Karl Ludwig von Goetzen
Karl Ludwig von Goetzen (born January 1, 1733 in Grünthal ; † January 27, 1789 in Landsberg an der Warthe ) was a Prussian major general and chief of the 4th Dragoon Regiment .
Life
origin
His parents were the Prussian district administrator Karl Ludwig von Götzen (* April 14, 1697; † May 22, 1746), heir to Gründel, Kraatz and Tempelfelde, and his wife Juliane Charlotte, born von Sydow (* February 11, 1694; † 12 December 1758) from the house of Sydow. Major General Friedrich Wilhelm von Götzen the Elder was his brother.
Military career
Goetzen went into Prussian service in 1746 and joined the cuirassier regiment "Prince of Prussia" as a standard junker . There he became a cornet on March 6, 1753 . During the Seven Years' War he took part in the battles of Kolin , Breslau , Kay , Kunersdorf and Zorndorf . During this time he became lieutenant on January 21, 1758 and captain on June 16, 1760 .
After the war he became major on June 13, 1767 and as such took part in the War of the Bavarian Succession . He was born on September 2, 1780 Lieutenant Colonel and on May 31, 1782 , Colonel . On June 19, 1783 appointed commander of the Cuirassier Regiment No. 2, the King gave him the position of chief of the "Knobelsdorf" dragoon regiment on May 29, 1786. On May 20, 1787, he was also appointed major general by King Friedrich II .
family
Goetzen married Amalie Charlotte Wilhelmine von Arnstedt (* 1748 - 19 July 1800) in 1765 . The couple had several children including:
- Heinrich Karl Wilhelm (born August 15, 1766 - † February 10, 1814), captain a. D.
- Ulrike Amalie Albertine Karoline Juliane Wilhelmine (born July 22, 1772)
- Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Karl Adolf (May 1, 1775 - August 19, 1787)
- Friedrich (* 1778; † August 19, 1787), drowned in a boat accident
- Heinrich Ferdinand Ludwig Karl (* August 12, 1783; † March 12, 1785)
- Friederike Elisabeth Wilhelmine (born May 2, 1788)
literature
- Anton Balthasar König : Karl Ludwig von Goetzen . In: Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military figures who made themselves famous in the Prussian service . tape 2 . Arnold Wever, Berlin 1789, p. 36 ( Karl Ludwig von Goetzen at Wikisource [PDF]).
- Anton Balthasar König : Addition . In: Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military figures who made themselves famous in the Prussian service . tape 4 . Arnold Wever, Berlin 1791, p. 378 ( addition to Wikisource [PDF]).
- Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 2, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1937], DNB 367632772 , p. 264, no. 755.
Individual evidence
- ↑ According to König: 1731
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Goetzen, Karl Ludwig von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian Major General, Chief of Dragoon Regiment No. 4 |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 1, 1733 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Grünthal |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 27, 1789 |
| Place of death | Landsberg on the Warta |