Christoph Friedrich von Schöning
Christoph Friedrich von Schöning (* 1737 in Schönrade in the Friedeberg Nm district ; † December 1, 1797 ibid) was a Prussian major general .
Life
origin
His parents were the colonel in Dragoon Regiment No. 3 Christoph Friedrich von Schöning (1690–1769) and his wife Marie Eleonore, née von Bergen. His father was the heir of Schönrade and Birkholz.
Military career
In 1754 Schöning joined the cuirassier regiment No. 2 of the Prussian Army as a standard junker . During the Seven Years' War he fought in the battles of Lobositz , Kolin , Breslau , Zorndorf , Kunersdorf , Liegnitz , Torgau and Reichenbach as well as in the sieges of Prague, Dresden and Schweidnitz. At that time he was cornet on February 25, 1757 , lieutenant on February 25, 1760 and May 27, 1762 staff assistant master . He then lasted until January 6, 1778, when he was appointed Rittmeister and company commander. As such, he took part in the War of the Bavarian Succession in 1778/79 . On 20 June 1783, he was Major , on October 4, 1790 Lieutenant Colonel and on January 22, 1793 , Colonel . On July 9, 1794 he received his resignation and a pension of 600 thalers, and on August 8, 1794 he was given the character of major general. He died on December 1, 1797 on Schönrade.
He introduced the Mecklenburg farmhouse and the Mecklenburg hook on Gut Schönrade , which was also soon adopted by the other goods.
family
Schöning married Elisabeth Ernestine von Maltzahn (* 1760; † 14 May 1854) in Rottmannshagen (Mecklenburg) on November 15, 1782 . She was later chief stewardess of Prince Friedrich of Prussia. The couple had several children including:
- Friederike Eleonore Elise Helmine (* August 26, 1783; † September 18, 1808)
- ∞ Karl Ludwig von Malzahn († 1800), Second Lieutenant
- ∞ Karl Ernst Christian von Waldow (1766–1831) on Steinhöfel, Colonel
- Helmut Albrecht Wilhelm Theodor (* May 5, 1785 - October 24, 1864), Major ∞ Freiin Hedwig Charlotte Frederike Riedesel zu Eisenbach (* October 4, 1788 - February 24, 1848), daughter of General Friedrich Adolf Riedesel
- Bernhard Karl Ludwig Friedrich (* 1787; † June 6, 1813 in the military hospital in Opole), seriously wounded in the battle near Haynau on May 26, 1813, received a memorial in Opole and was on the plaque of honor of the Guard Regiment in the garrison church of Berlin noted
- Ernestine Eleonore Philippine Friederike († 1815), twin sister of Elisabeth
- Elisabeth August Albertine Friederike († September 24, 1837)
- Amalie Auguste Johanna († July 22, 1840) ∞ Adolf von Dewitz (1787–1816) from the Miltzow family, parents of Ulrich Otto von Dewitz (1814–1871)
literature
- Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 2, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1937], DNB 367632772 , p. 428, no. 902.
- Kurd von Schöning : Historical news of the von Schöning family. P. 183f. Christoph Friedrich II.
- Yearbook of the German Nobility . Tape. 2, 1898, pp. 875f.
Web links
- Christoph Friedrich von Schöning at online-ofb.de
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schöning, Christoph Friedrich von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian major general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1737 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schönrade, Friedeberg district Nm. |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 1, 1797 |
| Place of death | Schönrade |