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Samuel von Brukenthal (born July 26, 1721, common Nocrich, Sibiu - died April 9, 1803, Sibiu). Governor of Transylvania (1777-1787).

Descendant of a family of lawyers, his grandfather and father were judges in Nocrich. The original name was Brekner family. For his father was knighted (1724), received the title of `von Brukenthal`. His mother, Suzanne, came from the family of patricians and von Heydendorff Medias. After graduating from gymnasium (1741), c worked two years in office of Sibiu.

From 1743 he studied law, philosophy, political and administrative sciences at the universities of Halle and Jena, without obtaining an academic title. During his studies he entered the royal court circles in Berlin and is supposed to become Member

ber of the Masonic Lodge of Magdeburg. On completing her education as chancellor in Vienna obtained provincial.

In the summer of 1745 is in Sibiu, was admitted to the office of local government. On October 26, 1745 he married Katharina von Klocknern Sofia, daughter of Mayor Daniel von Klocknern event gives a particular boost his career, bringing his wife and a dowry of about 30,000 guilders, land and real estate properties that propels it through the most important people of Transylvania.

Between 1745 and 1751 he held some minor positions in administration: Registrar second, then the principal officer and the magistrate vicenotar 1751 Sibiu. In 1753 travels to Vienna, where it is received in audience by Empress Maria Theresa. Because they wanted to have a secretariat of administration (as Hungarians and Szeklers), Samuel von Brukenthal was commissioned to set up the secretariat, mission that paid so well that on January 18, 1754 is appointed to head it. High rank of Empress Maria Theresa Baron (1762), appointed head Chancery Court (1765) and Chief of the Chancellery of the Province (1772), then Governor of the Great Principality of Transylvania (1777-1787).

After the death of Maria Theresa falls in disgrace Emperor Joseph II, was forced to resign as governor. Lover of art, yet during his first stay in Vienna began to create different collections, and a very valuable library. Part of a collection acquired in Vienna, either personally or with the help of painter Johann Martin Stock, some pictures from earlier collections of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm and the other being obtained either from the art market, or directly from some artists of the time, and Franz Neuhauser Meytens Younger or Martin. Another part of the collection was acquired in Transylvania. Since 1773, its collections were included in an almanac to be among the most valuable private collections located in Vienna time.

In 1779 he built in Sibiu, in the late baroque style by model Viennese palace that now bears his name, residence that housed the musical and literary soirees sponsored by Baron, art galleries, prints office and library, which was a spiritual focus of except for Transylvania. Enlightenment spirit, and opened the public collections of European art since 1790, and by will or the Palace had opened a public museum, which occurred in 1817, taking as being one of the first institutions of its kind on the continent.

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