Kaspar Friedrich of Lethmate
Kaspar Friedrich Freiherr von Lethmate (born July 23, 1652 in Gerbstedt Monastery ; † July 19, 1714 in Wesel ) was a major general in Brandenburg and heir to Brachwitz, Schafsee and Steedten (Stedren).
Life
origin
His parents were the Swedish major general, war council and pledge holder of the Alt-Straßfurt office Kasper von Lethmate († June 21, 1678) and his wife Johanna, nee Gerbrecht von Baumgarten († December 15, 1672) from the House of Bernburg in the county of Hoya .
Military career
Lethmate went into Swedish service in 1670 and fought against the Brandenburgers in the Battle of Fehrbellin during the Swedish invasion . From 1687 he was then Lieutenant Colonel in Brandenburg . On February 22nd, 1689 he recruited two companies that formed the trunk of the later cuirassier regiment "Bayreuth" . On September 12, 1691 he was promoted to colonel and appointed commander of the regiment. In the Turkish War of 1693/95 he fought under General Paul von Brandt . Due to his services in the Battle of Zenta , Lethmate was appointed imperial baron in 1698 , and on October 15, 1698, his status was given by the Elector Friedrich III. approved. In the War of the Spanish Succession he fought in the siege of Kaiserswerth in 1702 . Recalled to Berlin in 1704, on October 7th of the same year he was promoted to brigadier and on January 7th, 1705 Lethmate became major general. He died on July 19, 1714 in Wesel. His body was buried on September 3, 1714 in Magdeburg Cathedral .
family
He married Sabine Christophora Brandt von Lindau from the house of Wiesenburg on May 11, 1679 in Strasbourg . She was the daughter of the Saxon Chamberlain and Colonel Jobst Christoph Brandt von Lindau (1623–1702). The couple had seven sons and five daughters. The sons are said to have died before him, his last son as a KK captain in a duel. Of his daughters, Ida Charlotte Hedwig died in 1754 as the wife of Colonel Anton Ludwig von Krosigk († July 2, 1737). A second was married to Johann Georg von Geuder , Princely Anhalt-Harzgeroder secret council, and a third Maria Louise was married to Lieutenant Colonel Gottlob Vitzthum von Eckstädt on Troßin son of Christoph Vitzthum von Eckstädt .
literature
- Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 1, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1937], DNB 367632764 , p. 82, no. 135.
- Adolph Friedrich August von Rochow: News on the history of the lineage of those von Rochow. P. 180.
- Ernst Heinrich Kneschke : New general German nobility lexicon. Volume 5, pp. 486f.
- Johann Diederich von Steinen : Letmate family. In: Westphalian history. Volume 4, pp. 1369ff.
- George Adalbert von Mülverstedt : Collection of marriage foundations and personal commemorative letters. P. 117.
- Eusebius Christian Francke: History of the Counts Manßfeld. P. 85f. Schaafsee - Vorwerk von Schraplau
Web links
- Caspar von Letmathe at 30jaehrigerkrieg.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Amt Brachwitz in: Friedrich Gottlob Leonhardi : Earth Description of the Prussian Monarchy. Volume 4, Part 1, p. 366.
- ↑ There is said to be a statue of him in the cathedral
- ↑ Johann Christoph Eilers, Beltziger Chronicle , S.468
- ^ Johann Friedrich Gauhe : Des Heil. Rom. Reichs Genealogisch-Historisches Adels-Lexicon. P. 1194f. Lemethe
- ^ New genealogical-historical news. Volume 41, p. 832.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lethmate, Kaspar Friedrich von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lethmate, Kaspar Friedrich Freiherr von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brandenburg Major General |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 23, 1652 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gerbstedt |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 19, 1714 |
| Place of death | Wesel |