Samuel von Cocceji
Samuel Freiherr von Cocceji was a German official from the Electorate of the Palatinate who served Brandenburg-Prussia. He was the son of Heinrich von Cocceji.
Cocceji was born in Heidelberg. By 1702 he was a professor at Viadrina University in Frankfurt in the Kingdom of Prussia. By 1723 he was Kammergerichtspräsident, from 1738-39 he was chairman of the Prussian justice department, and by 1747 he was Großkanzler. 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.Works
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