Friedrich Wilhelm von Wittenhorst-Sonsfeld
Friedrich Wilhelm von Wittenhorst-Sonsfeld (* 1645 , † 9. May 1711 ) was a kurbrandenburger lieutenant general , treasurer and chief of a newly established Dragoon Regiment (later Kursassier Regiment. 7). He was also Drost von Huissen , Lymers and Sebenaer .
He was the son of Herrmann von Wittenhorst-Sonsfeld and Freiin Wilhelmine von Gent (1622–1670) from the Dieben family.
He became an officer in Brandenburg under Elector Friedrich Wilhelm . Between 1689 and 1690 he was castle captain and colonel . He recruited a dragoon regiment in Prussia. The regiment was replenished with a few free companies, and he became chief of this regiment (later Kursassier Regiment No. 7). In 1692 he became a brigadier and in 1695 major general , in 1704 he was elevated to lieutenant general.
Around 1707 he moved the family's residence from the old Sonsfeld Castle near Haldern , which was demolished shortly afterwards, to Haus Aspel .
family
His wife was Amalie Henriette von Schwerin (1658–1699). She was the daughter of the Chief President Otto von Schwerin . The couple had the following children:
- Friedrich Otto von Wittenhorst-Sonsfeld (1680–1755), Prussian lieutenant general ∞ Anna Dorothea von Schwerin
- Dorothea Luise (1681–1746) from 1731 Abbess of Wolmirstedt before that, Chief Chamberlain of Margravine Wilhelmine in Bayreuth
- Hermine Alexandrine (born September 4, 1685; † April 23, 1745) ∞ Johann Christoph von Wylich and Lottum (1681–1727)
- Albertine Eleonore (born August 27, 1693; † March 22, 1721 in Berlin) ∞ Heinrich Karl von der Marwitz (1680–1744)
- Flora (1695–1748) Wilhelmine's lady-in-waiting in Bayreuth
literature
- Anton Balthasar König : Friedrich Wilhelm von Wittenhorst-Sonsfeld . In: Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military figures who made themselves famous in the Prussian service . tape 4 . Arnold Wever, Berlin 1791, p. 15 ( Friedrich Wilhelm von Wittenhorst-Sonsfeld at Wikisource [PDF]).
- Erich Schüttpelz: noble family von Wittenhorst-Sonsfeld in Haldern 1145-1845. Heimatverein Haldern, Haldern 1999.
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Wittenhorst-Sonsfeld, Friedrich Wilhelm von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian lieutenant general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1645 |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 9, 1711 |