Georg Eberhard Schenk from Limpurg-Speckfeld
Georg Eberhard Semper Friedrich Schenk von Limpurg-Speckfeld (born October 3, 1643 ; † April 15, 1705 ) Erbschenck of the Holy Roman Empire and Major General in Brandenburg .
His parents were the imperial lieutenant colonel Georg Friedrich Schenk von Limpurg-Speckfeld and his wife Countess Magdalena Elisabeth von Hanau .
He became a Prussian major general on February 18, 1702 and took over as chief of Heyden's regiment on horseback on October 31, 1702 . He died in 1705.
family
He was married to Johanna Polyxena von Leiningen (* April 10, 1656 † September 11, 1711). The couple had eight children including:
- Philipp Friedrich Karl (1681–1681)
- Magdalena Sophia Juliana (1682–1682)
- Amalie Alexandrine Friederike (January 5, 1689 - April 2, 1754)
- ∞ Johann Georg von Wolfframsdorff († November 8, 1710), son of Prime Minister Hermann von Wolfframsdorff (1630–1703),
- ∞ Count Joachim Heinrich Adolf von Rechteren (* December 28, 1687 - † March 5, 1719)
- Franziska Josepha Luise (1690–1690)
- Albertine Susanne (June 1, 1690; June 1, 1717) ∞ Count Friedrich Ferdinand von Welz (July 11, 1671; December 5, 1721)
- Christine Caroline Henriette (born November 26, 1691; † November 13, 1765) ∞ (divorced 1739) Count Victor Sigismund von Graevenitz (born October 20, 1701; † 1766) son of Friedrich Wilhelm von Graevenitz
His brother Vollrath von Limpurg († August 19, 1713) became his heir . After the last direct heir of the country had died, the Prussian King Friedrich Wilhelm I inherited what his other relatives disputed. The following Limpurg inheritance dispute lasted for decades.
literature
- Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 1, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1937], DNB 367632764 , p. 73, no. 116.
- Anton Balthasar König : Georg Eberhard Schenk from Limpurg-Speckfeld . In: Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military figures who made themselves famous in the Prussian service . tape 2 . Arnold Wever, Berlin 1789, p. 415 ( Georg Eberhard Schenk from Limpurg-Speckfeld at Wikisource [PDF]).
- Johann Philipp Heinrich Prescher, history and description of the imperial county Limpurg belonging to the Franconian district , volume 2, p. 71 descendants
Web links
- Georg Eberhard von Limpurg-Speckfeld at geneall.net
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schenk von Limpurg-Speckfeld, Georg Eberhard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schenk von Limpurg-Speckfeld, Georg Eberhard Semper Friedrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German nobleman and officer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 3, 1643 |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 15, 1705 |