Georg Werner von der Schulenburg

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Georg Werner von der Schulenburg (born August 15, 1690 , † August 15, 1743 in Pillau ) was a Prussian colonel and chief of Garrison Battalion II and commander of the Pillau fortress .

Life

origin

His parents were the French lieutenant Levin Johann von der Schulenburg (1665-1706) and his first wife, Emerenzia Hedwig von Schlabbrendorff († 1700) from the Siethen family.

Military career

In 1704 he was employed in Prussian service with Infantry Regiment No. 3 (Anhalt). He fought in the War of the Spanish Succession and took part in the Battle of Oudenaarde and the sieges of Menin, Ghent and Bouchain. In 1712 he became a second lieutenant . Back in Prussia, he took part in the Pomeranian campaign in 1715/1716 and fought at the siege of Stralsund . On December 28, 1715, he was transferred as a captain to the newly established Infantry Regiment No. 27 (Leopold Anhalt-Dessau). There he rose further up to lieutenant colonel . In 1742 he took over the garrison regiment No. 2 (Natalis) as a colonel and became the commandant of the Pillau fortress . He died there on August 15, 1743.

family

He was married to Eva Katharina von Schlabrendorff . Of their 10 children, three survived. His son Leopold died unmarried on August 26, 1777 as a major in Infantry Regiment No. 27 (Stojentin). The sisters Luise Sophie (1735–1779) and Charlotte Amaline (1744–1779) also died unmarried.

With Leopold, Georg Werner's son , this branch of the family died out.

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SURNAME Schulenburg, Georg Werner from the
BRIEF DESCRIPTION royal Prussian colonel, regiment chief and commander of the fortress Pillau
DATE OF BIRTH August 15, 1690
DATE OF DEATH August 15, 1743
Place of death Pillau