Sidenote here: Flemming the mighty Saxon minister was, like Manteuffel, actually from Pomerania (birthplace of honest honest folk who never lie), so it's not surprising if his nephew or uncle was in Prussian service, it's Flemming the minister who is the one leaving Prussia for Saxony. It would also makes sense if he stored his Berlin envoys with a relation.
Btw, Manteuffel being from Pomerania means, of course, that his family estate is in Pomerania, which means that when he realises which way the wind is blowing and moves his papers from Dresden to his estate in 1730 so when he hands in his resignation papers, Hoym won't find them at his office anymore, he actually has brought them across the border and into Prussian territory, so Hoym can't send a search party after him, either. And it's why FW can have a stopover at Kummerfrey in 1731 without making a state visit to Saxony in that year; he's traveling through Pomerania on one of his inspection tours.
Argh, after I went to bed I realized I had typed "nephew guy left Saxony and entered Brandenburg survice" instead of "uncle guy left Saxony and entered Brandenburg service." But apparently it's more complicated than that: as you point out, he started in Brandenburg, switched to imperial service, switched to Brunswick service, switched to Saxon service, and then returned to Brandenburg service, which was when he got the final promotions, to governor of Berlin and field marshal, and why I had homed in on that particular stage of his service-switching.
And then, yes, Saxon minister Flemming had switched from Brandenburg service to Saxon.
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Flemming
Date: 2021-03-26 05:30 am (UTC)Btw, Manteuffel being from Pomerania means, of course, that his family estate is in Pomerania, which means that when he realises which way the wind is blowing and moves his papers from Dresden to his estate in 1730 so when he hands in his resignation papers, Hoym won't find them at his office anymore, he actually has brought them across the border and into Prussian territory, so Hoym can't send a search party after him, either. And it's why FW can have a stopover at Kummerfrey in 1731 without making a state visit to Saxony in that year; he's traveling through Pomerania on one of his inspection tours.
Re: Flemming
Date: 2021-03-26 01:18 pm (UTC)And then, yes, Saxon minister Flemming had switched from Brandenburg service to Saxon.