Christian Heinrich Wilhelm von Arnstedt

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Christian Heinrich Wilhelm von Arnstedt (born December 6, 1713 on Klingen, † March 14, 1785 in Potsdam ) was a Prussian colonel and commander of the Cuirassier Regiment No. 2 and court marshal of Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm . He was also the master of Großwerther, Lenz and Faulenbenz.

Life

origin

His parents were of Hesse-kasselsche Lt. Col. William Christian of Arnstedt (* December 29, 1665; † August 28, 1726) and his wife Gertraud, born of Uder (* May 15, 1683; † February 19, 1755) from the Black TPF. The chamber director Karl Adrian von Arnstedt (1717–1800) was his brother.

Military career

From 1726 Arnstedt visited the cadet house in Berlin and in 1730 came to the cuirassier regiment No. 2 as a standard junker . In 1737 he became a cornet . In the First Silesian War Arnstedt fought in the Battle of Chotusitz and became a lieutenant in 1741. In the Second Silesian War he took part in the battles at Hohenfriedberg and Soor . In 1745 he became a staff cavalry master and a year later cavalry master . In 1747 he received the order Pour le Mérite . In 1755 he was promoted to major . In the Seven Years' War he fought near Lobositz , Kolin , Breslau , Zorndorf , Liegnitz , Torgau and Reichenbach, where he was wounded in Zorndorf. At that time he was appointed regimental commander in 1760 and promoted to lieutenant colonel. In 1761 he received the Mildenitz fief in Pomerania as a gift from the king.

After the war, Arnstedt received his departure in 1768 and a pension of 700 thalers. But then he was appointed chief steward of the Prince of Prussia. He stayed there until his death. Colonel Ernst Ludwig von Pfuhl became his successor.

family

Arnstedt married Albertine Henriette Karoline von Geuder called Rabensteiner (1725–1803) in 1746. She was the only daughter of Hofmarschall Freiherr Johann Georg von Geuder called Rabensteiner († March 26, 1746). The couple had several children:

  • Wilhelm Albrecht (born August 10, 1851 - † August 2, 1817), Lord on Gransee, Lieutenant Colonel ret. D.
  • Amalie Charlotte Wilhelmine (* 1748; † 19 July 1800) ∞ Karl Ludwig von Goetzen (1733–1789)
  • Caroline Henriette († 1786) ∞ Ernst von Rüchel (1754–1823)

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ 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. 22 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
  2. ↑ Journal for rational politics. P. 411.
  3. ^ Anton Balthasar König : Heine von Pfuhl . In: Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military figures who made themselves famous in the Prussian service . tape 3 . Arnold Wever, Berlin 1790, p. 158 ( Heine von Pfuhl at Wikisource [PDF]).
  4. ^ Leopold von Zedlitz-Neukirch : New Preussisches Adels-Lexicon . Volume 5, Leipzig 1839, p. 179.
  5. ^ Genealogical yearbook. 1982, p. 259.
personal data
SURNAME Arnstedt, Christian Heinrich Wilhelm von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian Colonel, Commander of the Cuirassier Regiment No. 2 and Court Marshal of Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm II.
DATE OF BIRTH December 6, 1713
PLACE OF BIRTH on blades
DATE OF DEATH March 14, 1785
Place of death Potsdam