Friedrich Wilhelm von Apenburg
Friedrich Wilhelm von Apenburg (* 1734 ; † August 6, 1779 in Potsdam ) was a Prussian major .
Life
Origin and family
Friedrich Wilhelm was a member of the Pomeranian line of the originally Altmark noble family von Apenburg . His parents were the Swedish lieutenant and heir to Groß Mokratz Erdmann Joachim von Apenburg († 1767) and Juliane von Apenburg. He himself remained unmarried and left no children behind.
Career
Apenburg joined the Prussian Army and was an ensign on foot in the Guard from August 18, 1757 , was promoted to Second Lieutenant on February 27, 1757 and Prime Lieutenant in 1758, and became captain on January 10, 1761 . After he was already in the field in the Seven Years' War , Apenburg received his promotion to major on October 21, 1776 and at the same time became the commander of a grenadier battalion , which was made up of two companies of the guard and the regiment "Prince of Prussia" . With this battalion he took part in the War of the Bavarian Succession . The promotion to major was preceded by a dispute or at least a change of petition with the king on questions of ranking and ranking as well as the resulting order of promotions.
Apenburg stood on foot with the Guard during his entire service. He finally shot himself in Potsdam in 1779.
literature
- Anton Balthasar König : Friedrich Wilhelm von Apenburg . In: Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military figures who made themselves famous in the Prussian service . tape 1 . Arnold Wever, Berlin 1788, p. 72 ( Friedrich Wilhelm von Apenburg at Wikisource [PDF]).
- Leopold von Zedlitz-Neukirch : New Preussisches Adels-Lexicon , Volume 1, Leipzig 1836, p. 127
Web link
- Friedrich Wilhelm v. Apenburg on the website of the Institute for German Aristocracy Research
Individual evidence
- ^ Heinrich Berghaus : Land book of the Duchy of Pomerania and the Principality of Rügen. Volume 1, Dietze, Anklam 1865, p. 711.
- ^ Günther Gieraths : The combat operations of the Brandenburg-Prussian Army 1626-1807. A source manual. Walter de Gruyter , Berlin 1964, pp. 55 , 65 and 562.
- ↑ Rolf Straubel : He just wants to know that the army is mine. Friedrich II. And his officers , 2012, pp. 304–305, FN 845.
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SURNAME | Apenburg, Friedrich Wilhelm von |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian major |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1734 |
DATE OF DEATH | August 6, 1779 |
Place of death | Potsdam |