Friedrich Wilhelm Quirin from Forcade

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Major General Friedrich Quirin from Forcade de Biaix, around 1758.
Portrait of a regiment chief, probably Johann Quirin von Forcade, before 1757, by Antoine Pesne

Friedrich Wilhelm Quirin von Forcade de Biaix (born January 11, 1699 in Berlin , † March 23, 1765 in Berlin) was a royal Prussian lieutenant general .

Life

origin

Friedrich Wilhelm Quirin von Forcade de Biaix was the eldest son of Lieutenant General Jean Quirin de Forcade , Marquis de Biaix (1663-1729) and his wife Juliane, Freiin von Honstedt, daughter of Major General Quirin von Hohnstedt . The court marshal of the Prince of Prussia Peter Isaak von Forcade (1702–1775) was his first cousin.

career

He entered Prussian service in 1713 with the White Fusilier Guard No. 1. In 1713 he was promoted to ensign, in 1716 to second lieutenant and in 1719 to premier lieutenant. In 1721 he became a captain in his father's regiment No. 23 , where he was promoted to major in 1732, lieutenant colonel in 1740 and colonel in 1743. In June 1743 he became the governor of Zinna . In 1747 he became major general and in 1748 chief of Infantry Regiment No. 23 . In 1757 he was appointed lieutenant general.

Forcade took part in the Pomeranian Campaign in 1715/1716 and fought in the Silesian Wars (1740-1745) in the battles near Mollwitz (1741), Hohenfriedberg (1745) and thrush . In the Battle of Thrush on September 30, 1745, he was shot through the calf of his right foot, seriously injured, he was left on the battlefield; he was thought to be dead. The king granted him the fame of having won the day's victory. He received the order Pour le Mérite , a pension of 600 thalers and the title of Canon of Havelberg . An episode from the following year shows how much King Friedrich II valued him. At a court in the Berlin Palace, Forcade had to lean against the window because of his wounded foot. The king brought him a chair, speaking graciously: "My dear Colonel von Forcade, a man as good and worthy as he is, deserves the king himself to bring him a chair." During the Seven Years' War he took several Battles: near Prague (1757), near Roßbach (1757), near Leuthen (1757), near Zorndorf (1758), where he was wounded again, near Torgau (1760) and near Freiberg (1762).

In 1757 he commanded the siege of Breslau. The king thanked him: “It is a pleasure for him that we will soon become masters of the city, because otherwise he would have had to endure even more without my being able to help or relieve him. So I thank him for it, and since he has endured here most of the time, he should also have the honor of it alone. I am not only herewith granting him the Order of the Black Eagle , but I am also appointing him Vice-Governor of Breslau. "

In 1761 he was squadron chief of the 2nd Grenadier Company under Prince Ferdinand . In 1762 Forcade commanded a corps in Saxony under Prince Heinrich . In 1763 he received a gift of 8,000 thalers from the king.

After his death, the widow received a royal handwriting on April 10, 1765:

Mrs. von Forkade! Moved by the death of your late husband, and compassionate about the loss you suffered as a result, after I began to recover from my illness, I did not want to delay you from my inclination to bring you relief convince, and to inform you through my present letter that I have decided to give you a pension of 500 thalers. to give a second pension of 500 thalers out of recognition because of the long and faithful service of her deceased husband. in consideration of the happy (sic) fertility of their marriage, and on top of that a third pension of 500 thalers. as an aid (sic) to raise their families. ... I ask God that he will take you in his holy and good protection.

Friedrich Wilhelm Quirin von Forcade and his wife are buried together in the garrison cemetery in Berlin. In 1851 Forcade was immortalized on the plaques on the equestrian statue of Frederick the Great in Berlin.

family

Forcade was married to Marie de Montolieu, Baroness de St.-Hippolyte (1709–1767), daughter of Louis de Montolieu , baron de St.-Hippolyte († 1738 in Berlin ), major general in the royal Prussian service. He had 23 children with her, 4 of whom were born dead, and 11 who survived him, including:

