Adam Valentin von Redern

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Adam Valentin von Redern (born May 25, 1589 ; † February 9, 1653 ) was a Brandenburg colonel , regiment chief and city commander.

Life

Adam Valentin came from the Altmark noble family Redern and was the heir to Wolterslage , where he had to provide a feudal horse .

On May 1, 1620, he received his appointment as Rittmeister with the Altmark cavalry . In 1624 he was promoted to Colonel and was ex - and chief captain or governor to Memel . From 1634 to 1653 Redern was also the owner of the infantry regiment (No. 14) , which he had taken over from Colonel Henning von Goetze . Since 1635 his regiment was reduced to five companies and transferred as a garrison to Memel and Pillau . Redern's successor as head of the regiment was Colonel Otto Wilhelm von Podewils .

Fritz von Buch , heir to Poland , had sold his Görlsdorf estate , which he had acquired from the Sparrs in 1605 , to Lieutenant Colonel von Redern in 1632. After the war, however , the estate and the village were ruined and became the property of Jobst Otto von Hake , before the von Redern bought it back in 1720. Redern zu Kerkow was also wealthy in the Uckermark . In addition to this inherited and acquired Uuckmark property, Redern was also enfeoffed with Götzhöfen , Tauerlaken, Bachmanns and Bauschkorallen in the office of Memel .

In the funeral sermon of his wife Margarita von Jagow adH Aulosen (1597–1644) Redern was also referred to as the electoral Brandenburg council.

The marriage produced four daughters:

  • Anna Elisabeth (1633–1689), ∞ Heinrich Bistram († 1716), heir to Sehnjen and Odern, pledgee to Waddax , head captain of Selburg
  • Juliana Charlotte Sophia († 1693), ∞ Christopher II von Fircks (1634–1695), captain of Tuckum , land marshal of Courland
  • Ursula Sabina (1636–1687), ∞ Johann von den Brincken († 1672), heir to Scheden and Wallaten
  • Margaretha († 1687), ∞ Johann von den Brincken († 1672), heir to Scheden and Wallaten

literature

  • Anton Balthasar König : Biographical Lexicon of All Heroes and Military Persons , Volume 3, Berlin 1790, p. 272
  • Ullrich Marwitz: Staatsräson und Landesdefension: Investigations into the warfare of the Duchy of Prussia 1640–1655 , Boppard 1984 pp. 30, 58, u. 111

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Philipp Wilhelm Gercken : Fragmenta Marchica or collection of unprinted documents and messages , Wolfenbüttel 1759, p. 97
  2. ↑ Görlsdorf on Märkische Eiszeitstraße, the northeast of Brandenburg
  3. ↑ Matthäus Cörber : Christian corpse sermon (...) , Königsberg 1650
  4. ^ Oskar Stavenhagen : Genealogical Manual of the Courland Knighthood , Vol .: 1, Görlitz, undated p. 64
personal data
SURNAME Talking, Adam Valentin from
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rhedern, Adam Valentin von; Reder, Adam Valentin von; Rhedern, Adam Valtin of
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Kurbrandenburg colonel, regiment chief and city commander
DATE OF BIRTH May 25, 1589
DATE OF DEATH February 9, 1653