Heinrich Siegmund von Vippach and Mark-Vippach
Heinrich Siegmund von Vippach and Mark-Vippach (born March 17, 1712 in Thuringia , † May 14, 1755 in Polish Wartenberg ) was a Prussian colonel and chief of the hussar regiment No. 4 .
Life
origin
His parents were the heir of Tschanswitz Julius Friedrich von Vippach († May 12, 1733) and his wife Erdmuthe Sophie, born von Sebottendorff from the Rothwerndorf family (* 1680; † May 16, 1737).
Military career
Since his parents lived in the Principality of Brieg , he was initially employed in Saxony-Gotha . In 1740 he moved from there to Prussian services . He came to Hussar Regiment No. 2 , where he fought in both the First and Second Silesian Wars . He was also noticed by Friedrich II , who promoted him to lieutenant colonel in April 1746 , and at a review in September 1746 he received a magnificent saber from the king. In November 1748 he became commander of the "Ruesch" hussar regiment , and in February 1751 he was colonel and chief of the "Natzmer" hussar regiment . He died on May 14, 1755 in Polish Wartenberg.
family
He was married to Countess Helene Charlotte von Salisch . The marriage remained without children.
literature
- Anton Balthasar König : Heinrich Siegmund von Vippach and Mark-Vippach . In: Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military people . tape IV . Arnold Wever, Berlin 1791, p. 125 f ( Heinrich Siegmund von Vippach and Mark-Vippach in the Google book search).
- Ernst Heinrich Kneschke : New general German nobility lexicon . Volume 9, 1870, pp. 394f. Digitized by the Vippach family
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vippach and Mark-Vippach, Heinrich Siegmund von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Heinrich Siegmund of Vippach |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian Colonel and Chief of Hussar Regiment No. 4 |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 17, 1712 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Thuringia |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 14, 1755 |
| Place of death | Polish Wartenberg |