Heinrich von Delwig

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Heinrich von Delwig (born October 15, 1620 in Livonia , † January 7, 1696 in Hamburg ) was a Swedish lieutenant general and most recently supreme commander of Hamburg.

family

Heinrich von Delwig came from the German-Baltic Delwig family . His father was Walter von Delwig. In 1666 Heinrich married Catharina Wördenhoff from Hamburg, who brought him considerable estates in Mecklenburg , and later a second marriage followed, which resulted in two daughters. He was buried on February 12th in the St. Michaeliskirche in Hamburg.

career

After three years of service as a page and in the bodyguard at the court of the King of Poland , he served under General Count Friedrich zu Dohna and thus took part in the fighting in the Netherlands .

He then earned himself in royal French service under Gassion , Turenne and Condé .

He then entered the service of his sovereign, King Karl Gustav of Sweden . First he fought against Poland under Count de la Gardie , and then actively participated in the battles in Holstein and Denmark . As early as 1665 he commanded the troops sent from Sweden to Germany and led them back to Sweden in 1669. As major general he received the inspection of all Swedish troops in the Duchy of Bremen and the command office in Stade , where he was finally appointed lieutenant general.

In February 1676 he entered the service of Hamburg, but already resigned in 1677 to take part in the two campaigns against France for the Netherlands. For the conquest of Bonn he was presented with his bust by Elector Friedrich Wilhelm von Brandenburg . This was followed by the promotion to the imperial baron status by Emperor Leopold .

In 1691 he left the Dutch service in order to finish his career again in Hamburg in January 1692 as high commander of the fortress and garrison.

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