Postal Department in St. Petersburg
- Heinrich Christoph Gottfried von Struve (1772–1851) – Served as Qualified Civil Servant in the Russian Embassy in StuttgartStuttgartStuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
- Philippine Rosina Elisabetha von Struve (1775–1819) – Married Franz Ferdinand von Gruen, ChancellorChancellorChancellor is the title of various official positions in the governments of many nations. The original chancellors were the Cancellarii of Roman courts of justice—ushers who sat at the cancelli or lattice work screens of a basilica or law court, which separated the judge and counsel from the...
to the Prince of Reuss - Albrecht von Struve(1774–1794)
Family of Gustav and Sibilla
In Stuttgart on 18 May 1793, Gustav married Sibilla Christiane Friederike von Hochstetter, the daughter of the noted German political leader, Johann Amand Andreas von Hochstetter and Elisabeth Friederike von Buehler.They had eleven known children:
- Albrecht von Struve (1793–1794)
- Elise von Struve (1795–1844)
- Karl Anton von Struve (1797–1846) – Married St. Claire Stuart Trotter in Edinburgh
- Amand von Struve (1798–1867) – Married Karoline von Kahlenberg
- Sophie von Struve (1801–1864) – Married Karl von Manuel
- Georg Heinrich Christoph Franz von Struve (1802–1886) – Married Eugenie Josephene Charlotte von Witte
- Katharina "Katinka" von Struve (1803–1855)
- Gustav von Struve (1805–1870) – Married Elise Ferdinande Amalie Dusar, and was later involved in the 1848 Revolutions.
- Friederike von Struve (1807–1890) – Married Joseph von Gemmingen
- Philippine von Struve (1809–1906)
- Johann Ludwig Karl Heinrich von StruveJohann Ludwig Karl Heinrich von StruveJohann Ludwig Karl Heinrich von Struve was the youngest son of the large brood of children of Johann Christoph Gustav von Struve and Sibilla Christiane Friederike von Hochstetter; part of the Struve family and brother to Gustav Struve...
(1812–1898) – Married Stephanie von Borowsky and then later his cousin, Wilhelmine Charlotte Margarete "Minna" von Hochstetter
Gustav died on 6 May 1828 in Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe
The City of Karlsruhe is a city in the southwest of Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, located near the French-German border.Karlsruhe was founded in 1715 as Karlsruhe Palace, when Germany was a series of principalities and city states...
, Grand Duchy of Baden
Grand Duchy of Baden
The Grand Duchy of Baden was a historical state in the southwest of Germany, on the east bank of the Rhine. It existed between 1806 and 1918.-History:...
, during the early days of the German Confederation
German Confederation
The German Confederation was the loose association of Central European states created by the Congress of Vienna in 1815 to coordinate the economies of separate German-speaking countries. It acted as a buffer between the powerful states of Austria and Prussia...
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