Hans Christoph von Woldeck

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Hans Christoph von Woldeck (* 1712 in Prignitz , then Priegnitz; † June 26, 1789 in Berlin ) from the Gnevicko family was a Prussian lieutenant general and chief of infantry regiment No. 28 (see list ).

Life

origin

Hans Christoph came from the Altmark family of Woldeck and was the son of the royal Prussian cavalry master and heir of Gnewikow Christoph von Woldeck (1667-1735) and his wife Hedwig von Weltzien (1663-1725). His brother Alexander Friedrich von Woldeck (1720–1795) was also a Prussian lieutenant general and governor of Wesel. Two younger brothers, Otto Philipp, who died as a lieutenant in the Bülow fuselier regiment from the wound received in the battle of Zorndorf in 1758, and Heinrich Joachim, royal Prussian district administrator in Prussia, who had previously served in Prussia as a lieutenant in the Stosch Dragoons regiment. A half-sister was married to Major General Friedrich Wilhelm Siegmund von der Marwitz .

Military career

Woldeck joined the Prussian cadets in Berlin on April 28, 1729 . From there he came in 1730 as a flag boy in the regiment "Sydow" No. 23 . In 1734 he became an ensign and in 1738 a second lieutenant . On August 11, 1740, he was in the newly established infantry regiment "Münchow" No. 36 Prime Lieutenant .

With the beginning of the First Silesian War , the regiment marched on February 12, 1741 to Berlin and from here it moved into Silesia on March 4, 1741. In 1742 it took part in the campaigns in Upper Silesia , where it was stationed in Troppau . In the battle of Wigstadtl it was able to relieve the 2nd battalion of the dragoon regiment "Kannenberg" No. 4 (see list ). In 1744 Woldeck was with Regiment No. 36 at the siege and conquest of Prague. Then the regiment was assigned to the Nassau corps and took part in skirmishes at Kammerburg and Schwarzkosteletz . It remained with this corps until peace.

Woldeck was appointed chief of staff on May 14, 1748 , and real captain on May 28, 1753 . In the Seven Years' War he fought near Lobositz (October 1, 1756). One battalion of the regiment fought so bravely that it was allowed to beat the grenadier march . On April 21, 1757 he fought at Reichenberg , on July 18 at Kolin , on November 22 at Breslau and on December 5 at Leuthen . The regiment was praised by the king as particularly brave. On July 1, 1759, Woldeck was promoted to major . In the battle of Maxen he was taken prisoner in Austria, from which he was only released after the Peace of Hubertusburg .

Woldeck returned to his regiment and became a lieutenant colonel around 1767 . On June 1, 1771 he became colonel and on March 23, 1778 Major General and Chief of Infantry Regiment. 28. In the War of Bavarian Succession he commanded a brigade in the corps of Prince Henry .

After the war he became lieutenant general on May 6, 1786. He died in Berlin on June 26, 1789.

Although he was unmarried, he left behind a son, also called Hans Christoph von Woldeck, and a daughter. It is reported that contrary to the custom of his time, he did not wear a braid because a head injury prevented him from doing so.

literature

  • Anton Balthasar König : Hans Christoph von Woldeck . In: Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military figures who made themselves famous in Prussian service . tape IV . Arnold Wever, Berlin 1791, p. 428 ( Hans Christoph von Woldeck in the Google book search).

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Wolf Lüdecke von Weltzien: The Land Werle: Big and Small Tessin. P. 71
  2. ^ Rolf Straubel : Biographical manual of the Prussian administrative and judicial officials 1740–1806 / 15 . In: Historical Commission to Berlin (Ed.): Individual publications . 85. KG Saur Verlag, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-598-23229-9 , pp. 1125 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
  3. ↑ History and news of the royal. prussia. Kleist's fusiery regiments from the time of his foundation to July 1st of the year 1767 . Johann Gottfried Trampe, Halle 1767, p. 90 (accessed on July 9, 2017).
  4. ↑ Adolf Friedrich Johannes von Crousaz: History of the Royal Prussian Cadet Corps. P. 34, digitized
personal data
SURNAME Woldeck, Hans Christoph von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian Lieutenant General, Chief of Infantry Regiment No. 28
DATE OF BIRTH 1712
PLACE OF BIRTH Prignitz
DATE OF DEATH June 26, 1789
Place of death Berlin