Johann Christoph von Goetze
Johann Christoph von Goetze (* 1637 in Tegel near Berlin ; † August 6, 1703 ) was a Prussian lieutenant general , governor of the fortresses Küstrin , Driesen and Oderberg , and heir to Löhme, Weese, Brönigke, Wilmersdorf, Stada and Wolfenberg.
Life
origin
He was the son of the Brandenburg colonel Jobst Friedrich von Götze (1608–1669), heir of Hermsdorf, Tegel and Rosenthal and his wife Anna Marie von Klitzing (* 1612).
Military career
As early as 1656 he was in the service of Elector Friedrich Wilhelm . In 1684 he became a captain and in 1686 a colonel . On March 18, 1692 he was appointed major general and chief of the garrison company in the fortress Peitz . On December 30, 1701 he was also appointed governor of Küstrin, Driesen and Oderberg. In 1703 he was promoted to lieutenant general, but he died that same year.
He took part in all campaigns of the elector, in Prussia, Poland, Pomerania, on the Rhine and in Alsace.
family
He was married twice. His first wife was either Caspararina Charlotta von Syberg or Isabella von Hagen . His second wife was Christina Agnes von der Heyden called Rynch. He had children from both marriages, including:
- Johanna Maria ∞ Hans Joachim von Röbel (parents of Major General Ludwig Philipp von Röbel )
literature
- Anton Balthasar König : Jochim Christoph von Goetze . In: Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military people . tape II . Arnold Wever, Berlin 1789, p. 31 ( Jochim Christoph von Goetze in the Google book search).
- Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 1, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1937], DNB 367632764 , p. 56, no. 92.
- Christian David von Sydow: The Dreyfache Kostbahre hero-victim of death. 1703, funeral sermon no preview yet
Individual evidence
- ^ Johann Diederich von Steinen : Westphalian history with many coppers. Volume 1, 1755, p. 1302, digitized
- ↑ Soldatisches Führertum (lit.)
- ↑ Peter Bahl : The court of the great elector. 2001, p. 502
- ^ Attachment (marriage contract), 1715, p. 18, digitized
Web links
- Johann Christoph von Goetze at genealogy.net
- Fortress Peitz List of Governors
- Jobst Friedrich von Götze at geneall.net
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Goetze, Johann Christoph von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Goetzen, Joachim Christoph von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian lieutenant general, governor of the fortresses Küstrin, Driesen and Oderberg |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1637 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tegel near Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 6, 1703 |