Franz Ludwig von Rossieres
Franz Ludwig von Rossieres (* 1710 in Nyon / Vaud (Switzerland); † June 28, 1778 in Schönwalde in Silesia) was a royal Prussian major general, chief of infantry regiment No. 50 and commandant of the Silberberg fortress .
His family comes from Savoy and he initially served in Sardinia . 1770 entered Prussian service as a colonel. He got the newly established garrison battalion of the fortress Silberberg, as well as the position of the commander there. On May 21, 1772 he was appointed major general. He died on June 28, 1778 in Schönwalde in Silesia.
He was married to one of Schlieben . After his death, the widow built the later Königsmarcksches Palais in Berlin.
literature
- Anton Balthasar König : Franz Ludwig von Rosieres . In: Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military people . tape III . Arnold Wever, Berlin 1790, p. 320 ( digitized version in the Google book search).
- Leopold von Zedlitz-Neukirch : New Prussian Nobility Lexicon . Volume 4, 1837, p. 131 ( digitized in the Google book search).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rolf Straubel: "He just wants to know that the army is mine". Friedrich II. And his officers. BWV, Berliner Wissenschaftsverlag, Berlin 2012, ISBN 978-3-8305-3017-6 , p. 357 ( limited preview in the Google book search)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rossieres, Franz Ludwig von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rosières, Louis de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian major general, commandant of the Silberberg fortress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1710 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nyon |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 28, 1778 |
| Place of death | Schönwalde in Silesia |