Ludwig von Oppen
Ludwig von Oppen (* December 16, 1704 ; † July 30, 1779 in Fredersdorf ) was a Prussian colonel and commander of the cuirassier regiment "Prince of Prussia" . He was the heir to Fredersdorf with Weitzgrund and Egelinde in the Zauch-Belzig district .
Life
His parents were the District Administrator Ludwig Friedrich von Oppen (1663-1716) and his wife Marie, née von Rochow (1670-1705).
Oppen served in the regiment from the start and was wounded in the Battle of Thrush . In 1756 he was appointed commander when the previous Georg Wilhelm von Driesen received his own regiment. With the death of the chief of Prince August Wilhelm in 1758, he gave up his command.
In 1744 he married Charlotte Amalie von Veltheim (April 5, 1722 - March 16, 1789) from the Ostrau family. She was the daughter of Josias von Veltheim († December 16, 1747) and Juliane Florentine von der Asseburg . Her son Heinrich Ferdinand (December 4, 1747 - September 23, 1827) married a von Charpentier and after her death Karoline Franziska Henriette von Huldenberg (December 25, 1770 - April 17, 1840).
literature
- Heinrich Karl Wilhelm Berghaus : Land book of the Mark Brandenburg and the Markgrafthum Nieder-Lausitz. S. 607. Gut Fredersdorf
- Yearbook of the German Nobility . Tape. 2, 1898, p. 662.
- Genealogical handbook of noble houses . Row A, Volume 6, p. 273.
- L. Schneider: The sixth Cürassier Regiment (Emperor of Russia). P. 2. List of commanders
Individual evidence
- ^ Johann Friedrich Seyfart : Life and government history of Friedrich the other king in Prussia. Volume 1, p. 194.
- ↑ Braunschweigische advertisements, Volume 4, 1748, p. 997.
- ↑ Genealogical Handbook says: or Wilhelmine Guichard
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| SURNAME | Oppen, Ludwig von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian colonel and commander of the cuirassier regiment "Prince of Prussia", heir to Fredersdorf |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 16, 1704 |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 30, 1779 |
| Place of death | Fredersdorf |