Friedrich August Thomas von Heymann

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Friedrich August Thomas von Heymann , originally: Jean Frédéric Augustin Thomin de Heymann (* 1740 ; † September 27, 1801 in Munich ) was French maréchal de camp , then Prussian major general and finally Prussian ambassador in Munich.

Life

Heymann entered French military service in 1756 and took part in all campaigns of the Regiment de la Mark in the Seven Years War . He became Capitaine , Lieutenant Colonel Colonel , in the Colonel-Général-des-Hussards Regiment , Brigadier des armes du roi , fortress commander of Metz, in 1790 he was Maréchal de camp , Inspecteur de cavallerie et comandant en Basse-Alsace . Under the Marquis de Bouillé he had several secret missions during the French Revolution . However, both fled as a result of the unsuccessful attempt to kill King Louis XVI. out of the country (failed in Varennes) to Prussia, where Friedrich Wilhelm II granted him a pension of 2000 thalers on August 6, 1791 . In September Heymann was invited to attend the Prussian autumn maneuvers near Potsdam and was placed in Prussian service on May 1, 1792 as major general of the cavalry. In the service of the Prussian king, Heymann negotiated with the leader of the revolutionary troops, Dumouriez, after the undecided battle of Valmy , which led to the withdrawal of the Prussian army. Heymann was to accompany the king in his suite during the First Coalition . In November he was at the disposal of the king and was then assigned to Duke Maximilian von Zweibrücken in March 1796 . This position presumably resulted in Heymann becoming the Prussian ambassador in Munich on March 1, 1799 , which he remained until his death.

Heymann was married to Anna Marie Scholastika Louret de Nougaret († 1807).

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SURNAME Heymann, Friedrich August Thomas von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Heymann, Jean Frédéric Augustin Thomin de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French and Prussian major general
DATE OF BIRTH 1740
DATE OF DEATH September 27, 1801
Place of death Munich