Christian Wilhelm von Stangen

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Christian Wilhelm von Stangen (born March 7, 1743 in Braunschweig , † April 15, 1809 in Riesenburg ) was a Prussian major general .

Life

Military career

Stangen went into service in Brunswick in 1760 and joined the “Koppelow” regiment. During the Seven Years' War he fought under Duke Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand of Braunschweig and distinguished himself in the battle near Dellinghausen. At that time he became an ensign on September 15, 1761 .

After the war, Stangen was promoted to lieutenant and was transferred to the body regiment on January 24, 1773. But on October 11, 1772 he said goodbye and the Duke Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand placed him in Prussian services . Stangen came on November 1, 1773 as a prime lieutenant with a patent on September 6, 1770 in the infantry regiment "von Rosen" . There he became a staff captain on June 20, 1775 and as such took part in the War of the Bavarian Succession . On June 14, 1780 he became captain and company commander . Stangen rose to major on June 27, 1790 and took part in the campaign in Poland in 1794/95 . There he suffered a fracture and had to go back for treatment. On September 16, 1795 he was then appointed battalion commander. On May 20, 1798 he rose to lieutenant colonel with a patent from June 19, 1798 and on May 20, 1800 he became a colonel with a patent from June 2, 1800. On April 4, 1803 he was appointed commander of the von Natzmer infantry regiment " . Because of the persistent complaints from his break, Stangen received his resignation as major general on October 23, 1806 , and a pension could initially be paid. He died on April 15, 1809 in Riesenburg.

family

Stangen married Johanna Albertine Antoinette Wilhelmine von Rosenberg-Gruszczynski (* December 21, 1763, † October 22, 1830) [Littchen] in 1784 . The couple had several children:

  • Friederike Luise Christiane (* before 1780), nobility legitimation October 29, 1790
  • Karl Wilhelm Ernst (born April 9, 1781, † April 14, 1853), major, lord of Klein-Wrozsen
⚭ Mathilde Friederike Romeike († 1830)
⚭ June 11, 1830 (divorce 1831) Caroline Emilie Grinda († February 19, 1851) widow of Adam Faerber
  • Emilie Charlotte Albertine Eleonore (* 1783)
  • Karoline Wilhelmine Henriette Franziska (* April 24, 1785 - June 21, 1853) ⚭ Count Wilhelm Ernst von Hülsen (* June 17, 1781 - March 13, 1832), 1st Hussar Regiment, Knight of the Order of St. John, brother of Major General Friedrich August von Hülsen (1779–1858)
  • Antoniette (born August 3, 1788 - † March 14, 1805)
  • Ferdinand Anton Franz Johann (born March 10, 1789 - † October 15, 1841), retired Rittmeister. D., Knight of the Order of St. John ⚭ Elise Therese Franziska von Bülzingslöwen (* June 12, 1790: † April 27, 1865)
  • Sophie Antoinette Albertine Johanna (* 1796; † October 30, 1836) ⚭ Karl von Schlabrendorff
  • Albert Anton Karl Christian (born July 16, 1797 - † August 7, 1872), retired Premier Lieutenant D. ⚭ Emma Theodore Erdmunde von Stangen (* January 24, 1812 - April 7, 1841)
  • Johanna (* 1798; † September 13, 1835) Hey Wilhelm von Heyn, Major a. D.
  • Henriette Wilhelmine Ulrike Leopoldine (* November 13, 1799 - August 31, 1800)
  • Kurt Friedrich Franz Georg (born March 6, 1804 - † August 18, 1862), Premier Lieutenant

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Yearbook of the German Nobility , Volume 3, 1899, p.357
  2. ↑ Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the count's houses . Justus Perthes, Gotha 1872, p. 384.
  3. ↑ New Nekrolog der Deutschen for the year 1832, Volume 1, p.374f , obituary
personal data
SURNAME Stangen, Christian Wilhelm von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian major general
DATE OF BIRTH March 7, 1743
PLACE OF BIRTH Braunschweig
DATE OF DEATH April 15, 1809
Place of death Giant castle