Asmus Ehrenreich von Bredow

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Asmus Ehrenreich von Bredow

Asmus Ehrenreich von Bredow (born April 29, 1693 in Senzke ( Westhavelland district ), † February 15, 1756 in Halberstadt ) was a Prussian lieutenant general and governor of Kolberg . He was also a knight of the Order of the Black Eagle , Canon of Brandenburg, owner of two administrative authorities , heir to the Worin estates in East Prussia .

His father was Asmus Ehrenreich von Bredow the Elder (* July 8, 1646, † April 17, 1705) and his mother was his wife Katharina Marie von Briest. His brother was Mathias Christoph von Bredow (born February 27, 1685 Senzke; † October 20, 1734 on Worinen), who made a name for himself as a Prussian civil servant for the drainage of the Luch and the economic development of East Prussia and Lithuania.

Life

He studied from 1711 to 1713 at the University of Halle . 1714 then came to the Prussian army in the infantry regiment (waiting life). There he became an ensign on May 19, 1714. In 1715 he took part in the Pomeranian campaign. He stood out for his scholarship and was appointed governor of Hamm on March 13, 1739 . He was a favorite of King Friedrich Wilhelm I and so he was allowed to keep the night watch during his illness until the king died. The new King Friedrich II promoted him from major to colonel of the newly established guard in 1740. On May 13, 1743, he was also governor of Schluesselburg . He also became major general and chief of the 33rd Infantry Regiment . In 1744 he was transferred to Infantry Regiment 21 , of which he remained in command until 1756. On May 24, 1747 he was promoted to lieutenant general. In 1748 he received the Order of the Black Eagle. in September 1749 he became governor of Kolberg.

He became an honorary member of the Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences on November 30, 1753 .

He was buried in Halberstadt Cathedral.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Hans Branig:  Bredow, Mathias Christoph von. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 2, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1955, ISBN 3-428-00183-4 , p. 567 ( digitized version ).
  2. ↑ The following officers are said to have kept watch: Friedrich Christoph von Saldern , Hans Christoph Friedrich von Hacke , Christian Ludwig von Kalsow
    Gottlob Naumann : Collection of unprinted messages, so the history of the campaigns. Volume 1, 1782, p. 247, digitized
  3. ^ Werner Hartkopf: The Berlin Academy of Sciences: its members and award winners. Akademie-Verlag, Berlin 1992, ISBN 3-05-002153-5 , p. 45
personal data
SURNAME Bredow, Asmus Ehrenreich from
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian nobleman and officer
DATE OF BIRTH April 29, 1693
PLACE OF BIRTH Senzke
DATE OF DEATH February 15, 1756
Place of death Halberstadt