Johann Heinrich von Börstel

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Johann Heinrich von Börstel (born September 28, 1644 in Dessau , † January 19, 1711 in Magdeburg ) was a royal Prussian lieutenant general , chief of infantry regiment No. 20 and commander of the Magdeburg fortress .

He was the son of the court master in Bernburg Christian Heinrich von Börstel and his wife Christine von Wuthenow.

In 1660 he went on his cavalier tour and then went into Prussian service. In 1687 he became the commander of the 7th Infantry Regiment and stayed there until 1693 when he became the commander of Magdeburg. In 1698 he took over the local infantry regiment No. 20 . During his time in Magdeburg, the German Reformed community set up a poor fund, which he had suggested. He donated 3000 thalers of start-up capital.

He fought under Elector Friedrich Wilhelm on the Rhine and in Italy. He was appointed major general in 1695 and lieutenant general in 1705. He died on January 19, 1711 and was buried in the family crypt in Bernburg.

He was married to Caritas von Jena (1658–1721), she was the daughter of Friedrich von Jena (1620–1681). The couple remained without offspring. After his death, the widow married his brother Curd Dietrich von Börstel (1650–1721).

literature

  • Anton Balthasar König : Johann Heinrich von Börstel . In: Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military figures who made themselves famous in the Prussian service . tape 1 . Arnold Wever, Berlin 1788, p. 155 ( Johann Heinrich von Börstel at Wikisource [PDF]).
  • The exemplary pilgrim of God Bey handsome corpse-Begängnüß Des Weyland high-well-bored gentlemen, Mr. Johann Heinrich von Börstels ...: When his dead corpse was carried away to Börstel's inheritance-burial to Berenburg ... 1711, [2]
  • Testament. In: Johann Friedrich Seyfarts, IVD form book. 2nd edition, Hall 1756, p. 292

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ day of death after [1]
  2. ↑ Mark Pockrandt: Biblical Enlightenment. P. 46
  3. ↑ Large complete universal lexicon of all sciences and arts . Volume 14, 1735, Col. 373, digitized version After his death, the widow married his brother Curd Dietrich von Börstel (1650–1721).
personal data
SURNAME Börstel, Johann Heinrich von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Börstel, Hans Heinrich von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian Lieutenant General, Chief of Infantry Regiment No. 20, Commander of the Magdeburg Fortress
DATE OF BIRTH September 28, 1644
PLACE OF BIRTH Dessau
DATE OF DEATH January 19, 1711
Place of death Magdeburg