Helmuth von Plessen (military)

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Colonel Helmuth von Plessen

Helmuth von Plessen (born December 2, 1612 in Müsselmow , † January 22, 1694 in Cambs ) was a German colonel and commander of an imperial cuirassier regiment ; he was also lord of Cambs (1657) cp, Zittow , Buchholz , Raben Steinfeld (1678–1687) cp, Godern and Pinnow .

family

Helmuth von Plessen came from the Mecklenburg line of the ancient nobility of the von Plessen family; he was the son of Samuel von Plessen (* before 1568; † 1613 on Müsselmow in the old courtyard) and Armgard von Plessen, born. von Halberstadt († 1614 Müsselmow). On September 1, 1654 he married Ölgard von Oertzen, the daughter of Jaspar von Oertzen on Roggow near Rerik and Eva von Pentz . The marriage resulted in thirteen children, including the Mecklenburg District Administrator, Real Secret Council and Chamber President Diedrich Joachim von Plessen. Helmuth von Plessen was the grandfather of the politician Helmuth Reichsgraf von Plessen . On January 22nd, 1694 Colonel a. D. Helmuth von Plessen on his estate Cambs in Mecklenburg.

Military background

In 1637 he was appointed Mecklenburg lieutenant. In 1638 Helmuth von Plessen was promoted to Imperial Rittmeister. In 1652 he became a colonel and commander of an imperial cuirassier regiment. 1652 dim., Formerly in Swedish and French pay. “Served three emperors, Ferdinand II. , Ferdinand III. and Leopold I. , good military service. "

Others

Zittow village church - burial place of Helmuth von Plessen

In 1669 Helmuth von Plessen had the village church in Zittow equipped with the pulpit and patronage stalls; on the south wall of the chancel there is also an epitaph for Helmuth and Ölgard von Plessen, which Diedrich Joachim von Plessen had made for his parents in 1711. Helmuth himself - as well as his wife Ölgard, their son Diedrich Joachim and numerous other children and descendants - were buried in this church.

literature

  • M. Naumann: The Plessen - family line from the XIII. to XX. Century . Edited by Dr. Helmold von Plessen on behalf of the family association. 2nd revised and expanded edition. CA Starke Verlag, Limburg an der Lahn, 1971
  • Genealogical Handbook of nobility band X . (Volume 119 of the complete series), CA Starke Verlag, Limburg (Lahn) 1999, ISSN  0435-2408

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ cp, Latin. cum pertinentiis 'with accessories', d. H. what other associated facilities (e.g. Vorwerke, mills, etc.) were there.
  2. ↑ cf. M. Naumann: The Plessen - family line from the XIII. to XX. Century . Edited by Dr. Helmold von Plessen on behalf of the family association. 2nd revised and expanded edition. CA Starke Verlag, Limburg an der Lahn, 1971, p. 44
  3. ^ Manor houses and castles in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania; Müsselmow near Schwerin
  4. ^ Manor houses and castles in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania; Roggow near Bad Doberan ( Memento of the original from October 3, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.gutshaeuser.de
  5. ↑ a b cf. M. Naumann: The Plessen - family line from the XIII. to XX. Century . Edited by Dr. Helmold von Plessen on behalf of the family association. 2nd revised and expanded edition. CA Starke Verlag, Limburg an der Lahn, 1971, pp. 44–45
  6. ↑ Building history . In: zittow-kirche.de
personal data
SURNAME Plessen, Helmuth von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German colonel and chief of an imperial cuirassier regiment
DATE OF BIRTH December 2, 1612
PLACE OF BIRTH Müsselmow
DATE OF DEATH January 22, 1694
Place of death Cambs