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Dodo von Knyphausen

1641 – 1698

Prussian politician and noble

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Lived 1641 – 1698 (aged 57). Dodo von Knyphausen was a politician, judge, court official and jurist.

Dodo von Knyphausen (1641–1698) was a German nobleman from the Duchy of Prussia in the service of Brandenburg-Prussia during the reigns of Electors Frederick William and Frederick III.

A government office to collect revenues in Brandenburg had been created in the 1650s, but it was not until Knyphausen's leadership in 1683 that this central revenues office achieved direct control over revenues from the various lands of the Brandenburg Hohenzollerns. In 1689 Knyphausen organized the creation of the efficient Geheime Hofkammer, or collegiate central control office, for Brandenburg-Prussia.

After Brandenburg-Prussia received little from the 1697 Peace of Ryswick that ended the Nine Years' War between France and the Grand Alliance, Knyphausen and Eberhard von Danckelmann were sacked as scapegoats.

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Dodo, Freiherr zu Innhausen und Knyphausen

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Who was Dodo von Knyphausen?

Prussian politician and noble (1641-1698)

When was Dodo von Knyphausen born?

Dodo von Knyphausen was born on 30 March 1641 in Farmsum.

When did Dodo von Knyphausen die?

Dodo von Knyphausen died on 13 September 1698 in Berlin.

What was Dodo von Knyphausen's occupation?

Dodo von Knyphausen was a politician, judge, court official and jurist.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Dodo von Knyphausen

· Wikidata: Q920909

· DBpedia: Dodo von Knyphausen

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