Hans Ehrenreich von Schöning
Hans Ehrenreich von Schöning (born September 27, 1648 in Hohen Lübbichow ; † August 29, 1710 in Nordhausen ) was a Prussian major general of the cavalry and chief of the cuirassier regiment No. 9 .
Life
origin
Hans Ehrenreich was the son of Hans Wilhelm von Schöning (* 1663), Lord of Hohen- and Nieder-Lübbichow, and his wife Marie Elise Judith, née von Ploetz from the Wartenberg family.
Military career
At the age of fourteen Schöning became a pikeman in the army of Elector Friedrich Wilhelm . First as a lieutenant, from 1677 as a cavalry master in the cuirassier regiment "von Pfuhl" , he took part in the battle of Fehrbellin and the transition to Rügen in 1672/79 during the campaign against France and Sweden . In 1686 he went against the Turks under his cousin, Field Marshal General Hans Adam von Schöning , and was knighted for his achievements as a Knight of the Order de la Générosité . In 1691 he became a colonel and for the next few years commanded the cuirassier regiment. In 1693/95 Schöning was again in the campaign against the Turks. In November 1703 he became a brigadier . Because of his poor health Schoening asked for his resignation and dimittiert on November 8, 1703 Major General. From his successor Canstein he received 8000 thalers for his regiment.
He was buried in the church of Nordhausen, where his epitaph was also located.
family
Schöning was married to Elisabeth Sophie von der Marwitz († 1727 in Nordhausen) since 1695 . She was the daughter of the commandant of Küstrin Hans von der Marwitz (* 1608; † 1674) and his wife Anna Margarethe von Münchhausen (* 1626; † 1686). The couple had two sons and two daughters, including:
- Hans Christoph (December 11, 1683 - January 23, 1746), Rittmeister
- ⚭ 1717 Marie von Lützow widowed von Ahlefeld
- ⚭ 1736 Anne Helene von Pannwitz (1707–1790)
- Hans Adam († before 1716), Prussian lieutenant
- Louise (June 3, 1682; † June 15, 1705) ⚭ Daniel von Sydow (1675–1727), Lieutenant Colonel, son of Adam Wilhelm von Sydow
- Juliane Dorothea ⚭ Valentin von Ungern-Sternberg
- Emilie Sophie ⚭ George Anton von Haacke
literature
- Anton Balthasar König : Hans Ehrenreich von Schöning . In: Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military figures who made themselves famous in the Prussian service . tape 3 . Arnold Wever, Berlin 1790, p. 415 ( Hans Ehrenreich von Schöning at Wikisource [PDF]).
- Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 1, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1937], DNB 367632764 , p. 75, no. 120.
- Kurd von Schöning : Historical news of the von Schöning family. P. 60f. Digitized
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Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schöning, Hans Ehrenreich from |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schöning, Hans Ehrentreich from |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Royal Prussian Major General of the Cavalry |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 27, 1648 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hohen Lübbichow |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 29, 1710 |
| Place of death | Nordhausen |