Jakob Christoph von Papstein
Jakob Christoph von Papstein (* 1718 ; † January 22, 1789 at Gut Tankow near Friedeberg (Neumark) ) was a Prussian major general , commander of Dragoon Regiment No. 8 and heir to Tankow.
Life
origin
His parents were the Rittmeister and heir to Wulkow Christoph Henning von Papstein and his first wife, a née von Oesterling.
Military career
Papstein was first a page with General von Blanckensee and then came to the cavalry regiment Grenadier on horseback (Schulenburg). After the Battle of Mollwitz , the regiment was divided and formed the trunk of the newly established Dragoon Regiment "von Normann" . In August 1755 he became staff captain . In the Seven Years' War Papstein in March 1758 Major , in February 1759 Lieutenant Colonel and in August 1769 , Colonel . He was then transferred to the "Alt-Platen" dragoon regiment as commander. In September 1777 he received his requested farewell as major general with a pension . Papstein retired to his Gut Tankow in Neumark, where he died on January 22, 1789.
literature
- Anton Balthasar König : Jakob Christoph von Papstein . In: Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military people . tape III . Arnold Wever, Berlin 1790, p. 478 ( Jakob Christoph von Papstein in the Google book search).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Papstein, Jakob Christoph von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian major general, commander of Dragoon Regiment No. 8 and hereditary lord on Tankow |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1718 |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 22, 1789 |
| Place of death | at Gut Tankow |