Christoph Johann von Medem
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Born13 August 1763
Mežotne, Duchy of Courland and Semigallia
Mežotne, Duchy of Courland and Semigallia
Died24 February 1838 (aged 74)
Mitau, Russian Empire
Mitau, Russian Empire
FatherJohann Friedrich von Medem
MotherLuise Charlotte von Manteuffel
| Christoph Johann von Medem | |
|---|---|
 Christoph Johann Friedrich Graf von Medem portrait by Anton Graff (1796) | |
| Born | 13 August 1763 Mežotne, Duchy of Courland and Semigallia |
| Died | 24 February 1838 (aged 74) Mitau, Russian Empire |
| Father | Johann Friedrich von Medem |
| Mother | Luise Charlotte von Manteuffel |
Count Christoph Johann Friedrich von Medem (Jeannot Medem; 1763–1838) was a nobleman from Courland and courtier in the courts of Prussian kings Frederick the Great, Frederick William II and Emperor of Russia Paul I.[1] His sisters were poet Elisa von der Recke and last Duchess of Courland, Dorothea von Medem.
Christoph Johan von Medem was born in the Mežotne manor, Semigallia on 13 August 1763.[2] He was the son of a well known landlord and Reichsgraf Johann Friedrich von Medem and his second wife Luise Charlotte von Manteuffel.[3] He had a good education and with help from his father he became a courtier in the court of the Friedrich the Great.
