Georg Friedrich von Manstein

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Georg Friedrich von Manstein (* 1702 near Insterburg ; † May 6, 1757 outside Prague ) was a colonel of Frederick the Great .

Life

origin

Georg Friedrich was a son of the Prussian captain Georg Wilhelm von Manstein († around 1736) and his wife Anna Louise von der Trenck . He was a first cousin of the Prussian major general Christoph Hermann von Manstein . His brother Johann Dietrich von Manstein was also a Prussian colonel.

Military background

In 1714 Georg Friedrich left his parents' house and came to Berlin via Königsberg in Prussia , where he became the noble boy of the Prussian Queen , the mother of Friedrich II . In January 1716 Manstein joined the Cadet Corps , first in Magdeburg and one and a half years later in Berlin. In 1718 he came to Dessau as an ensign in the "Anhalt" regiment . In 1723 he was promoted to sub-lieutenant, in 1729 to premier lieutenant, in 1736 to staff captain and in 1741 to colonel sergeant.

Manstein took part in the Second Silesian War . Because of his special bravery in the battle of Kesselsdorf he was promoted to lieutenant colonel on December 23, 1745. On June 15, 1747, Manstein received the order Pour le Mérite from the king . Manstein then headed several investigative commissions that dealt with military crimes, and was on secret missions for Friedrich. In 1753 he was promoted to colonel.

In the Seven Years' War Manstein took part in the Battle of Lobositz and after the victory covered the withdrawal of the main army to Saxony. He was then used as the commander of Leipzig until his regiment returned to battle in March 1757.

In the battle of Prague Manstein led the 1st battalion of his regiment. While trying to come to the aid of the much-pressed 3rd Battalion, he fell in the abdomen around two o'clock in the afternoon with three grape bullets and died half an hour later of his injuries.

family

He had been married to the commoner Katharina Elisabeth Bosterhausen since 1734 and had four sons and a daughter with her. Of the children, only Leopold Moritz Friedrich von Manstein (* 1744) survived . One day after the death of his father - on May 7, 1757 - he was appointed ensign of the "Anhalt" regiment by the king.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Ancestors of Anna Louise von der Trenck
personal data
SURNAME Manstein, Georg Friedrich von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian officer, most recently Colonel Frederick the Great
DATE OF BIRTH 1702
PLACE OF BIRTH near Insterburg
DATE OF DEATH May 6, 1757
Place of death before Prague