Friedrich von Ahlefeldt (landlord, 1662)

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Friedrich von Ahlefeldt, engraving by Christoph Weigel

Count Friedrich von Ahlefeldt (born April 21, 1662 in Flensburg ; † June 10, 1708 in Regensburg , Bavaria ) was Lord of Langeland , general and governor of Schleswig-Holstein .

Life

Friedrich von Ahlefeldt was the son of Friedrich von Ahlefeldt (1623–1686) and Margarethe Dorothea von Rantzau-Breitenburg and Lord of Rixingen (Réchicourt) and Langeland, where he was also governor. He was also lord of Ballegård near Sønderborg , Gråsten and Seegaard near Kliplev , privy councilor , district administrator , chamberlain and knight of the Dannebrog order . On July 31, 1688 he received the Order of the Elephants at Frederiksborg Castle . Ahlefeldt was a general of the infantry and commanded a Danish corps and the imperial auxiliaries from 1700–1708 , with whom he was able to record various victories in Bavaria and Hungary and for which he was awarded.

family

Friedrich von Ahlefeldt was married to Christiane Gyldenløve (* July 7, 1672, † September 12, 1689), the eldest daughter of King Christian V of Denmark and his mistress Sophie Amalie Moth from 1687 . The couple had no children.

In 1695, he married Countess Armgard Margareta von Reventlow (* August 17, 1678, † January 7, 1709), daughter of the Danish Grand Chancellor, Count Conrad von Reventlow . The only child from this marriage, a daughter, was born dead in 1696.

literature

  • Freiherr von Leopold Zedlitz: New Prussian noble lexicon or genealogical and diplomatic news , first volume. Leipzig 1836, p. 87.
  • Louis von Ahlefeldt, Wulf August von Rumohr Drilles: The Schleswig-Holstein knighthood. A contribution to the nobility history of Germany and Denmark. Book 1: The von Ahlefeldt family. Heiberg, Schleswig 1869, p. 11 ( digitized version ).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ den store danske: Frederik Ahlefeldt, f. 1662
  2. ↑ den store danske: Frederik Ahlefeldt, f. 1662
personal data
SURNAME Ahlefeldt, Friedrich von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Lord of Rixingen (Réchicourt), Langeland general and governor.
DATE OF BIRTH April 21, 1662
PLACE OF BIRTH Flensburg
DATE OF DEATH June 10, 1708
Place of death Regensburg , Bavaria