Friedrich von Proeck
Friedrich von Proeck (* 1640 on Kopper Hagen , Kreis Wehlau ; † 28. December 1721 in Allenburg ) was a German and kurbrandenburger General sergeant of infantry and hereditary lord on Kopper Hagen and Wommern and Amtshauptmann of Ragnit .
His parents were Johann Georg von Proeck († 1655) and his wife Anna Dorothea Thiesel von Taltitz from the Powayen family .
In 1672 he went to Brandenburg as a volunteer . During the Northern War from 1672 to 1679 against the French and Swedes, he took part in the Battle of Fehrbellin . On October 26, 1678, he became a lieutenant colonel , but he only received one company . On January 1, 1686 he became a colonel and on December 29, 1685, he and his company were assigned to the regiment of Prince Heinrich of Saxony . He belonged to the Brandenburg contingent that was sent to Hungary during the Great Turkish War . During this campaign he distinguished himself in the siege of Ofen . On April 16, 1691 he was assigned to the Flemming Regiment . On February 2, 1701 he received his resignation as sergeant-general of the infantry.
He died on December 28, 1721 in Allenburg and was buried there.
family
He was married and had at least two children:
- Friedrich David († 1753), governor of Ragnit ⚭ Constantina von Cölmer from Danzig
- Dorothea Charlotte († June 6, 1750) ⚭ 1704 Adam Christoph von Wallenroth (* 1680; † April 1, 1741), son of Adam Christoph von Wallenrodt
literature
- Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 1, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1937], DNB 367632764 , p. 70, no. 111.
- Adolf Rogge: Die Proyken , Old Prussian Monthly , Volume 12, 1875, p. 429f, pdf
- Ernst Heinrich Kneschke (Ed.): New General German Adels Lexicon , Volume 7, Leipzig 1867, p. 259
Web links
- Friedrich von Proeck at geneanet.org
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Proeck, Friedrich von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German and Kurbrandenburg general sergeant of the infantry |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1640 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | on Koppershagen , Wehlau district |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 28, 1721 |
| Place of death | Allenburg |