Heinrich Gottlieb von Koenitz

Heinrich Gottlieb von Könitz (* 1725 in the Mansfeld district; † June 26, 1790 in Magdeburg ) was a Prussian major general and most recently chief of Infantry Regiment No. 17 .

Life

He was the son of the hereditary lord of Friedeburg Heinrich Johann von Koenitz .

As early as 1740, Könitz came to the "Wedel" regiment No. 5 as a free corporal . He fought in the First and Second Silesian Wars . There he rose from ensign to second lieutenant . In July 1756 he became Premier Lieutenant , in March 1757 staff captain and shortly afterwards he held his own company .

In June 1774, Koenitz received the Pour le Mérite as a major and a year later he became lieutenant colonel . On April 22, 1778 he was transferred to the Kalkstein No. 20 Infantry Regiment . In 1780, Koenitz became chief of garrison regiment No. 10 and was promoted to colonel on June 26, 1781 . On March 1, 1786 he received the infantry regiment "Billerbeck" No. 17 from the king , but in November 1786 he asked for his departure. This was granted to him as major general with a pension of 1000 thalers .

Anton Balthasar König : Heinrich Gottlieb von Koenitz . In: Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military figures who made themselves famous in the Prussian service . tape 2 . Arnold Wever, Berlin 1789, p. 315 ( Heinrich Gottlieb von Koenitz at Wikisource [PDF]).
Leopold von Zedlitz-Neukirch : New Prussian Adelslexicon . Volume 3, 1837, digitized

personal data
SURNAME	Koenitz, Heinrich Gottlieb from
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Kenitz, Heinrich Gottlieb from
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Prussian major general, most recently chief of infantry regiment No. 17
DATE OF BIRTH	1725
PLACE OF BIRTH	Mansfeld district
DATE OF DEATH	June 26, 1790
Place of death	Magdeburg