Samuel von Cocceji

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Samuel von Cocceji
Portrait by Anna Rosina de Gasc (1737)
Prussian Minister of Justice
In office
1737–1755
Preceded byInaugural holder
Succeeded byPhilipp Joseph von Jariges
Personal details
Born(1679-10-20)20 October 1679
Heidelberg
Died4 October 1755(1755-10-04) (aged 75)
Berlin
ParentHeinrich von Cocceji (father)

Samuel Freiherr von Cocceji (pronounced kok-'tse-yi) (20 October 1679 – 4 October 1755) was a German official from the

Electorate of the Palatinate who served Brandenburg-Prussia and the Kingdom of Prussia. He was the son of Heinrich von Cocceji
.

Early life

Cocceji was born on 20 October 1679 in Heidelberg.[1] Cocceji studied law with his father Heinrich von Cocceji, received his doctorate in 1699 and, embarked on a three-year educational trip through Italy, France, England and Holland.

Career

Project des Corporis Juris Fridericiani, 1752

In 1702, after his European travels, he became a professor of law at

Oberappellationsgericht zu Berlin (Court of Appeal in Berlin), the highest court of Prussia.[2]

In 1738 and 1739, Cocceji was chairman of the Prussian justice department, before he was made Großkanzler (grand chancellor) in 1747. King Frederick II of Prussia appointed Cocceji to lead the legal reorganization of annexed Silesia. Cocceji subsequently reformed the legal system of all of Prussia.[3]

Personal life

Cocceji married Johanna Charlotte von Bechefer, daughter of the Prussian Lieutenant general Jakob von Bechefer. Together they had three daughters and three sons, including:

Cocceji died on 4 October 1755.[1]

Notes

Regarding personal names: Freiherr is a former title (translated as Baron). In Germany since 1919, it forms part of family names. The feminine forms are Freifrau and Freiin.

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b Klemme & Kuehn 2016, p. 138.
  2. ^ Sonnenschmidt 1879, pp. 416–422.
  3. ^ Project des Corporis Juris Fridericiani (in French). Vol. 2. Berlin. 1752.

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