Georg Friedrich Christoph von Bardeleben

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Georg Friedrich Christoph von Bardeleben (born February 21, 1734 in Ribbeck ; † May 5, 1801 in Insterburg ) was a Prussian lieutenant general and chief of the 8th Dragoon Regiment .

Life

origin

His parents were the Prussian major a. D. , last in the infantry regiment "von Glasenapp" , Melchior Mathias von Bardeleben (* April 18, 1692 - November 14, 1766) and his wife Luise Christiane, born von Wallwitz (* 1705; † March 19, 1780) from the house Dammendorf.

Military career

Bardeleben joined the cuirassier regiment "Margrave Friedrich" on December 1, 1752 as a standard junker and became a cornet on June 22, 1756 . During the Seven Years' War he took part in the battles of Prague , Breslau , Leuthen , Zorndorf (wounded), Kunersdorf (wounded), Liegnitz , Torgau and Freiberg . He also fought near Meissen and took part in the sieges of Prague , Breslau , Schweidnitz and Dresden . On January 28, 1758 he was appointed lieutenant , on December 30, 1761 as staff officer and on January 18, 1763 as captain and company commander.

After the war, Bardeleben became major on June 14, 1772 and as such took part in the Bavarian Succession War in Prince Heinrich's army in 1778/79 . On September 22, 1782 he became the commander of the cuirassier regiment "Prince of Württemberg". On May 23, 1783 he became lieutenant colonel and on May 22, 1785 colonel . When the regiment chief Ludwig von Württemberg was given leave of absence on July 27, 1789, Bardeleben was appointed leader of the regiment. In February 1790 he was able to resign from his post. On May 20, 1790 he became a brigadier in the army in Silesia and on August 11, 1790 he was promoted to major general, and on September 25, 1790 he became chief of the "von Brause" dragoon regiment. He took part in the campaign in Poland in 1794/95 . On January 1, 1796 he was promoted to lieutenant general with a patent from January 5, 1796.

He died on May 5th, 1801 in Insterburg and was buried on March 8th, 1801 in the vault of the Reformed Church.

family

Bardeleben married in 1767 in Brueggen Wilhelmine Albertine of Ketteler (* June 5, 1750, † 5 April 1808) out of the house Bruges. The couple had several children:

  • Rudolf Friedrich Ludwig (born June 22, 1768 - † July 3, 1768)
  • Ulrike Luise Johanna (* October 2, 1769) ⚭ 1791 Count Friedrich Bernd von Küssow (* August 18, 1746 - February 7, 1802), Rittmeister in Cuirassier Regiment No. 5
  • Luise Karoline Charlotte (September 9, 1770 - June 16, 1795)
  • Friedrich Melchior Georg Philipp (May 1, 1772 - April 5, 1850), Major a. D. in Cuirassier Regiment No. 5
  • Luise Auguste Sophia (born September 7, 1773)
⚭ July 21, 1796 Heinrich Stanislaus Theodor von Bardeleben († March 18, 1811), major in Dragoon Regiment No. 8
⚭ NN von Milewski, captain
  • Luise Karoline Charlotte (January 6, 1775 - January 30, 1758)
  • Ernestine Eleonore Wilhelmine (* May 30, 1776; † 1851) ⚭ 1801 Count Anton von Dembinsky (1770–1841)
  • Friedrich Wilhelm (December 29, 1777 - December 15, 1778)
  • Hedwig Sophie Albertine (born October 21, 1779 - † April 10, 1789)
  • Otto Maximilian Georg (born June 26, 1781; † January 15, 1855), Major a. D., last in the 1st East Prussian Infantry Regiment ⚭ 1817 Frederike von Trott (* February 26, 1799; † February 3, 1880)
  • Christiane Henriette (October 10, 1782 - December 30, 1784)
  • Ludwig Adam (April 4, 1785 - April 15, 1839), captain a. D., postmaster in Spandau
  • Karoline Wilhelmine Johanna (7 June 1786 - 14 October 1786)

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Pomeranian genealogies and family foundations: especially of knightly families. Volume 1, p. 281. Digitized
  2. ^ Journal of the historical association for the district of Marienwerder. Issue 1, Volume 5, P. 101. in Flantz: The infantry regiments of the Crown Army: “Queen of Poland” and “Prince of Poland” at the time of their stay in (West) Prussia.
  3. ^ Yearbook of the German Nobility. Tape. 2, 1898, p. 17. Digitized
personal data
SURNAME Bardeleben, Georg Friedrich Christoph von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Royal Prussian Lieutenant General, Chief of Dragoon Regiment No. 8
DATE OF BIRTH February 21, 1734
PLACE OF BIRTH Ribbeck (Westharvelland district)
DATE OF DEATH May 5, 1801
Place of death Insterburg