Albrecht Friedrich of Brandenburg-Schwedt
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Albrecht Friedrich, Prince of Prussia, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt (born January 24, 1672 in Berlin ; † June 21, 1731 in Friedrichsfelde Palace ) was Lieutenant General of Brandenburg and Prussia and master of the Order of St. John .
Life
Albrecht Friedrich was a son of the Brandenburg Elector Friedrich Wilhelm and his second wife Dorothea . His brother Philipp Wilhelm was governor of Magdeburg from 1692 to 1711. In 1689, at the beginning of the Palatinate War of Succession against France, Albrecht Friedrich volunteered with the Prussian troops. On May 10, 1692 he became chief of a regiment on horseback and on March 14, 1693 major general . In 1694 he took part in the campaign in Italy and became lieutenant general on March 9, 1695. In 1696 the margrave became master master of the Order of St. John and on January 17, 1701 knight of the High Order of the Black Eagle .
Since February 14, 1702 head of an infantry regiment, he fought as commander of the Prussian corps in the Netherlands against France as part of the War of the Spanish Succession . In November of the same year he had to give up this post due to illness. In 1706 he became governor in Western Pomerania . 1711 Albrecht Friedrich took over the Domänengut in Altfriedland that from the 1540/46 secularized Cistercian - Kloster Friedland had emerged and to Klostersee enough. After his death, the estate went to his son Karl Friedrich Albrecht.
family
Since October 31, 1703, Albrecht Friedrich was married to Princess Maria Dorothea (1684–1743), daughter of Duke Casimir of Courland , with whom he had the following children:
- Friedrich (1704–1707)
- Karl Albrecht (1705–1762)
- Anna Sophia Charlotte (1706–1751)
- ⚭ 1723 Duke Wilhelm Heinrich of Saxony-Eisenach (1691–1741)
- Luise Wilhelmine (1709–1726)
- Friedrich (1710–1741), killed as a Prussian colonel in Mollwitz
- Albertine (1712-1750)
- ⚭ 1733 Prince Viktor II. Friedrich von Anhalt-Bernburg (1700–1765)
- Friedrich Wilhelm (1715–1744)
literature
- Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 1, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1937], DNB 367632764 , pp. 53-54, no. 89.
- Adolf Wilhelm Ernst von Winterfeld : History of the knightly order of St. Johannis from the hospital in Jerusalem: with special consideration of the Brandenburg ballot or the masterclass of Sonnenburg. Berendt, Berlin 1859 pp. 750-752.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Uta Puls: Altfriedland . In: H. Jürgen Feuerstake, Oliver H. Schmidt (Ed.): The Cistercians and their monasteries in Brandenburg. A cultural, historical and tourist guide. Revised and expanded 2nd edition, Lukas Verlag, Berlin 2005, p. 57 ISBN 3-936872-23-6
- ^ Theodor Fontane : Friedland. In: Walks through the Mark Brandenburg in 8 volumes. Volume 2 Oderland . Gotthard Erler , Rudolf Mingau (ed.), Aufbau-Verlag , Berlin 1997, pp. 165f. See also the next chapter Kunersdorf. ISBN 3-7466-5702-4 ( chapter Friedland in the text log )
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Karl Philipp of Brandenburg-Schwedt |
Master of the Balley Brandenburg of the Order of St. John 1696–1731 |
Karl Friedrich Albrecht of Brandenburg-Schwedt |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Albrecht Friedrich of Brandenburg-Schwedt |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Albrecht Friedrich Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt; Albrecht Friedrich Prince of Prussia |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brandenburg-Prussian lieutenant general and master master of the Order of St. John, Prince of Prussia, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 24, 1672 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 21, 1731 |
| Place of death | Friedrichsfelde Castle |