Hans Ehrentreich von Bornstedt
Hans Ehrentreich von Bornstedt (born March 27, 1722 in Küstrinchen, Königsberg district in Neumark ; † August 23, 1807 in Hohennauen ) was a royal Prussian lieutenant general and governor of Biesenthal .
Life
Military career
He is a son of the royal Polish major Hans Jürgen von Bornstedt († 1728). After the death of his father he attended school in Stargard . 1739 he came on the orders of Friedrich Wilhelm I to the Regiment "Derschau walk" . In 1740 he joined one of the regiments under the king's brothers and became major there in 1760 . In 1767 he became a lieutenant colonel and on June 5, 1771 a colonel . On April 28, 1778, he was appointed major general and took over the "Kalkreuth on foot" regiment . On March 3, 1786, he was appointed lieutenant general.
von Bornstedt was involved in all campaigns between 1740 and 1779. He was wounded at the Battle of Zorndorf in 1758 and was awarded the Pour le Mérite . In 1766 he was appointed bailiff of Biesenthal.
On September 9, 1786, at the funeral of King Friedrich II. He was the bearer of the canopy of the throne that covered the coffin.
family
Von Bornstedt was married twice. His first wife was Helene Luise von Kleist (* January 15, 1723; †?). She was the widow of Lieutenant Colonel Christoph Wilhelm von Belling from the regiment on foot "Prince of Prussia" and daughter of Lieutenant General Franz Ulrich von Kleist . He married her on November 30, 1762. His second wife was Johanne Friederike Sophia von Quast († April 9, 1802).
The general remained without descendants. But in his will he stipulated that only those who carry on the von Bornstedt name could inherit . His nephew Hans Otto von Kleist took over the name and has been using the name Kleist von Bornstedt since April 11, 1803 . He inherited the majorat Hohennauen in the Havelland . The general had received this from the Rauchhaupt family in 1770, as his mother-in-law was born von Rauchhaupt .
literature
- Anton Balthasar König : Hans Ehrentreich von Bornstedt . In: Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military figures who made themselves famous in the Prussian service . tape 1 . Arnold Wever, Berlin 1788, p. 350 ( Hans Ehrentreich von Bornstedt at Wikisource [PDF]).
- Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 2, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1937], DNB 367632772 , p. 130, no. 651 (with picture).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ The territories of the Mark Brandenburg. Volume 3, p. 25 ( digitized version )
- ↑ Almut Andreae, Udo Geiseler: The manor houses of the Havelland. P. 152
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bornstedt, Hans Ehrentreich from |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bornstädt, Hans Ehrentreich; Bornstedt, Hans Ehrenreich from |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian lieutenant general and governor of Biesenthal |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 27, 1722 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Küstrinchen, Koenigsberg District , Neumark |
| DATE OF DEATH | 23 August 1807 |
| Place of death | Hohennauen |