Friedrich, Freiherr von Zandt (1785 – 5 March 1842) was a Prussian Hussar colonel and landowner who served as
chamberlain to the
King of Bavaria.[1]
Early life
Zandt was born in 1785 and was from
Würzburg, Germany.[2]
Career
Baron von Zandt and his wife owned the freehold property in central London's
Knightsbridge district located between
Brompton Road to the north-west and
Walton Street to the south-east.[3] After his death, the property was developed into a
garden square by his widow in 1844, who named it
Ovington Square after their house in
Ovington, Hampshire.[4] The houses surrounding the green were built from 1844 to 1850 by W.W. Pocock.[5] While protected under the
Garden Square Act and maintained under the Kensington Improvement Act, both from 1851, responsibility for the garden passed to Trustees following a settlement made by
Sir John Dyer, 12th Baronet in 1912.[4]
On 30 May 1839, Baron von Zandt married Elizabeth Standerwick (1780–1864), the widow and heiress of Lt.-Gen.
Sir Thomas Dyer, 7th Baronet (who died in 1838) who was the only daughter and heir of James and Elizabeth Standerwick.[8][9] They lived at
Ovington House in Hampshire which had been built for Elizabeth's father.[10]
Baron von Zandt died unexpectedly at Seehof on 5 March 1842,[8] and was buried in the von Zandt family vault in
Memmelsdorf near
Bamberg.[2] His widow, and the heir of all his property, died at Seehof on 27 May 1864. As they had no children, Schloss Seehof was left to her husband's relative, Walther, Baron von Zandt, and legacies to Baroness Caroline von Zandt (daughter of General Maximilian von Zandt).[2][a]