Henning Alexander von Kleist
Henning Alexander von Kleist (born May 4, 1677 (also 1676), in Raddatz in Hinterpommern , † August 21, 1749 in Berlin ) was a Prussian field marshal .
In 1730 he became chief of a Berlin regiment on foot (1806: No. 26). In the War of the Austrian Succession he was army leader under Friedrich II and in 1741 as lieutenant general in command of the city of Kolberg . As a participant in the Battle of Mollwitz , he was made Knight of the Black Eagle Order on April 14, 1741 and later also received the Order Pour le Mérite . In 1745 Kleist was promoted to general of the infantry and two years later in 1747 to field marshal.
Henning Alexander v. Kleist was married to Albertine Marie von Biedersee, daughter of Georg Burchardt von Biedersee from Ilberstädt. With her he had seven sons and three daughters, of whom the daughter Wilhelmine Philippine (* 1720) married the Prussian district administrator Georg Ernst von Kleist .
Ranks
- 1699 Ensign Infantry Regiment No. 3
- 1702 lieutenant
- 1705 captain and company commander
- 1709 major
- 1712 governor of Krossen and Trebbin
- 1713 Lieutenant Colonel
- 1718 Colonel, Commander Infantry Regiment No. 3 , Knight of the Order de la Générosité
- 1722 dimitted,
- Re-employed in 1726, Commander of Infantry Regiment No. 26th
- 1730 Chief Old Prussian Infantry Regiment No. 26 of 1678/2
- 1733 major general
- 1741 Lieutenant General, Governor of Kolberg, Knight of the Black Eagle Order (Mollwitz 14.4.), Order Pour le Mérite,
- 1745 General of the Infantry
- 1747 field marshal
literature
- Sigurd v. Kleist: history of the sex v. Kleist , Third Part, 2nd Edition (based on the text by GH Kypke , 1878), Bergisch Gladbach 2013, pp. 71–84, No.IV.53 pdf
- Anton Balthasar König : Henning Alexander von Kleist . In: Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military figures who made themselves famous in the Prussian service . tape 1 . Arnold Wever, Berlin 1788, p. 275 ( Henning Alexander von Kleist at Wikisource [PDF]).
- Kypke: Kleist, Henning Alexander von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 16, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1882, p. 150 f.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Martin Guddat : Handbook on Prussian Military History 1701–1786 . Mittler & Sachs, Hamburg 2001
- ^ Anton Balthasar König : Henning Alexander von Kleist . In: Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military figures who made themselves famous in the Prussian service . tape 1 . Arnold Wever, Berlin 1788, p. 275 ( Henning Alexander von Kleist at Wikisource [PDF]).
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kleist, Henning Alexander von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian Field Marshal General |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1676 or May 4, 1677 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Raddatz , Western Pomerania |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 21, 1749 |
| Place of death | Berlin |