Julius Rudolph von Klingsporn

Julius Rudolph von Klingsporn († after 1794) was a Prussian colonel and regimental commander .

Life

Julius Rudolph von Klingsporn came from the Prussian house Groß - und Klein Blaustein of the noble family Klingsporn . He was a grandson of the Brandenburg colonel and regimental commander Johann von Klingsporn (* 1605, † 1685).

He joined the Kanitz Regiment in 1750 and was promoted to ensign in July 1754 . In the regiment he took part in the Seven Years' War, rose to prime lieutenant in 1763 and, as such, entered the Königsberg garrison . In April 1770 he was promoted to captain and in April 1776 to major . In 1780 he took over the Hacksche Grenadier Battalion and was promoted to lieutenant colonel on May 24, 1785 . Colonel Duke Holstein-Beck took over the grenadier battalion "von Klingspor" No. 4 on December 30, 1786, while Klingsporn finally became colonel and commander of the Füselierregiment v. Götzen was appointed in Glatz . He remained in this position until 1794. His successor as regiment chief of infantry regiment No. 33 was Major General Theodor Philipp von Pfau in 1794 .

Anton Balthasar König : Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military figures. Volume 2, Berlin 1789. p. 294
Leopold von Zedlitz-Neukirch : New Prussian Adelslexicon . Volume 4, Leipzig 1837, p. 115

personal data
SURNAME	Klingsporn, Julius Rudolph von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Prussian colonel and regimental commander
DATE OF BIRTH	17th century or 18th century
DATE OF DEATH	after 1794