Albrecht of Anhalt

Albrecht von Anhalt (born June 24, 1735 on the Kleckewitz manor; † August 26, 1802 in Dessau ) was a Prussian major general .

Life

Albrecht was the son of Wilhelm Gustav von Anhalt-Dessau (1699–1737) and his wife Johanne Sophie Herre (1706–1795). The two were morganatically married. Only after the death of the father were the children recognized under the name "von Anhalt".

Anhalt was initially in the service of Hesse-Kassel for a short time before he was hired on July 31, 1752 as a second lieutenant in the infantry regiment "von Bredow" of the Prussian Army . In the Battle of Kunersdorf on August 12, 1759, he was hit by a bullet, which only caused bruises. On June 13, 1765, Anhalt became captain and company commander . As a major he fought in the campaign in 1778/79 and was awarded the order Pour le Mérite on October 3, 1778 for his services . His request for faster transport, with reference to his long service life, did not comply with King Friedrich II . Then he called in sick and said goodbye . His attempt to enter Saxon service as a colonel failed.

It was not until May 23, 1788, at the request of King Friedrich Wilhelm II, that he was employed again in the Prussian army as lieutenant colonel and chief of the fusilier battalion "von Baer". In 1789 he became a colonel and in 1794 a major general. In 1795 he received the “von Favrat” infantry regiment . He took his leave in 1800 with an annual pension of 1000 thalers. His request for award of the character as a lieutenant general rejected King Friedrich Wilhelm III. from.

family

Albrecht von Anhalt was married to Sophie Luise Henriette von Wedel (1750–1773) since June 24, 1764 . She was the daughter of Christian Heinrich von Wedel (* 1724) and his wife Anne Luise Philippine, born von Preuss (* 1728). The couple had the following children:

Friederike Fernandine Wilhelmine (1765–1767)
Friedrich Heinrich Leopold Albrecht (1766–1803), Elector of Saxony, later Prussian officer
Luise Karoline Sophie (1767–1842) ⚭ Franz Johann Georg von Waldersee (1763–1823), illegitimate son of Leopold III. from Anhalt-Dessau
Friedrich Heinrich Wilhelm (1769–1792), Forstreferandar
August Gustav (1772–1823), Prussian officer

literature

Anton Balthasar König : Albrecht von Anhalt . In: Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military figures who made themselves famous in the Prussian service . tape 4 . Arnold Wever, Berlin 1791, p. 332 ( Albrecht von Anhalt at Wikisource [PDF]).
Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 2, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1937], DNB 367632772 , pp. 408-410, no. 893.

Karl Heinrich Siegfried Rödenbeck : Contributions to the enrichment and explanation of the life descriptions of Friedrich Wilhelm I and Frederick the Great. Volume 1, Berlin 1836, p. 187 ( books.google.de ).

Journal of the Arts, Science, and History of War. Volume 10, Berlin, Posen and Bromberg 1827, p. 127 ( books.google.de )

Web links

family tree

Individual evidence

^ Sophie Luise Henriette [von Wedel] . In: Marcelli Janecki , Deutsche Adelsgenossenschaft (Hrsg.): Yearbook of the German nobility . First volume. WT Bruer's Verlag, Berlin 1896, p. 925 ( dlib.rsl.ru ).

personal data
SURNAME	Anhalt, Albrecht von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Anhalt, Albert von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Prussian major general
DATE OF BIRTH	June 24, 1735
PLACE OF BIRTH	Kleckewitz manor
DATE OF DEATH	August 26, 1802
Place of death	Dessau

[1] Sophie Luise Henriette [von Wedel] . In: Marcelli Janecki , Deutsche Adelsgenossenschaft (Hrsg.): Yearbook of the German nobility . First volume. WT Bruer's Verlag, Berlin 1896, p. 925 ( dlib.rsl.ru ).