Friedrich von Oven
Friedrich Lambert Gerhard von Oven (born August 22, 1720 in Kleve ; † August 18, 1794 in Havelberg ) was a Prussian major general and chief of garrison regiment No. 10 .
Life
origin
His parents were Dr. Johann von Oven (* May 12, 1674; † June 3, 1762), lawyer in Wesel, and his wife Maria Anna Mechtildis, née de Souches (1678–1766). His brother Bernhard Benjamin von Oven (1726–1807) was a Prussian councilor, government advocate and mayor of Kleve for 30 years .
Military career
Oven went into Russian service in 1735 to volunteer under Field Marshal Münnich . 1740 he became lieutenant in 1752 captain , 1756 Major . During the Seven Years' War in 1758 he came to Dresden and asked the Prussian King Friedrich II for a job. He was in on January 4, 1759 Prussian service adopted and came into the free battalion "Rapin". After the war he was not released, but on March 21, 1763 he was transferred to the "Le Noble" garrison regiment in Glatz . On October 1, 1769 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel with patent on October 2, 1769. On January 1, 1772, he was appointed commander of the regiment and on August 24, 1777, a colonel . As such, Oven took part in the War of the Bavarian Succession . On March 15, 1786 he was appointed Chief of Garrison Regiment No. 10 and Commander of the Glatz Fortress . He was promoted to major general on June 2, 1788, but the regiment was disbanded and Oven retired. He kept his salary of 500 thalers and a bonus of 700 thalers. He died on August 18, 1794 in Havelberg and was buried on August 22, 1794.
family
In 1768 he married Johanna Charlotte von Tresckow (* March 20, 1743; † April 20, 1818), widow of Arndt Heinrich von Treschkow († 1871). The couple had several children including:
- Friederike Charlotte Anna Elisabeth (* 1775) ⚭ 1801 Heinrich Friedrich Ludwig von Doebel, second lieutenant
Plus two stepdaughters from his wife's first marriage.
literature
- Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 2, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1937], DNB 367632772 , p. 271, no. 764.
- Anton Balthasar König : Friedrich Lambert Gerhard von Oven . In: Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military figures who made themselves famous in the Prussian service . tape 3 . Arnold Wever, Berlin 1790, p. 121 ( Friedrich Lambert Gerhard von Oven at Wikisource [PDF]).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Council portal of the city of Kleve
- ↑ Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of noble houses, 1904, fifth year, p.841
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Oven, Friedrich von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Oven, Friedrich Lambert Gerhard von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian major general and chief of garrison regiment No. 10 |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 22, 1720 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kleve |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 18, 1794 |
| Place of death | Havelberg |