Friedrich Karl von Moser

Baron Friedrich Karl von Moser Filseck (born 18 December 1723 in Stuttgart; died 11 November 1798 in Ludwigsburg) was a German jurist, state journalist and a politician.

[1] He was educated in the Pietist tradition at Kloster Berge school.

He studied law in Jena, and in 1743 became an assistant to his father, a lawyer and diplomat.

He reorganised the finances of the state, which had accumulated heavy debts.

His autocratic style of government made him many enemies.