Hans Caspar von Knoblauch zu Hatzbach

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Hans Caspar von Knoblauch zu Hatzbach , often in literature also briefly Hans von Knoblauch (born September 15, 1719 in Hatzbach , Landgraviate Hessen-Kassel , † September 16, 1793 in Ziegenhain ) was a Hesse-Kassel military , most recently in the rank of major general , and active Freemason in Marburg lodges.

family

Hans von Knoblauch comes from the noble family of Knoblauch zu Hatzbach , which belongs to the Althessian knighthood . He was the fourth son of his parents, Captain Ludwig Friedrich von Knoblauch zu Hatzbach (1679–1719) and his wife Maria Catherina née Wolff von Gudenberg (1688–1753).

In his first marriage, he was married to Sybille Christine Helene nee von Heydwolff (1719–1757) from 1739 , from this marriage had two daughters and a son who died young, the second marriage he concluded in 1759 with Henriette Philippine Luise (1738–1823), one of them Sister of his first wife. They had three sons and five daughters together, one of whom died early.

Professional career

Military career

Hans von Knoblauch had been a noble boy at the landgrave's court in Kassel since 1733 , and in 1736 he became a personal page. From January 2, 1739 he served as an ensign with the Leibdragonern, advanced to lieutenant in 1742 and took part in the War of the Austrian Succession in 1742/1743 (including the lost battle of Simbach am Inn ). In 1750 he became captain , in 1757 brigade major , in autumn 1757 major and in June 1759, finally lieutenant colonel in the cavalry regiment "von Einsiedel". In August 1, 1759, he was captured during the Seven Years' War at the Battle of Minden . He continued his career in May 1762 when he was appointed colonel . On July 4, 1765 he took over the garrison regiment "von Wurmb", which has since been called "von Knoblauch".

Between 1775 and 1780 he drilled the Hessian troops assigned to the American War of Independence . During this time he was promoted to major general. On August 13, 1780 he himself left for America and there took over command of the “von Wissenbach” regiment, now known as “von Knoblauch”. On November 1st, 1783 he returned to Kassel. (See also German participation in the American War of Independence .) On January 18, 1781, he was awarded the Hessian order "Pour la vertu militaire" .

In 1788, Hans von Knoblauch was transferred from Kassel to Ziegenhain, where he was first deputy commander, and from 1790 until his death in command of the fortress .

Residences

During and outside of his military use, Hans von Knoblauch had several places of residence with his family. Besides Kassel and Ziegenhain, he lived in Allna in 1756 and in Elnhausen from 1762 to 1767 , both near Marburg, and in the city of Marburg itself. After a financial settlement within the family, he bought the Renthof in Allna in 1767 and settled there until 1776.

Freemasonry

Hans von Knoblauch was one of the most active Freemasons of his time. He was a member of the oldest brotherhood in the Landgraviate of Hessen-Kassel, the Masonic lodge Zu den drey Löwen in Marburg , which was founded in 1843 . For almost the entire seventh decade of the 18th century he was the master of the chair in this lodge, but in 1769 he separated from it due to differences in content and became the co-founder of a new, albeit short-lived lodge to the three roses in Marburg more esoteric orientation of Freemasonry followed. In 1766 in Kassel, together with Dietrich Christoph Ihringk, he played a key role in founding the Zum Tale Josaphat lodge .

literature

  • Brief history of the Knoblauch family from u. to Hatzbach . An excerpt from the detailed story, which is written in two manuscript booklets in folio format. Printed as a manuscript. Book printing house Joh. Hamel, Marburg 1890, Bes. P. 19 ff. ( Digitized version ).
  • Stefan Redies: Freemasons, Knights Templar and Rosicrucians. On the history of the secret societies in Marburg in the 18th century. Tectum, Marburg 1998.
  • Landgräflich-Hessen-Casselischer Staats- und Adreß-Calendar on the leap year of Christ 1792 , Verlag des Armen u. Orphanage, Kassel 1792.

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personal data
SURNAME Knoblauch zu Hatzbach, Hans Caspar von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Knoblauch, Hans von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hessian major general, freemason
DATE OF BIRTH September 15, 1719
PLACE OF BIRTH Hatzbach
DATE OF DEATH September 16, 1793
Place of death Ziegenhain (Schwalmstadt)