Friedrich of Brandenburg-Schwedt

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Margrave Friedrich von Brandenburg-Schwedt (born August 13, 1710 , † April 10, 1741 in Mollwitz ) was the second son of Margrave Albrecht Friedrich von Brandenburg-Schwedt and his wife Maria Dorothea von Kurland (1684–1743).

Life

He first went into Dutch service and then became Colonel of the Royal Guard on horseback. From 1737 he was a knight of the Order of St. John . In 1741 he was a colonel and commander of the Margrave Karl regiment in the battle of Mollwitz , where he also died.

His name can also be found on the equestrian statue of Frederick the Great in Berlin .

literature

  • FAW Dünnemann: Register of the Brandenburg-Prussian regents. Berlin 1831, p. 111, digitized
  • KF Reiche: Friedrich the Great and his time: According to the best sources. Leipzig 1840, p. 446, digitized
personal data
SURNAME Friedrich of Brandenburg-Schwedt
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian military
DATE OF BIRTH August 13, 1710
DATE OF DEATH April 10, 1741
Place of death Mollwitz