Friedrich Wilhelm von Dewitz

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Friedrich Wilhelm von Dewitz (born May 10, 1668 in Wussow ; † October 25, 1736 in Schönebeck ) was a Prussian lieutenant general and chief of the cuirassier regiment of the same name, as well as governor of Balga .

Life

origin

His parents were the Pomeranian District Administrator Jobst Ludwig von Dewitz (1631–1696) and his wife Anna Gertrud, born von Steinwehr († August 17, 1669). The later Lieutenant General Stephan von Dewitz (1658–1723) was his brother.

Military career

As early as 1682 Dewitz joined the Prussian army as a simple musketeer , in 1683 he became a sergeant and in 1686 took part in the siege of Ofen as a volunteer with the imperial troops in Hungary . In 1688 he became a cornet in the cavalry, in 1689 a lieutenant and in 1693 a captain . During the War of the Palatinate Succession he fought in the Battle of Neer winds . He was seriously injured there and initially lay among the dead, but was lucky and was found and saved by a citizen. After his recovery he became a major in 1705 and a lieutenant colonel after the battle of Oudenaarde in May 1709 . On June 16, 1714 he became a colonel in the body regiment. On June 22, 1723 he was major general and in 1736 lieutenant general. He died shortly afterwards on October 25, 1736 after 54 years of service.

family

He was married to Anna Eleonore von Krafft from the Delitz family. The couple had two daughters and five sons:

  • Wolfgang Ludwig Curt (born March 10, 1714 in Salzwedel, † August 16, 1720 in Poetsch)
  • Friedrich Wilhelm (born October 29, 1715 in Hecklingen, † December 28, 1738 in Gr.-Salze), Kornet
  • Anna Luise (born October 5, 1717; † January 21, 1782 in Bertikow) ⚭ before 1735 Daniel Gottfried von Bertikow (born April 3, 1717 in Bertikow; † June 4, 1745 in Dresden), Polish major
  • August Albrecht (born July 16, 1721 in Tangermünde, † June 16, 1767 in Warsaw), Polish colonel
  • Sophie Dorothea (born July 11, 1722 - † February 5, 1730)
  • Stephan Gottlieb (* July 23, 1723 in Tangermünde; † June 9, 1787 in Hoffelde), Colonel and Knight of the Order Pour le Mérite ⚭ 1747 Renate Margarethe von Pennavaire (* July 21, 1730 in Frose; † February 2, 1795 in Daber )
  • Bernd Heinrich (born February 27, 1725), Kornet in the Bredow cuirassier regiment. ⚭ 1754 Christina von Maskow († January 28, 1799 in Seehausen)

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personal data
SURNAME Dewitz, Friedrich Wilhelm von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian Lieutenant General, Chief of the Cuirassier Regiment
DATE OF BIRTH May 10, 1668
PLACE OF BIRTH Wussow
DATE OF DEATH October 25, 1736
Place of death Schönebeck (Elbe)