Johann Christoph von Ponickau (21 March 1652 – 31 October 1726), was a counselor and chamberlain at the Dresden court of the elector of Saxony.
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 Johann Christoph von Ponickau, engraving by Martin Bernigeroth | |
| Born | 21 March 1652 |
| Died | 31 October 1726 (aged 74) |
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Early life
editPonickau was born on 21 March 1652 into the Ponickau family family. He owned several estates, including the Rittergut in Pomßen near Leipzig.
Career
editHe was a counselor and chamberlain at the Dresden court of the elector of Saxony, who was at the same time King of Poland (Königlich-polnischer und kurfürstlich-sächsischer Rat). Ponickau was also head (Stiftshauptmann) of the Kollegiatstift Wurzen.
Personal life
editPonickau was married to Eleonora Elisabeth von Bernstein. One of their children:
- Johanne Eleonore Caroline von Poickau, who married Friedrich Carl von Pöllnitz in Altenburg on 14 December 1727.
Ponickau died in Pomßen on 31 October 1726 at age 74. A memorial service was held for him at the Wehrkirche Pomßen on 6 February 1727, for which Johann Sebastian Bach composed a cantata, Ich lasse dich nicht, du segnest mich denn, BWV 157, for which Ponickau had selected the scripture text on which it is based.[1][2][3]
References
edit- ^ Werthemann, Helene. "Bachkantaten in der Predigerkirche" (in German). Predigerkirche Zürich. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ Dürr, Alfred (2005). The Cantatas of J. S. Bach. Translated by Jones, Richard D. P. Oxford University Press. pp. 766–767. ISBN 978-0-19-816707-5.
- ^ Marshall, Robert L.; Marshall, Traute M. (2016). Exploring the World of J. S. Bach: A Traveler's Guide. University of Illinois Press. pp. 176–177. ISBN 978-0-252-04031-3.