Johann Adolf von Möllendorff
Johann Adolf von Möllendorff (born April 6, 1690 in Hohengöhren , † March 15, 1758 at Gut Großwudicke near Rathenow ) was a Prussian lieutenant general of the cavalry , most recently chief of the Dragoon Regiment No. 10 and governor of Hornburg .
Life
origin
Johann Adolf was the son of the Prussian dike captain Johann Friedrich von Möllendorff (* June 12, 1650 - November 22, 1704), heir to Hohengöhren, Wudicke, Schönfeld and Bolleben, and his wife Bertha Sophia Auguste, née von Bismarck (* 6. December 1651 - † June 4, 1711). His brother Friedrich Christoph von Möllendorff (1680–1747) was also a Prussian lieutenant general.
Military career
Möllendorff attended the Knight Academy in Dom Brandenburg and was employed in July 1709 as a cornet in the regiment on horseback "Katte" of the Prussian Army . There he became a lieutenant in April 1710 and fought until the Peace of Utrecht in the Netherlands. In 1715 he became a captain and on December 1, 1719 a major in the Crown Prince's regiment. On November 21, 1723 he became lieutenant colonel and on May 1, 1736 colonel . In 1741 he received the regiment "Graf von Wartensleben" on horseback, a cuirassier regiment . On May 18, 1743, he was appointed major general . In November 1743 he received a dragoon regiment that was built from parts of the “Platen” regiment and was now called “Jung-Möllendorf” . In July 1745 he was appointed lieutenant general by King Friedrich II . During the First and Second Silesian Wars he fought in Bohemia and Moravia , where he distinguished himself especially in the battle of Kesselsdorf .
In September 1754, due to his poor health, Möllendorff diminished with a pension of 1,000 thalers .
family
Möllendorff married Karoline Auguste Sophie von der Planitz from the Langenstein family in 1719 (* 1700; † February 23, 1772). The couple had several children including:
- Henriette Wilhelmine (born November 24, 1734; † February 19, 1786) ∞ Bernhard Christian von Katte (1700–1778), Prussian major general
literature
- Anton Balthasar König : Johann Adolf von Möllendorff . In: Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military figures who made themselves famous in the Prussian service . tape 3 . Arnold Wever, Berlin 1790, p. 478 ( Johann Adolf von Möllendorff at Wikisource [PDF]).
- Julius Mebes : Contributions to the history of the Brandenburg-Prussian state and army. Volume 1. 337. Digitalisat
- New genealogical-historical news of the most distinguished events that happened at the European courts. Volume 51, p. 923. Digitized
- Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 1, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1937], DNB 367632764 , p. 263, no. 305.
- Leopold von Zedlitz-Neukirch : New Prussian Nobility Lexicon. Volume 3. S. 417. Digitalisat
Individual evidence
- ↑ Priesdorff (Lit.) gives the year of birth 1694.
- ^ Johann G. Dienemann: News from the Order of St. John, in particular from its master class. P. 395. Digitized
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Möllendorff, Johann Adolf von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian lieutenant general of the cavalry, chief of the dragoon regiment No. 10, governor of Hornburg |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 6, 1690 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hohengöhren |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 15, 1758 |
| Place of death | Gut Großwudicke near Rathenow |