David Adolph von Wulffen

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David Adolph von Wulffen († July 2, 1704 at Schellenberg ) was a Prussian brigadier , chief of the infantry regiment of the same name and district administrator of the Greifenhagen district . He was also the governor of Schlandstedt, Schwedt and Wildenbruch, a knight of the Order of St. John and heir to Selchow and Spinterfelde.

Life

origin

His parents were the royal Swedish district administrator of the district of Greifenhagen Kaspar Dietlof von Wulffen (1617–1674) and his wife Anna Catharina, née von Steinwehr († 1655).

Military career

In 1692 he became a lieutenant colonel in the “de Briquemault” infantry regiment and on May 25, 1695, commander of Wesel . In 1703 the chief of his regiment Lieutenant General von Schlabberndorf was transferred to the Küstrin fortress as governor . Wulffen was then appointed colonel and new head of the regiment. Shortly afterwards he became a brigadier. During the War of the Spanish Succession he fought in the Battle of Schellenberg in 1704 . There he led the first attack on the mountain, where he fell. He was buried in the main church in Nördlingen.

family

Wulffen married Henriette Dorothea von Dankelmann on October 18, 1683 , a daughter of the Minister Eberhard von Danckelman from his first marriage. The couple had their daughter Luise Juliane, who married Chamberlain Friedrich Heinrich von Barfuß († November 1, 1728).

literature

  • Anton Balthasar König : David Adolph von Wulffen . In: Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military figures who made themselves famous in the Prussian service . tape 4 . Arnold Wever, Berlin 1791, p. 282 ( David Adolph von Wulffen at Wikisource [PDF]).
  • Most pleasant wedding party for Mr. David Adolph von Wulffen. 1698, digitized

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Genealogical yearbook. 1985, volumes 25-27, p. 134.
  2. ^ Curt Jany : Documentary contributions and research on the history of the Prussian Army. P. 163 .
  3. ^ Leopold von Zedlitz-Neukirch : New Preussisches Adels-Lexicon . Volume 3, p. 357.
  4. ↑ Ludwig Wilhelm Brüggemann : Detailed description of the current state of the royal. Prussian duchy of Vor and Hinter Pomerania. Stettin, Effenbart 1779–1784, p. 83. Selchow
personal data
SURNAME Wulffen, David Adolph von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian brigadier, head of regiment, commander of Wesel
DATE OF BIRTH 17th century
DATE OF DEATH July 2, 1704
Place of death Schellenberg