Bernhard Friedrich von Eickstedt
Bernhard Friedrich von Eickstedt (born October 3, 1731 in Warsin , Pyritz district , † February 27, 1796 in Salzwedel ) was a Prussian major general .
Life
origin
His parents were the heir of Warsin Joachim Christoph von Eickstedt (* 1702; † April 6, 1790) and his first wife Anna Marie, born von Lichten-Scholten († September 16, 1750).
Military career
On August 13, 1747, Eickstedt became a cadet in Berlin and on June 12, 1752 he joined the cuirassier regiment "von Bredow" as a standard junker . There he became a cornet on June 12, 1754 . During the Seven Years' War that followed , Eickstedt fought in the battles near Lobositz , Roßbach , Leuthen , Zorndorf and Torgau . On March 9, 1757 he became a lieutenant, on May 16, 1760 staff officer and on February 12, 1762 Rittmeister and company commander .
After the war, it was not until September 22, 1772 that he was promoted to major . Eickstedt took part in the War of the Bavarian Succession in 1778/79 . On May 26, 1783 he became lieutenant colonel , on March 1, 1786 colonel and rose to regiment commander on December 9, 1788. On August 27, 1790 he was promoted to major general and on May 30, 1791 his resignation with a pension of 1000 thalers. On June 13, 1791, he was also given permission to continue to wear the regiment's uniform. He died on February 27, 1796 in Salzwedel.
family
Eickstedt married Luise Sophie Friederike von Alvensleben (born September 26, 1745 - April 18, 1807) on November 17, 1767 from the Zichtau family. The couple had several children including:
- Friedrich Werner Scipio (born September 26, 1772; † September 30, 1855), Major a. D.
- ⚭ June 3, 1811 Sophie Maria Charlotte Jochmus (* November 7, 1785 - † November 28, 1812)
- ⚭ October 16, 1816 Henriette Wilhelmine Jander († 1878)
- Anna Hedwig (* 1780), canoness in Cammin Monastery ⚭ Dr. NN rock
- Friderike Henriette Sophie (* 1784) ⚭ 1811 Georg Karl Friedrich von Schenk, Premier Lieutenant
literature
- Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 2, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1937], DNB 367632772 , p. 334, no. 819.
- Anton Balthasar König : Bernhard Friedrich von Eickstedt . In: Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military figures who made themselves famous in the Prussian service . tape 4 . Arnold Wever, Berlin 1791, p. 361 ( Bernhard Friedrich von Eickstedt at Wikisource [PDF]).
- Karl August Ludwig von Eickstedt: Family book of the dynastic sex of the von Eickstedt in Thuringia. P. 263f. 207. Bernd Friedrich
Individual evidence
- ^ Siegmund Wilhelm Wohlbrück, Hellmut Kretzschmar: Historical messages from the Alvensleben gender. Volume 3, pp. 334f.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Eickstedt, Bernhard Friedrich von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian major general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 3, 1731 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Warsin , Pyritz district |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 27, 1796 |
| Place of death | Salzwedel |