Adolph Friedrich von der Schulenburg

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Adolph Friedrich von der Schulenburg - Lieutenant General of the Schulenburg Regiment under Frederick the Great and one of the most important representatives of the family

Adolph Friedrich Freiherr von der Schulenburg , Count von der Schulenburg since 1728 , from the House of Beetzendorf (born December 8, 1685 in Wolfenbüttel ; † April 10, 1741 in Mollwitz ) was a lieutenant general in the Prussian army and confidante of King Friedrich Wilhelm I of Prussia . His children founded the Wolfsburg branch of the von der Schulenburg family .

Life

Adolph Friedrich was the son of Friedrich Achaz von der Schulenburg (1647–1701), a high-ranking court official of the Brunswick dukes , and Margarethe Gertrud née. von der Schulenburg (1659–1697), sister of the Venetian Field Marshal Count Matthias Johann von der Schulenburg . At the age of 16 he went to the Knight Academy in Lüneburg in 1701 and then studied for three years in Utrecht . His military career began in 1705 in the Hanover Army, from which he switched to Prussian service in 1713 . From 1724 he commanded a Prussian dragoon regiment in Landsberg an der Warthe , which was later named after him. This unit was next to the Lange Kerls the adornment of the Prussian army, since their members were selected, well dressed and mounted.

Adolph Friedrich won the personal trust of his king, Friedrich Wilhelm I of Prussia (the soldier king ). Through delicate missions on behalf of the ruler, he became a close adviser, experienced generals and accomplished diplomats. In the father-son conflict between the king and his son, Friedrich II. (Who later became Frederick the Great), Adolph Friedrich von der Schulenburg was temporarily entrusted with the supervision of the stubborn Crown Prince.

When the king died in 1740 and his son Friedrich II came to power, there was a conflict between his successor and Adolph Friedrich von der Schulenburg. His dragoon regiment was demoted personally by the new king. Nevertheless, the new ruler promoted him to lieutenant general in 1740 and awarded him the highest Prussian distinction, the Order of the Black Eagle . Because of the ongoing differences with the king, Adolph Friedrich, at the age of 55, asked to resign from military service. The king refused and sent him to the First Silesian War in 1741 . There he died on April 10, 1741 at the Battle of Mollwitz at the age of 56. He is buried in the church in Beetzendorf , the headquarters of the Schulenburg family .

Title and legacy

Adolph Friedrich Freiherr von der Schulenburg and his brother Christian Günther Freiherr von der Schulenburg received the hereditary title of imperial count on December 7, 1728 by Emperor Karl VI .

Adolph Friedrich's marriage to Anna Adelheit Catharina von Bartensleben (1699–1756) in 1718 resulted in the Wolfsburg line of the von der Schulenburg family. Due to the death of her father Gebhard Werner von Bartensleben in 1742, his widow became the sole heir to the von Bartensleben estates with Wolfsburg Castle . The Wolfsburg family branch developed from their 15 children together. The couple's children included:

  • Magarethe Luise (born December 31, 1721) ⚭ 1740 Abraham Friedrich von Arnim, Herr auf Kröchlendorff , parents of Albrecht Heinrich von Arnim
  • Gebhard Werner (* December 20, 1722; † August 23, 1788) ⚭ 1757 Sophie Charlotte von Veltheim (* January 26, 1735; † November 13, 1793)
  • Karoline Wilhelmine (born March 20, 1724) ⚭ 1748 Freiherr Ludwig Schenk von Wintersted (1715–1762) Lord on Holm, district administrator
  • Sophie Frederike Charlotte (March 17, 18251; † June 10, 1772) ⚭ 1754 Georg Ludwig I von der Schulenburg-Hehlen (* July 23, 1719; † October 30, 1774)
  • Maria Albertine (born March 27, 1726; † July 9, 1793) ⚭ 1746 Georg Heinrich von Arnim (1717–1793), Herr auf Werbelow, parents of Otto Albrecht von Arnim
  • Friedrich August (born September 25, 1727; † April 9, 1797) ⚭ 1757 Henriette Sophia von der Schulenburg (born January 1, 1736; † June 25, 1800)
  • Christina Amalie (born November 6, 1732) ⚭ 1753 Friedrich Wilhelm von Witzleben (1714–1791), Lord of Wolmirstedt, chief steward in Saxony-Weissenfels
  • Helena (born October 6, 1734; † December 9, 1776) ⚭ 1761 Emmerich Otto August von Estorff , Herr auf Berensdorf and verses
  • Johanna Adelheid (* November 27, 1735 - May 12, 1805) ⚭ Gotthelf Dietrich von Ende (* June 4, 1726 - October 13, 1798), Minister of the Electorate of Hanover
  • Achatius Wilhelm (* May 28, 1738; † March 30, 1808) ⚭ 1762 Dorothea Christina Schenk von Flechtingen (* June 11, 1741; † February 22, 1823)
  • Albrecht Ludwig (Albert Ludovikus) (* April 4, 1741; † 1784) ⚭ Auguste Friederike von Stammer (* 1751; † 1809)

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Peter Steckhan: Schulenburg (Beetzendorf), Anna Catharina vd born Adelheit v. Bartens life. in: Horst-Rüdiger Jarck , Dieter Lent et al. (Ed.): Braunschweigisches Biographisches Lexikon - 8th to 18th century . Appelhans Verlag, Braunschweig 2006, ISBN 3-937664-46-7 , p. 637/638 .
  2. ↑ http://www.welt-der-wappen.de/Heraldik/Galerien/galerie788.htm
personal data
SURNAME Schulenburg, Adolph Friedrich von der
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schulenburg-Beetzendorf, Adolph Friedrich von der
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Imperial Count, Lieutenant General in the Prussian Army and confidante of King Friedrich Wilhelm I of Prussia
DATE OF BIRTH December 8, 1685
PLACE OF BIRTH Wolfenbüttel
DATE OF DEATH April 10, 1741
Place of death Mollwitz