Charlotte Pelet (27 February 1700 – 29 December 1751)
Children
Charlotte Maria Rahel von Collas (1723–1794) Johann Jakob von Collas (1721–1792)
Biographyedit
Collas was born in Sedan to Antoine de Collas (died 1693) and Elisabeth née de Vilain (died 1681). He was a French Huguenot, his father was a counsellor of William III of Orange, the later William III of England.
Collas became the landlord of several estates in East Prussia like Dommelkeim (1703–1753), Naujeninken (1703–1731), Brandwehten (1703–1731), Perkuhnen (1717–1731), Sauerwalde (1720–1731), Laugallen (1718–1731), Kraupischkehmen, (1718–1731), Weißenstein/ Gutenfeld (1721–1753) and owned houses in Wehlau (1721–1753) and Borchersdorf (1724–1753), in total he possessed about 2,720 Hectare.
Collas married Charlotte Pelet (27 February 1700 - 29 December 1751), daughter of the merchant Pierre Pelet, owner of Weißenstein-Gutenfeld manor, and Maria Elisabeth née Salomon on 30 April 1716 in Königsberg.
john, collas, born, jean, collas, november, 1678, june, 1753, late, baroque, architect, 18th, century, born, 1678, november, 1678sedan, francedied16, june, 1753, 1753, aged, weißenstein, near, gutenfeld, district, königsberg, east, prussiaother, namesjean, col. John von Collas born Jean de Collas 11 November 1678 16 June 1753 was a late Baroque architect of the 18th century John von CollasJohn von CollasBorn 1678 11 11 11 November 1678Sedan FranceDied16 June 1753 1753 06 16 aged 74 Weissenstein near Gutenfeld district of Konigsberg East PrussiaOther namesJean de CollasOccupationarchitectSpouseCharlotte Pelet 27 February 1700 29 December 1751 ChildrenCharlotte Maria Rahel von Collas 1723 1794 Johann Jakob von Collas 1721 1792 Biography editCollas was born in Sedan to Antoine de Collas died 1693 and Elisabeth nee de Vilain died 1681 He was a French Huguenot his father was a counsellor of William III of Orange the later William III of England After the Edict of Fontainebleau of 1685 the family was forced to flee from France and moved to the Netherlands and further to London in 1688 Collas grew up at the estates of William Russell 1st Duke of Bedford and became a Page of Russell s Granddaughter Mary Butler 1646 1707 he carried the train of Mary II of England 1662 1694 at her coronation in 1689 Aged 22 John von Collas was a member of the Royal Society and started a journey to Asia Initially on his way through he arrived in Konigsberg in autumn 1701 and decided to stay in East Prussia He became a Royal Prussian Engineer counsellor director of the Geometer and respected scholar He was involved in the design of the Wesel citadel citation needed He was mentioned as a member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences in 1704 nbsp Donhoffstadt Palace nbsp Finckenstein Palace Collas became the landlord of several estates in East Prussia like Dommelkeim 1703 1753 Naujeninken 1703 1731 Brandwehten 1703 1731 Perkuhnen 1717 1731 Sauerwalde 1720 1731 Laugallen 1718 1731 Kraupischkehmen 1718 1731 Weissenstein Gutenfeld 1721 1753 and owned houses in Wehlau 1721 1753 and Borchersdorf 1724 1753 in total he possessed about 2 720 Hectare Collas was a successful architect and projected the baroque palaces of Finckenstein Friedrichstein Donhoffstadt and Jaskendorf Collas married Charlotte Pelet 27 February 1700 29 December 1751 daughter of the merchant Pierre Pelet owner of Weissenstein Gutenfeld manor and Maria Elisabeth nee Salomon on 30 April 1716 in Konigsberg He died at his manor at Weissenstein See also editJean de BodtExternal links editFinckenstein Palace in German Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John von Collas amp oldid 1220779081, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
