Ludwig of the East
Johann Ludwig von der Osten also Osten-Sacken (* 1710 in Copenhagen ; † 1756 in Braunschweig ) was a Russian , then a Prussian colonel , and finally a Saxon major general .
Life
Ludwig was a member of the house "Wisbu" in the district of Regenwalde , Pomerania of the noble family von der Osten . His parents were the Danish Colonel of the Guard on foot and Oberhofmarschall , then Prussian Privy Councilor , Chamber President and Oberlanddrost zu Minden Peter Christoph von der Osten (1659-1730) and his wife Louise Benedigte, née von Reichau (1670-1755) from the house Hornwalde.
After East by then and most recently as a colonel in the Russian service was, he took over in February and March 1750 to continue in the rank of colonel standing as head of the Prussian military police regiment on foot. He deserted in September 1751 . Later he decided on his career as a major general in Saxony.
family
Osten, who, like the members of the Russian house he founded, also called himself Osten-Sacken and also used the coat of arms of the Osten-Sacken, married Wilhelmine von Vietinghoff from the Marienburg house (1715–1756 / 1774) in Riga in 1740 , