Emanuel Ernst Albrecht von Czettritz
Emanuel Ernst Albrecht von Czettritz (born September 29, 1729 in Silesia, † January 16, 1798 in Kadlau ( Neumark district )) was a Prussian major general .
Life
origin
His parents were the heir of Grünhof (Wartenberg district) Johann Gottfried von Czettritz (* January 17, 1704; † 1759) and his wife Helene Wilhelmine, born von Prittwitz from the House of Constadt.
Military career
On January 6, 1744, Czettritz became a private corporal in the "Dohna" fusilier regiment . During the Second Silesian War he fought in the battle of Hohenfriedberg , the siege of Cosel and the battle near Jägersdorf. On April 22, 1745 he was made an ensign .
After the war he became second lieutenant on September 3, 1751 . In the Seven Years' War he took part in the battles near Prague , Kolin , Leuthen and Zorndorf . He became a staff captain on October 11, 1759 and a captain and company commander on December 25, 1760 .
On June 4, 1773, Czettritz was promoted to major and took part in the War of the Bavarian Succession in 1778/79 . On June 8, 1782 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and became commander of the infantry regiment "von Anhalt" . On September 30, 1784 he became a colonel . At the review on August 21, 1788, the king awarded him the order Pour le Mérite . On January 6, 1790, Czettritz received his resignation as major general.
He died on January 16, 1798 in Kadlau (Neumark district).
family
On November 21, 1765, Czettritz married a von Viebing, the eldest daughter of Privy Councilor Viebing from Breslau . The couple had the following children:
- Hans Ernst Wilhelm (born March 13, 1767)
- Siegmund Alexander Wilhelm (May 6, 1768 - June 23, 1770)
- Friedrich Albert (born April 19, 1768 - † April 23, 1768)
- Heinrich Hermann Leonhard (born October 3, 1771)
- Leopoldina Charlotte Dominica (born December 31, 1772) ∞ Karl Wilhelm von Schmidhals
- Ulrike Christiane (* March 26, 1774; † May 21, 1798) ∞ Ernst Ferdinand von Zedlitz (* July 1773; † March 12, 1814)
literature
- Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 2, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1937], DNB 367632772 , pp. 326-327, no. 808.
- Johann Wilhelm Franz von Krohne : General Teutsches Adels-Lexicon. Volume 1, part 1, Fuchs, Lübeck 1774, p. 179.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Czettritz, Emanuel Ernst Albrecht von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian major general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 29, 1729 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Silesia |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 16, 1798 |
| Place of death | Kadlau ( Neumark district ) |