Adrian Gottlieb von Rhein

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Adrian Gottlieb von Rhein (* around 1745; † October 31, 1805 in Tilsit ) was a Prussian major general and head of the regiment .

Life

family

Adrian Gottlieb was a member of the Pomeranian noble family von Rhein and son of the Prussian lieutenant and heir to Wildenhagen Henning Otto von Rhein (1692–1760).

He married Friederike Wilhelmine Albertine Ernestine, Countess Finck von Finckenstein (* August 21, 1761; † July 4, 1835) daughter of Count Ludwig Ernst Finck von Finckenstein (* March 31, 1733; † March 24, 1785) and Christiane Hedwig Felizitas von Schmettau (7 March 1735 - 1 March 1774).

The marriage resulted in three daughters:

  1. Auguste Charlotte (born November 5, 1785 - † January 26, 1835)
  2. Julie Friederike Christiane (1790–1796)
  3. Amalie Caroline (born August 5, 1800)

career

On June 21, 1788, Rhein was promoted to major in Dragoon Regiment No. 7 , became commander in Insterburg in 1797 , rose to colonel on May 21, 1799 and was finally promoted to the rank of major general on May 21, 1805 .

As early as June 15, 1802, he had received the order Pour le Mérite on the occasion of the review and the related meeting with Emperor Alexander I near Memel .

In October 1805, Rhein became chief of Dragoon Regiment No. 7, but he died that same month at the age of 60.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ludwig Wilhelm Brüggemann : Detailed description of the current state of the Königl. Prussian Duchy of Vor and Hinter Pomerania. Volume 2, part 1, Stettin 1784, p. 457 → Gut Wildenhagen
  2. ^ Julius Theodor Bagmihl : Pommersches Wappenbuch . Volume 2, Stettin 1846, p. 42
  3. ↑ Detlev Schwennicke (Ed.): European Family Tables New Series , Volume XX Brandenburg and Prussia 1 , Verlag Vittorio Klostermann , Frankfurt am Main 2002, Plate 140, ISBN 3-465-03166-0
  4. ↑ Gustaf Lehmann: The knights of the order Pour le Mérite. Volume 1, Mittler , Berlin 1913, p. 417
  5. ^ Leopold von Zedlitz-Neukirch : New Preussisches Adels-Lexicon . Volume 4, Leipzig 1837, p. 112
personal data
SURNAME Rhein, Adrian Gottlieb from
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian major general and head of the regiment
DATE OF BIRTH 18th century
DATE OF DEATH October 31, 1805
Place of death Tilsit