Friedrich von Heyden (General)

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Johann Friedrich Freiherr von Heyden (* 1633 ; † October 15, 1715 ) was a Brandenburg - Prussian general of the infantry .

Life

Johann Friedrich was the son of the Cleve-Mark government councilor Friedrich von Heiden and his wife Katharina, née von Wylich and Lottum . The general of the cavalry Johann Siegmund von Heyden was his brother.

Heyden joined the Brandenburg Army and was promoted to colonel in the “ von Spaen ” regiment on April 15, 1679 . Since December 30, 1685 he was commandant of Wesel . Under the new Elector Friedrich III. on March 1, 1689, he became major general and a privy councilor and on June 28th he was chief of a regiment . On November 6th, 1690 appointed governor of Minden , he took part in the campaign against France in the Netherlands in 1690 and 1691. On January 12, he became lieutenant general and on September 11, 1692, governor of Lippstadt . As general of the infantry (since August 1, 1694) he was from 1694 to 1697 leader of the Brandenburg auxiliary troops in the Netherlands. After the occupation of Maastricht and Liège , he succeeded in taking Huy . Later his troops besieged the city and fortress of Namur , which surrendered on August 4th and September 3rd. In 1701 he became the leader of an 8,000-strong Prussian auxiliary corps that occupied Cologne and besieged Kaiserswerth and Venlo . Like Hans Albrecht von Barfus , he was one of the opponents of Count Johann Kasimir Kolbe von Wartenberg and on September 20, 1702, he had to resign from his service in Brandenburg. On September 24, 1704 he was appointed imperial field marshal . On October 12, 1705 he received the Kommende Wietersheim , which he kept until his death on October 15, 1715.

family

Heyden was married to Countess Christine von Bylandt (* 1640 - 10 January 1719). They didn't have any children.

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personal data
SURNAME Heyden, Friedrich von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Heiden, Johann Friedrich Freiherr von (full name); Heyden, Johann Friedrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Brandenburg-Prussian general of the infantry
DATE OF BIRTH 1633
DATE OF DEATH October 15, 1715