Karl Wolfgang von Frankenberg and Ludwigsdorf

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Karl Wolfgang von Frankenberg and Ludwigsdorf (* 6. December 1730 in wound contactor ; † 18th May 1791 in Green Mountain ) was a Prussian Major General , Knight of the Order Pour le Mérite and Amtshauptmann in Freienwalde and New Hagen and hereditary lord of Hirschfelde, Küpper and Droscheyde.

Life

origin

His parents were Hans Wolf von Frankenberg (* July 25, 1686; † October 26, 1756) and his wife Johanna Helene von Schimonska from the Uschitz family. Major general Christian Moritz Alexander von Frankenberg and Ludwigsdorf was his brother.

Military career

In 1742 he became a page with the Count von Münchow (1712–1753), the minister in charge of Silesia. He then joined the army. On October 1st, 1746 he became an ensign in the Dragoon Regiment "Nassau" No. 11 . On September 22, 1750 he became second lieutenant and on September 3, 1756 prime lieutenant . In the Seven Years' War he fought at Pretsch and in the battles of Prague , Kolin , Leuthen and Hochkirch . In the battle near Sommerfeld he was seriously injured in the right hand. On September 19, 1758, he was promoted to staff captain. In the battle near Kemberg in 1759 he was able to capture Field Marshal Lieutenant Reinhard von Gemmingen-Hornberg , for which he received the order Pour le Mérite.

It was not until September 15, 1770 that he was promoted to captain and squadron chief. Three years later, he was promoted to major . He then took part in the War of the Bavarian Succession . On September 29, 1782 he was promoted to regimental commander and as such on May 30, 1783 to lieutenant colonel and on March 4, 1786 to colonel . In addition, on December 8, 1786, he received the post of governor in Freienwalde and Neuenhagen. On September 29, 1788 he was also General Inspector of the Lower Silesian Cavalry Inspection. In addition, he received from the king from October 30, 1788 an allowance of 500 thalers. The promotion to major general took place on August 18, 1790.

family

Bissing monument near Rödingen / Jena
August Wilhelm von Bissing († October 14, 1806 near Jena)

He was married several times. His first wife was Christiane Wilhelmine Ulrike von Massow in January 1763 (born December 13, 1746 in Brieg, † 1771 in Grünberg). The couple had a son:

  • Karl Ewald Moritz (born September 11, 1768 in Brieg; † July 11, 1828), Prussian second lieutenant in Infantry Regiment No. 57
⚭ February 12, 1798 Florentine Luise von Czschwitz (* January 23, 1762; † October 1, 1813)
⚭ December 17, 1814 Johanna (Jeanette) Friederike Helene von Poser and Groß-Nädlitz (* March 31, 1782; † October 21, 1828)

After her death in February 1772 he married Charlotte Maria Elisabeth von Massow (* May 8, 1756 in Brieg; † January 9, 1836 in Ober-Schüttlau) from the house of Ober-Schüttlau. The couple had the following children:

  • Georgine Philippine Maximiliane (born December 4, 1776 in Grünberg; † April 20, 1820) ⚭ Karl August Ferdinand von Frankenberg († September 13, 1816), Prussian cavalry master in Hussar Regiment No. 4, lord of Bielwiese
  • Ulrike Maria Charlotte (* December 28, 1776; † April 17, 1835) ⚭ 1793 Rudolf Ludwig Karl von Rochow (* October 13, 1764; † January 28, 1846), Prussian major, government and forestry councilor
  • Hans August Immanuel (born August 1, 1777), died young
  • Marianne (born November 13, 1779; † September 21, 1858) ⚭ 1802 Freiherr August Wilhelm von Bissing († October 14, 1806 near Jena) (Bissing monument near Rödingen / Jena), Prime Minister of the Electorate of Saxony
  • Sylvius Wolf Leopold (born April 29, 1785 in Grünberg; † October 31, 1878), real privy councilor ⚭ Henriette von Sydow (born March 10, 1791; † March 11, 1837)
  • Guido Arbogast Rudolf (born January 17, 1787 in Sagan; † May 10, 1807), died of injuries in the fighting for Glatz
  • Ludwig Wilhelm (born October 16, 1784 in Grünberg; † June 2, 1787)
  • Henriette (* 1789 in Schüttlau; † December 10, 1847)
⚭ NN from Schwedthoff
⚭ June 30, 1808 Otto August Rühle von Lilienstern (1780–1847), Lieutenant General

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.geneagraphie.com/getperson.php?personID=I603679&tree=1
  2. ^ Daughter of Christlieb von Massow (1717–1760) and Maria Magdalena von Busse (1725–1795), based on Rolf Straubel: Biographisches Handbuch der Prussischen Verwaltungs- und Judizbeamten 1740–1806 / 15. Saur, Munich 2009, biography of Chamber President Evald Georg von Massow (1754–1820) (brother)
  3. ^ Adolph Friedrich August von Rochow, News on the history of the sex of those von Rochow , p. 186, digitized
personal data
SURNAME Frankenberg and Ludwigsdorf, Karl Wolfgang von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Frankenberg and Ludwigsdorff, Karl Wolfgang von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian major general, governor in Freienwalde and Neuenhagen, heir of Hirschfelde, Küpper and Droscheyde
DATE OF BIRTH December 6, 1730
PLACE OF BIRTH Wound protection
DATE OF DEATH May 18, 1791
Place of death Grünberg (Silesia)