Jakob Rüdiger von Zastrow

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Jakob Rüdiger von Zastrow (* 1707 in Reinfeld in the Rummelsburg district ; † March 30, 1782 in Königsberg , East Prussia ) was a royal Prussian officer, most recently in the rank of major general .

family

Jakob Rüdiger von Zastrow came from the Zastrow family , he was the second son of Rüdiger von Zastrow (1644–1717), heir to Reinfeld and Kolziglow and Eva von Massow . He was married to Louise Elisabeth Freiin von Blankenburg († after 1788) since 1755 . His marriage was childless.

Life

Zastrow began his career in 1723 as a cadet and in 1726 came under Infantry Regiment No. 13 ( von Dönhoff ) as a Junker. In 1732 he became ensign , 1742 second lieutenant , 1746 captain . As such, he took part in the battle of Lobositz and received the order Pour le Mérite for his service in 1756 . In 1758 he was promoted to major and in 1762 he was transferred to the Grenadier Guard Battalion in Infantry Regiment No. 6 ( v. Saldern ). There he became commander in 1763, lieutenant colonel in 1765 and colonel in 1767 . In this rank he received the infantry regiment No. 11 in Königsberg from the king on June 30, 1776 . In 1777 he was promoted to major general. He took part in numerous battles during the Seven Years' War .

As early as 1755 the king gave him the office of governor of Linum, as well as the Drostenstelle of Lühnen and Hörde in the county of Mark .

Zastrow was buried on April 3rd.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Knights of the Order Pour le Mérite 1740-1807 link ( Memento of the original dated December 30, 2013 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.franckowiak.de
  2. ↑ Directory of the regiment chiefs 1740 to 1786 link  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.ahnen-gesucht.de  

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personal data
SURNAME Zastrow, Jakob Rüdiger from
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian major general
DATE OF BIRTH 1707
PLACE OF BIRTH Reinfeld
DATE OF DEATH March 30, 1782
Place of death Königsberg (Prussia)