Friedrich Wilhelm Lölhöffel von Löwensprung

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Friedrich Wilhelm Lölhöffel von Löwensprung , also Löllhöfel von Löwensprung (born March 16, 1717 in Königsberg , † February 12, 1780 in Belgard an der Persante ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .

Life

origin

Friedrich Wilhelm was the son of Georg Albrecht Lölhöffel von Löwensprung (born January 3, 1683, † January 1733) and his wife Anna Regina, born von Schroetter. His father was a Prussian war and domain councilor .

Military career

In 1731 Lölhöffel was employed as a standard junker in the cuirassier regiment "von Egeln" No. 8 of the Prussian army . After he had become a cornet on June 19, 1736 , Lölhöffel took part as such in the 1740/42 campaign at the battle of Chotusitz . On January 31, 1743 he became a lieutenant. During the Second Silesian War Lölhöffel fought at Hohenfriedberg , where he was wounded, at Thrush and Kesselsdorf and at Hennersdorf . Within the regiment Lölhöffel rose on September 15, 1749 to the staff rider and on December 25, 1753 to the cavalry master . At the same time he became head of a squadron . During the Seven Years' War he was in the battles near Lobositz , Prague , Kolin , Roßbach , Leuthen , Zorndorf , Liegnitz and Torgau . For his achievements during the battle at Reichenbach , Lölhöffel received the order Pour le Mérite from King Friedrich II . He was promoted several times during the war. On March 19, 1757 to Major , a year later on August 25 to lieutenant colonel , and on August 16, 1760 to Colonel . Since August 28, 1758 Lölhöffel was also regimental commander. Shortly before the end of the war, on February 9, 1763, he was given the position of commander of the cuirassier regiment "Margrave Friedrich" No. 5 .

With his promotion to major general on September 1, 1764, the king appointed him inspector of the Brandenburg and Pomeranian cavalry . Four years later, Frederick II made a change in the cavalry inspections. Lölhöffel kept the Pomeranian inspection, to which the regiments "Margrave Friedrich" No. 5, "von Bayreuth" No. 5 , "von Württemberg" No. 12 , "vacat-Kleist" No. 1 , "von Belling" No. 8 as well as the two dragoon regiments "von Zastrow" No. 1 and "von Alvensleben" No. 3 belonged. The Brandenburg inspection passed over to Major General Krusemarck .

After the death of the previous regiment owner, Margrave Friedrich Wilhelm , Lölhöffel became the new chief of Cuirassier Regiment No. 5 on March 14, 1771.

Although Lölhöffel struggled to perfect the Pomeranian cavalry, in 1772 the king was not satisfied with the hussar regiment "von Belling" No. 8, which was involved in the occupation of Poland . He disapproved of the behavior of some officers who had participated in looting, among other things, and demanded that Lölhöffel take a tough crack.

On December 2, 1776 Lölhöffel Amtshauptmann of Johannesburg and on August 13, 1777 Lieutenant General. As such, he joined Prince Heinrich's army at the beginning of the War of the Bavarian Succession . After the Peace of Teschen , Lölhöffel withdrew to his estates Klein Voldekow and Schwellin , which he managed until his death.

family

Lölhöffel married Eleonore Luise, née von Broesigke, from the Kammer house (* 1731; † January 30, 1795 in Stolp ) on June 16, 1763 . The son Friedrich Heinrich Ludwig Albert (* April 24, 1767, † April 27, 1767) emerged from the marriage.

Namesake

A 1772 after the lowering of the Madüsees in Pomerania -scale village received his honor the name Löllhöfel .

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personal data
SURNAME Lölhöffel von Löwensprung, Friedrich Wilhelm
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Löllhöfel von Löwensprung, Friedrich Wilhelm
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH March 16, 1717
PLACE OF BIRTH Koenigsberg
DATE OF DEATH February 12, 1780
Place of death Belgard at the Persante