Friedrich Wilhelm von Kannenberg
Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Kannenberg (* 1693 ; † May 22, 1762 ) was chief of the Dragoon Regiment 4 and chief steward to Queen Elisabeth Christine and Hereditary Marshal of the Principality of Minden .
family
Friedrich Wilhelm von Kannenberg was the grandson of General Christoph von Kannenberg from Brandenburg (born January 19, 1615 - † February 10, 1673). His father was the royal Polish chamberlain Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Kannenberg († August 9, 1714) and his mother was his wife Baroness Barbara Helene von Bibra and Reissicht († 1719)
He was married to Countess Charlotte Albertine Finck von Finckenstein (born January 22, 1706 - March 8, 1795) since June 19, 1722 . She was the daughter of Field Marshal Albrecht Konrad Finck von Finckenstein . A daughter emerged from this marriage: Sophia Fredericke Wilhelmine (* February 2, 1724; † March 19, 1806) ∞ Henning Alexander von Kahlden (1713–1758).
Since Friedrich Wilhelm von Kannenberg was the last of his family, the dignity of Hereditary Marshal of the Principality of Minden went to the von Kahlden family with royal permission .
Life
He went into Prussian service in 1717 and joined the Cuirassier Regiment No. 4 Services. After he was appointed Rittmeister on March 9, 1720 , he was transferred to Dragoon Regiment No. 1 (von Platen), in 1725 he was made lieutenant colonel , and in 1736 colonel . When the Garde du Corps was established, he was taken over as colonel. He was wounded in the battle of Mollwitz . Already in 1742 he became the owner of the Dragoon Regiment No. 4 . Because of an injury he applied for his release, which the king approved in 1742. In 1753 he was appointed chief steward to Queen Elisabeth Christine. At the same time he received the Order of the Black Eagle . He died on May 22, 1762.
He was also Knight of St. John from 1728 .
In 1752 he can be proven as Canon of Halberstadt and Provost of Walbeck .
literature
- Anton Balthasar König : Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military figures. Volume 2, Arnold Wever, Berlin 1789, p. 251. (digitized version)
- Eduard Lange : The soldiers of Frederick the Great. Hermann Mendelssohn, Leipzig 1853, p. 180. (digitized version)
Web links
- Krumke Castle Former family seat
Individual evidence
- ^ Melchior Friedrich von Stosch, Genealogia of the Hoch-Graeflich Freyherrlich- and Hoch-Adelichen family of those v. Stosch , Volume 2, page 54
- ↑ Handbook on the Royal Prussian Court and State for the year 1798. P. 7. (digitized version)
- ↑ European Genealogical Handbook 1752, pp. 179–180.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kannenberg, Friedrich Wilhelm von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cannenberg, Friedrich Wilhelm von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chief of Dragoon Regiment IV, Chief Steward, Hereditary Marshal |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1693 |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 22, 1762 |