Cadet House Stolp
The Royal Cadetten-Haus was an educational institution in Stolp (at the time of its founding also "Stolpe") in Western Pomerania . It was founded in 1769 and moved to Potsdam in 1811 .
history
On June 1, 1769, a cadet house was opened in Langen Strasse opposite the castle. It was supposed to be an educational facility for sons from impoverished noble families, many of whom had lost their fathers in the Seven Years War. It was founded on the initiative of King Friedrich II. He wanted to raise the moral and educational level of the previously brutalized condition of military candidates from Western Pomerania. At first there was space for 48 students.
In 1777/78 two more were added to the existing building, so that the number of students could increase to 96. In 1811 the facility was relocated to Potsdam by royal decree (the cadet house there had previously moved to Berlin).
Then a house for the disabled was set up in the buildings, which still existed in 1920. They probably no longer exist today.
Structures
student
The students mostly came from impoverished noble families in the Lauenburg , Rummelsburg , Bütow and Stolpe districts in Western Pomerania, some from Brandenburg, Silesia or Poland. The entire stay was free for them. In total there were 907 of these effective cadets , of whom only 5 were of non-noble origin. In addition, there were 58 pensioners , sons from wealthy families, who could only get vacancies if there were no more candidates, and who paid for accommodation and tuition. The boys were between eight and ten years old when they started.
classes
There were (at least since 1778) six classes. The lower two taught religion, reading, writing, arithmetic, geography, and history. The top four featured calligraphy, spelling, letter style, geometry and French, as well as dancing (and fencing?).
The teachers ( informators ) were mostly theologians after completing their studies ( candidates in theology ). They each taught eight students in almost all subjects; there was a separate teacher for French and dance.
Graduates
Most of the students entered the Prussian army after graduation, where they pursued a career as an officer, rarely as an ensign. A few had to leave school because they were unsuitable , and some died.
Personalities
ladder
- Captain von Kötteritz, until 1773/74
- Captain Eckard, from 1774, of civil origin
- Captain Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig von Dedenroth (1750–1797), since 1795
- Major von Proeck, commander until 1806
- Major von Bonin, commander until 1810
- Major Friedrich Marschall von Bieberstein , 1810 to 1811
literature
- Freiherr von Brand, Helmut Eckert: Cadets. From three centuries of German cadet corps . Volume 1. Munich 1981. pp. 209-213
- Peter von Gebhardt , Alexander von Lyncker: Directory of the Stolper Cadets (1761-1816) (= communications from the Central Office for German Personal and Family History, No. 37) . Leipzig 1927
- Count Georg von Haslingen : History of the Cadet House in Potsdam . Berlin 1906. pp. 1-71
- Zugmunt Szultka: Szkoła kadetów w Słupsku (1769–1811) [The cadet school in Stolpe] Gdańsk 1992 (Polish)
Web links
- Prussian cadets from Stolp (East Pomerania) 1769–1816. Retrieved March 14, 2020 . , detailed presentation with a list of all cadets
- Kadettenhaus Stolper Heimatkreise e. V.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Prussian Cadets from Stolp (East Pomerania) 1769–1816. Retrieved March 14, 2020 . , with figures and a list of all cadets and expectants
- ↑ Kadettenhaus Stolper home circles; fencing is not mentioned there, but it was part of it in other schools