Friedrich Gideon von Wolky
Friedrich Gideon von Wolky (* 1735 in Silesia ; † September 6, 1803 in Strasburg in West Prussia ) was a Prussian lieutenant general and chief of the 10th Hussar Regiment .
Life
Military career
Wolky went into Saxon services in 1754 . When the army surrendered at Pirna at the beginning of the Seven Years' War , Wolky was first taken prisoner and then served in Prussia . He came on October 26, 1756 as an ensign in the Dragoon Regiment No. 12 . On March 5, 1758, he moved to the "Belling" hussar regiment as a second lieutenant . On September 25, 1758, he was promoted to prime lieutenant. On January 4, 1761 he became captain and squadron chief and on May 1, 1762 already major .
In the War of the Bavarian Succession in 1778/79 Wolky took part in the battle at Gabel and received the order Pour le Mérite on August 25, 1778 . On August 7, 1778, he had already become a lieutenant colonel . On May 21, 1785 he was promoted to colonel and on March 8, 1786 appointed commander of Hussar Regiment No. 8 . Already on March 23, 1787 he became chief of the hussar regiment No. 10 and on May 27, 1787 he was appointed major general . On January 6, 1794 he was also lieutenant general and took part in the campaign in Poland in 1794/95 . On January 23, 1797 he received his resignation and a pension of 1200 thalers. He died on September 6, 1803 in Strasburg in West Prussia.
family
In 1764 Wolky married Ulrike Barbara Sophie von Lüskow (* 1746; † March 19, 1822), a daughter of Captain Jakob Albrecht von Lüskow (* February 16, 1703; † August 18, 1758) and Charlotte Sophie von Wieden (* 1717; † October 20, 1767). The couple had the following children:
- Karl Christian Ewald Gerhard (born June 17, 1765 - † September 24, 1809), staff cavalry officer in Hussar Regiment No. 8
- Johann Friedrich Ludwig (born November 13, 1768; † 1812), major in the Pomeranian Hussar Regiment (previously: Hussar Regiment No. 8)
- Heinrich Gideon (* 1774 - 22 May 1852), Colonel a. D.
- Charlotte Barbara Dorothea (born September 10, 1773; † March 29, 1847) ∞ Friedrich Theodor Ludwig von Gentzkow (born October 11, 1764; † January 24, 1836), son of Johann Adolf Friedrich von Gentzkow
literature
- Anton Balthasar König : Friedrich Gideon von Wolky . In: Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military figures who made themselves famous in the Prussian service . tape 4 . Arnold Wever, Berlin 1791, p. 428 ( Friedrich Gideon von Wolky at Wikisource [PDF]).
- Leopold von Zedlitz-Neukirch , New Prussian Adelslexicon. Volume 4, p. 349. Digitized by Wolky, Herren von
- Collection of unprinted messages to explain the history of the Prussian campaigns from 1740 to 1779. Volume 5, p. 275. Digitized
- Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 2, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1937], DNB 367632772 , p. 265, no. 757.
Web links
- Charlotte Barbara from Wolky genealogy.net
Individual evidence
- ^ Anton Balthasar König : Friedrich Karl von Voss . In: Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military figures who made themselves famous in the Prussian service . tape 4 . Arnold Wever, Berlin 1791, p. 403 ( Friedrich Karl von Voss at Wikisource [PDF]).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wolky, Friedrich Gideon from |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian Lieutenant General, Chief of Hussar Regiment No. 10 |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1735 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Silesia |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 6, 1803 |
| Place of death | Strasburg in West Prussia |