Franz Ludwig Wimpffen
Franz Ludwig Herold Wimpffen , Baron von Wimpffen-Berneburg (* 1732 in Zweibrücken , † December 24, 1800 in Mainz ) was a French officer.
Life
He entered French service, participated in the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War and in 1760 played an important role as a general at the court of Duke Carl von Württemberg . In 1770 he returned to French service as a colonel and commander of a German regiment, became the commandant of Neubreisach in 1789 , was imprisoned as an aristocrat during the revolution and died in Mainz on December 24, 1800. He left behind "Mémoires" (Par. 1788). His grave is in the cemetery of St. Peter's Church .
Since 1759 his wife was Marie Magdalena Kunigunde Goy (born July 31, 1743 in Frankfurt am Main ; † January 24, 1820 there), daughter of the Hesse-Darmstadt court counselor and envoy to the Upper Rhine district convention in Frankfurt , Christian Friedrich Goy (1692–1748) .
His son Franz Karl Eduard von Wimpffen (born January 2, 1776, † 1842) was a major general in Württemberg and was raised to the rank of count by Emperor Franz II on April 8, 1797.
See also
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Wimpffen, Franz Ludwig (1732-1800) . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 56th part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1888, p. 241 ( digitized version ).
- Bernhard von Poten : Wimpffen, Friedrich Ludwig Freiherr von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 43, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1898, p. 326 f.
Individual evidence
- ^ Wimpffen, Franz Ludwig von. Hessian biography. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
- ^ Goy, Christian Friedrich. Hessian biography. (As of March 4, 2010). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
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SURNAME | Wimpffen, Franz Ludwig |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Baron von Wimpffen-Berneburg; Wimpffen, Franz Ludwig Herold (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Wuerttemberg officer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1732 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Zweibrücken |
DATE OF DEATH | December 24, 1800 |
Place of death | Mainz |