  • Friedrich Wilhelm von Forcade-Biaix (* July 23, 1728 - † September 3, 1778), 1st son, colonel and commander of Infantry Regiment No. 28
  • Wilhelm von Forcade-Biaix (* around 1731; † 1806), 2nd son, major in Hussar Regiment No. 1
  • Louise Susanne von Forcade-Biaix (* around 1734 in Berlin) ∞ Karl Bernhard von Prittwitz and Gaffron (* March 29, 1735; † 1786)
  • Elisabeth Henriette Marie von Forcade-Biaix (* December 21, 1735 in Berlin; † September 24, 1774 in Berlin) ∞ Lieutenant General Philipp Friedrich Lebrecht von Lattorff (1733–1808)
  • Charlotte Sophie Therese von Forcade-Biaix (* October 25, 1743 in Berlin; † March 23, 1799 in Steinfurth) ∞ Johann Hugo Wilhelm Löw von und zu Steinfurth (* August 25, 1750; † May 23, 1786)
  • Georg Friedrich Wilhelm von Forcade-Biaix (born October 16, 1746 in Berlin; † August 31, 1811 in Wohlau, Silesia) ∞ Johanna Sophie Lipelius (born June 8, 1755; † August 21, 1804 in Winzig near Breslau)
  • Friedrich Heinrich Ferdinand Leopold von Forcade-Biaix (born December 19, 1747 in Berlin; † October 12, 1808 at Gut Schleibnitz, Silesia), Drost zu Neuenrade ∞ Johanna Christine Wilhelmine von Koschembahr (born January 13, 1761 at Gut Ossen, Silesia; † July 9, 1816) from the Ossen family (3 sons from the marriage) widow of Major General Karl von Podjursky
  • Albertine Wilhelmine von Forcade-Biaix (* around 1748 in Berlin; † August 12, 1777 in Berlin) ∞ Gotlieb Joachim von Hindenberg (1736–1803)

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Heinsius, Johann Samuel (publisher): Continued new genealogical-historical news of the most noble events that take place at the European courts, which at the same time include descriptions of life for many estates. 168 Theil , Leipzig 1776, Page 418, No. 5 (in German)
  2. ^ Günther Gieraths : The combat operations of the Brandenburg-Prussian army, 1626-1807. Volume 8, Berlin 1964, p. 79 (digitized version)
  3. ↑ Gerhild Komander : The change of the "Sehepuncktes". The history of Brandenburg-Prussia in graphics from 1648 to 1810. Lit, Münster 1995. ISBN 3-8258-2417-9 .
  4. ↑ Gottlob Naumann: Collection of unprinted news, so the history of the campaigns of the Prussians from 1740th to 1779th explain. Volume 1, Dresden 1782, p. 522 (digitized version)
  5. ^ Leopold von Ledebur : General Archive for the History of the Prussian State , vol. 17. Mittler, Berlin 1835, p. 43 (digitized version ) of the Bavarian State Library.
  6. ↑ Gottlob Naumann: Collection of unprinted news, so the history of the Prussian campaigns from 1740 to 1779 . Walther, Dresden 1782, p. 523 ( digitized version ) of the Bavarian State Library.
  7. ^ Günther Gieraths: The combat operations of the Brandenburg-Prussian army, 1626-1807. Volume 8, Berlin 1964, p. 111 (digitized version)
  8. ↑ Gottlob Naumann: Collection of unprinted news, so the history of the Prussian campaigns from 1740 to 1779 . Walther, Dresden 1782, pp. 523-524 ( digitized version ) of the Bavarian State Library.
  9. ↑ Robert von Prittwitz : The von Prittwitz'sche noble family. 1870, p. 202 ( digitized version )
  10. ^ Friedrich Wilhelm Löw from and to Steinfurth
  11. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from December 20, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / gedbas.genealogy.net
  12. ↑ Werner von Kieckebusch: Chronicle of the monastery to the holy grave . 2008, p. 202, ( digitized version )
personal data
SURNAME Forcade, Friedrich Wilhelm Quirin from
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Forcade de Biaix, Friedrich Wilhelm Quirin von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian nobleman and officer
DATE OF BIRTH January 11, 1699
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH March 23, 1765
Place of death Berlin