Adam von Weyherr
Adam von Weyherr (* 1683 ; † December 10, 1744 at Gut Sieten near Teltow ) was a Prussian major general , chief of garrison regiment No. 5 and governor of the Altmark . He was Drost von Bochum and heir of Schmuckentin , Wulchow and Cölpin .
Life
origin
His parents were Christian von Weyherr and his wife Elisabeth von Iwatzhof. His father was the heir to Mulkenthin , Storckow and Parlin .
Military career
He was a major in the body regiment of King Friedrich Wilhelm I when he was appointed Drost von Wetter in 1725 . He rose to the rank of colonel and commander of the regiment. On June 8, 1723, he received the Grandhof , Streckenthin and Cölpin, Gervin and Pribbernow goods from the king . They had already fallen to the king in 1719 through the death of Christoph Friedrich von Manteufel . On March 8, 1739 he was appointed governor of the Altmark. With the reorganization of the military under the new King Friedrich II , he was promoted to major general on June 23, 1740. In addition he received the garrison battalion No. 5, which was increased from older grenadiers of the Potsdam Giant Guard . It received its headquarters in Acken near Magdeburg .
He died on December 10, 1744 at what was then Schlabbrendorffschen Gut Siethen during a trip from Magdeburg to Berlin.
family
In 1738 he married Charlotte Sabine von Schlabbrendorff. He had several daughters with her. His wife inherited a sizable fortune after his death. His daughters include:
- Wilhelmine Louise († December 3, 1771) ⚭ December 29, 1762 Joachim Friedrich von Winterfeld
- Sophie Charlotte Tugendreich (born September 16, 1739; † April 17, 1778) ⚭ I. November 5, 1758 Carl Friedrich von Löschbrandt (born September 14, 1726; † April 9, 1768) ⚭ June 20, 1770 Ernst Sigismund von Mosch (June 30, 1724 - June 11, 1787)
literature
- Anton Balthasar König : Adam von Weyherr . In: Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military figures who made themselves famous in the Prussian service . tape 4 . Arnold Wever, Berlin 1791, p. 214 ( Adam von Weyherr at Wikisource [PDF]).
- Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 1, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1937], DNB 367632764 , pp. 203-204, no. 263.
- Ludwig Gustav von Winterfeld , Erich Wentscher: History of the family of Winterfeld , Volume 2, Damerow 1863, pp. 383–384.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ludwig Wilhelm Brüggemann : Detailed description of the current state of the Königl. Prussian Duchy of Vor and Hinter-Pommern: Which the description of the to the judicial district of the Königl. Provincial colleges in Stettin belonging to the Hinterpommerschen districts , Volume 2, p. 272.
- ↑ Ludwig Gustav von Winterfeld , Erich Wentscher: History of the family von Winterfeld , Volume 2, Damerow 1863, p. 382.
- ↑ Hans von Mosch: On the history of the von Mosch family - Niederlausitzer branch. Part 3, 1997
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Weyherr, Adam from |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Weyher, Adam von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian major general, chief of garrison regiment No. 5, governor of the Altmark |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1683 |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 10, 1744 |
| Place of death | Good seating at Teltow |