Johann Streiff von Lauenstein
Johann (Jean Reimbert) Streiff von Lauenstein , also Jean Reinberg de Streiff and Jean Reinberg d'Estreffe (* 1610 in Metz ; † April 28, 1697 in Berlin ) was a major general in Brandenburg who had previously served as an officer in French and Swedish services would have.
Life
origin
The Streiff von Lauenstein family came from the Vosges and once lived in Löwenstein Castle , which was destroyed in the 14th century.
His parents were Johann Streiff († 1632), Herr von Kalzenau , and his wife Marie Hermane von Wrede from the Schellenstein family. His father was a Swedish lieutenant general of the cavalry and French major general of the foreign troops (troupes étrangères).
Military career
Lauenstein was already Maréchal de camp when the Edict of Nantes was revoked. He then left France and entered the service of Brandenburg . On October 14, 1686, Elector Friedrich Wilhelm appointed him major general and commander of the Frankfurt (Oder) fortress . A year later, in 1687, he was with the elector when his son Ludwig was buried. He was an important representative of the Huguenots in Berlin.
family
He was married several times. His first wife was Anne Marie von Endingen in 1634. After her death he married Judith de Chelandre († 1669) on March 5, 1642. From these marriages survived:
- Elisabeth (first marriage), ⚭ 1644 Nicolas de Pille
- Frédéric (second marriage) (1658–1706), lord of Bacourt , returned to France and became a Catholic, ⚭ Thérèse Guyot
After the death of his second wife, on May 31, 1673, he married Suzanne le Chèvenix de Béville (1635–1729), sister of the councilor Benjamin le Chènevix of Béville.
literature
- Jean Pierre Erman : Mémoires Pour Servir À L'Histoire Des Réfugiés François Dans Les États Du Roi. tape 2 , 1835, p. 28 f ., urn : nbn: de: bvb: 12-bsb00074439-8 (French).
- Johann Friedrich Gauhe : Of salvation. Rom. Reichs Genealogisch-Historisches Adels-Lexicon. 1747, p. 1117 f . ( Streiff von Lauenstein in the Google book search).
- Anton Balthasar König : Johann Reinberg Streif von Lawenstein or Löwensten . In: Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military people . tape IV . Arnold Wever, Berlin 1791, p. 428 ( Johann von Streiff von Lauenstein in the Google book search).
- Henri Wilhelm Nathanael Tollin : The Huguenot apprenticeship, military class and nutritional status at Frankfurt ad Oder. In: German Huguenot Association (Hrsg.): History sheets of the German Huguenot Association. Tenth V, Issue 7–9. Heinrichshofen, Magdeburg 1896, p. 21, 48 (32 pp.).
Web links
- histoire-locale-alsace (French)
Individual evidence
- ^ Friedrich Wilhelm Cosmann: Historical-genealogical magazine for the German nobility. Volume 1, p. 158, digitized version of Sister Anna Elisabeth
- ↑ Eugène Haag: La France protestante ou vies des protestants français qui se sont fait un nom dans l'histoire, depuis les premiers temps de la reformation jusqu'à la reconnaissance du principe de la liberté des cultes par l'Assemblée nationale: Brossier- Golivaux. P. 437, digitized
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Streiff from Lauenstein, Johann |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Streiff von Löwenstein, Johann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brandenburg Major General |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1610 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Metz |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 28, 1697 |
| Place of death | Berlin |