Karl Christoph von Linsing
Karl Christoph von Linsing , contemporary and in his own spelling Christoph Carl von Linsing [en] , (born June 13, 1703 in Birkenfelde ; † May 6, 1787 in Nienburg / Weser ) was a German officer, most recently in the rank of lieutenant general in the service of the electorate Hanover .
Life
Linsing came from the noble Linsingen family residing in Eichsfeld and started a military career at a young age, initially serving in the Alt-Zastrow regiment , where he became an ensign (late) in 1729. He proved himself in the War of the Austrian Succession and became captain in the footguard in 1747 and major in 1751. In the Seven Years' War he joined in 1758 to lieutenant colonel and in 1761 to colonel on. In his numerous skirmishes, skirmishes and battles he was wounded several times, for the first time in 1738 as a lieutenant in the conflict with Denmark over the Steinhorst pledged by Gottfried von Wedderkop . In 1770 Linsing became major general and in 1776 took over the regiment of Prince Karl von Mecklenburg (-Strelitz). In 1774 he acquired the Dempter House in Hameln, which still exists today . In 1777 he was promoted to lieutenant general. In 1786 he left active service with the troops and became commandant of Nienburg / Weser . He was buried in the garrison cemetery in Hameln, where his classicist tomb is still preserved today.
He was married to his goddaughter Susanne Philipiene von Minnigerode (born February 11, 1732; † 1809) since 1750 . The marriage resulted in ten children, six of whom survived, including four sons in military service for the Electorate of Hanover. His four sons later called themselves von Linsingen . Also includes:
- August Heinrich (* August 14, 1764; † December 12, 1817), Colonel ∞ Eleonore Albertine Luise von Cornberg (* August 28, 1781; † July 13, 1869)
The Linsingen barracks in Hameln is named after him and his family.
literature
- Karl Ernst Hermann Krause: Linsing, Karl Christoph von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 18, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1883, p. 721 f.
Web links
- Karl Christoph at Stammreihen.de
- www.garnisonkirche-hameln.de/007_Linsingen.htm ( Memento from October 5, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Linsing, Karl Christoph von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Linsing, Carl Christoph von; Linsingen, Karl Christoph von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Lieutenant General in the service of the Electorate of Hanover |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 13, 1703 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Birkenfelde |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 6, 1787 |
| Place of death | Nienburg / Weser |