Johann Friedrich von Printzen
Johann Friedrich von Printzen , also von Prinzen , (* 1631 ; † May 4, 1691 ) was a major general in Brandenburg , head of a cavalry regiment and governor of Spandau and hereditary lord on Jerichow and Altenplathow .
Life
origin
His parents were Heinrich Wilhelm von Printzen and his wife Anna Elisabeth von Münster .
Military career
Little is known about his youth, not even when exactly he came into service in Brandenburg. On February 13, 1671 he became a colonel and commander of the cuirassier regiment Kurprinz en Chef . After the death of the owner Georg Adam von Pfuhl in 1672, he took over his regiment. During the Northern War it was still stationed in Wusterhausen and Kyritz in 1675. With this regiment he took part in the siege of Szczecin . After the Peace of Nijmegen , his regiment in Halberstadt was disbanded in 1679/1680 . On November 15, 1679, he was appointed major general. Shortly before, Joachim Henniges von Treffenfeld had already been promoted to major general, Printzen complained about his resignation and was then also promoted by the elector.
family
He married Baroness Judith von Schönaich (1643-1732) daughter of Sebastian Freiherrn von Schoenaich, heir to Carolath. The couple had several children including:
- Marquard Ludwig (1675–1725) Prussian Minister ∞ Dorothee Sophie von Schlippenbach, daughter of Karl Friedrich von Schlippenbach
- Judith Elisabeth ∞ Georg Christoph von Wallwitz
- Johann Friedrich (* December 27, 1680; † May 14, 1740), Colonel in Infantry Regiment No. 14 ∞ Sophia Elisabeth Henriette von Rindtorf (* December 15, 1694 - January 18, 1776) (sister of Friedrich Christoph Christian von Beef peat )
literature
- Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 1, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1937], DNB 367632764 , p. 33, no. 50.
- Michael Ranft : The genealogical Archivarius. Johann Samuel Heinsius, Leipzig 1732, p. 446, p. 265 , p. 446 Judith von Schoenaich
- Leopold von Zedlitz-Neukirch : New Prussian Nobility Lexicon. Volume 4, Gebrüder Reichenbach, Leipzig 1837, p. 52, digitized
- Anton Balthasar König : Johann Friedrich von Prinzen . In: Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military people . tape III . Arnold Wever, Berlin 1790, p. 229 ( Johann Friedrich von Prinzen in the Google book search).
- George Adalbert von Mülverstedt : The Brandenburg war power under the great elector. Baensch, Magdeburg 1888, p. 375f, digitized Regiment Printzen
- Dieterich Sigismund von Buch: Diary Dieterich Sigismund's von Buch. Hermann Costenoble, Jena and Leipzig 1865, p. 69, digitized
Individual evidence
- ^ Frank Baron Freytag von Loringhoven : European family tables . Volume IV, plate 91. Marburg, 1957 (1968)
- ↑ a b Judith von Schoenaich
- ^ A b Friedrich Wilhelm von Sommersberg: Silesiacarum rerum scriptores aliquot adhuc inediti. Volume 2, p. 319, digitized
- ↑ George Adalbert von Mülverstedt : Collection of marriage foundations and personal commemorative letters of the knightly families of the provinces of Saxony, Brandenburg, Pomerania and Prussia. Baensch, Magdeburg 1863, p. 194, digitized
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Printzen, Johann Friedrich von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Printzen, Hans Friedrich von; Printz, Johann von; Prince, Johann Friedrich von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Kurbrandenburg major general, head of a cavalry regiment, governor of Spandau and lord of Jerichow and Alten-Platow |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1631 |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 4, 1691 |