Christoph Bernhard von Nagel

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Christoph Bernhard von Nagel (born August 15, 1665 ; † November 27, 1726 ) was the godchild of Prince-Bishop Christoph Bernhard von Galen and known as the "great general".

Life

Origin and family

Christoph Bernhard von Nagel grew up as the son of Dietrich Hermann von Nagel (* 1621; † 14 April 1685 at Haus Vornholz ) and his wife Magarethe Magdalene von Schilder adH Königshausen († 23 July 1675) together with his siblings Appolonia Margaretha Magdalena (canon in Geseke) and Georg Levin (officer and commander of the Teutonic Order ) in the ancient Westphalian noble family von Nagel .

Act

Like his father, Christoph Bernhard embarked on a military career and made it to the position of lieutenant general in the service of the prince-bishop . He took part in the Turkish Wars early on . On November 16, 1678 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel on horseback in the regiment of Bönninghausen and on February 28, 1684 to lieutenant colonel on horseback in the regiment of Wendt Kurköln . On August 10, 1686 he married Anna Odilia Charlotte von Brabeck zu Letmathe († February 5, 1704). Her parents were Franz Adrian Melchior and Christine Elisabeth von Wachtendonck. From the marriage the children Appolonia Margaretha Louise (canon in Freckenhorst ), Hermann Werner (Amtsdroste in Winzenburg) and Edmund Friedrich Levin (Major General and Amtsdorste in Stromberg) emerged. On April 22nd, 1685, after the death of his father, he became the official of Stromberg . On March 3, 1687, the revolt to the knighthood of Münster took place . On December 18, 1688 he was promoted to colonel on horseback, which earned him the command of a new regiment on horseback. On November 30, 1702 he was brigadier of the cavalry and on March 15, 1709 lieutenant general of the cavalry. On December 22nd, 1723 he finally became commander in chief of Warendorf .

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SURNAME Nagel, Christoph Bernhard from
BRIEF DESCRIPTION General in Munster
DATE OF BIRTH August 15, 1665
DATE OF DEATH November 27, 1726