Balthasar Alexander von Platen

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Balthasar Alexander von Platen (* 1725 on Gut Dornhof ; † May 6, 1757 outside Prague ) was a Prussian captain and adjutant to Field Marshal Kurt Christoph von Schwerin .

Life

Balthasar Alexander was a member of rügischen noble family von Platen . His parents were the Rügen district administrator , Swedish major and heir to Dornhof, Christoph Ernst von Platen (1687–1753) and his first wife Ulrica Lucretia, née von Bohlen (1701–1732). The Prussian War and Domain Council and Director of the Swedish Court in Western Pomerania Christoph Ernst August von Platen (* 1723) and the Swedish Field Marshal and Governor General of Swedish Pomerania Philip Julius Bernhard von Platen (1732-1805) were his brothers.

Balthasar Alexander joined the Prussian army and served as an officer . He took part in the Silesian Wars , where he suffered several wounds, including as an ensign in the battle of Hohenfriedeberg . Finally he became adjutant to Field Marshal Kurt Christoph von Schwerin and stayed with him as captain in the battle of Prague .

Prince Heinrich of Prussia dedicated a plaque to him (No. 25) on his Rheinsberg obelisk :

"V. Platen, adjutant to Marshal Schwerin. He combined all the qualities that gave hope that he would replace this great man. It fell to his side on May 6th, 1757. "

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of noble houses , fourth year, Justus Perthes , Gotha 1903, p. 696.
  2. ^ Rolf Straubel : Biographical manual of the Prussian administrative and judicial officials 1740–1806 / 15 . In: Historical Commission to Berlin (Ed.): Individual publications . 85. KG Saur Verlag, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-598-23229-9 , pp. 739 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
  3. ^ Anton Balthasar König : Biography of the Königl. Prussia. Field Marshal General Kurt Christoph Count von Schwerin: On the occasion of Berger's copperplate engraving, presenting Schwerin's death, put on Kunze, Berlin a. Frankfurt ad Oder 1790, p. 39.
  4. ^ Adam Heinrich Dietrich von Bülow : Prince Heinrich of Prussia. Critical history of his campaigns , Himburg, Berlin 1805, p. 392.
personal data
SURNAME Platen, Balthasar Alexander von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian captain and adjutant
DATE OF BIRTH 1725
PLACE OF BIRTH Dornhof estate
DATE OF DEATH May 6, 1757
Place of death Prague