Franz Thuro von Großkreutz

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Franz Thuro von Großkreutz (* 1712 - † August 1769 in Aken (Elbe) ) was a Prussian colonel , chief of garrison regiment No. 4 and knight of the Swedish Order of the Sword .

Life

Großkreutz was born in Sweden and entered Prussian service in 1740 . Under Friedrich II. He came as a captain in the newly established infantry regiment "Margrave Heinrich" . There he was promoted to major on March 24, 1744 . In May 1753 he came to the fusilier regiment "von Jungkenn" , there he became lieutenant colonel in 1764 and later a colonel .

After the Seven Years' War in 1765, he was appointed chief of Garrison Regiment No. 4 . He died in Acken in August 1769.

literature

  • Anton Balthasar König : Franz Thuro von Großkreutz . In: Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military figures who made themselves famous in the Prussian service . tape 2 . Arnold Wever, Berlin 1789, p. 78 ( Franz Thuro von Großkreutz at Wikisource [PDF]).
  • History of the war that has been waged in Germany and its neighboring countries since 1756. P. 486.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ New genealogical-historical news. Volume 41, p. 666. Appointment to major
  2. ↑ Christian Friedrich Hempel : Heroes of State and Life History of the Most Serene and Most Powerful King and Lord, Mr. Friedrichs the Other. Volume 8, p. 177.
personal data
SURNAME Großkreutz, Franz Thuro von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Groscreutz, Franz Thuro von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian Colonel and Chief of Garrison Battalion No. 4
DATE OF BIRTH 1712
DATE OF DEATH August 1769
Place of death Aken (Elbe)