Karl Emil von Wartensleben
Karl Emil von Wartensleben (* May 1669 in winter Buren ; † 3. February 1714 in Kassel ) was landgräflich Hesse-Kassel shear Colonel and Brigadier , Upper hofmeister and upper treasurer of the Countess Amalie of Hesse and owner of the good winter Buren near Kassel.
Life
family
He was a member of the noble family of the barons of Wartensleben, who were raised to the rank of imperial count in the next generation . His parents were the Dutch Colonel Christian von Wartensleben (* October 21, 1630, † 1675) and his wife Cornelie Riviere d'Arthot.
On March 20, 1709 he married Katharine Christiane (Christophine) von Plessen (* July 22, 1690 - † February 3, 1755). The couple had two sons and two daughters, three of whom died young. Only the son Karl Friedrich (* March 13, 1710; † March 6, 1778), later Imperial Chamberlain and Dutch Lieutenant General, survived .
His widow married the Danish privy councilor and Oberlanddrosten zu Oldenburg , Emanuel Friedrich von Kötzschau , on October 11, 1725 .
Career
He was initially in the Dutch, then in the Venetian service and finally joined the Hesse-Kassel military. In 1702, as a colonel, he founded the 9th Infantry Regiment with 10 companies. It was named after Prince Georg from 1709 to 1755 , and from 1755 after Prince Karl of Hesse . It existed as the first battalion of the third line infantry regiment until 1832 and was eventually divided between the two battalions of the third infantry regiment. In the War of the Spanish Succession, his regiment was one of the 8,000 auxiliary troops that Landgrave Karl , as an ally of Great Britain, the Emperor and Holland, had joined the troops of the allies in support of the English. The regiment took part in the victorious battle of Hochstädt in August 1704.
On March 12, 1706, Wartensleben became a brigadier and in 1709, for a short time, commandant of the Ziegenhain Fortress . In 1713 he finished his military service and became chief steward and chamberlain to the countess. He died on February 3, 1714 in Kassel.
literature
- Wilhelm Grotefend : Waiting life, Karl Emil Reichs Freiherr von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 41, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1896, p. 199 f.
- Julius von Wartensleben : News from the family of the Counts of Wartensleben . P. 98, ( digitized version )
- Karl Friedrich Pauli : Monuments of famous generals. Halle, part 1, 1768, pp. 277f. ( Digitized version )
Web links
- Karl Emil von Wartensleben at geneall.net
Individual evidence
- ^ Michael Ranft : New genealogical-historical news , volume 54, p. 824 digitized obituary notice for Katharine Christiane von Plessen.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Waiting life, Karl Emil von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Imperial Baron, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel Colonel and Brigadier, Chief Steward and Chief Chamberlain |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 1669 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Winterbüren |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 3, 1714 |
| Place of death | kassel |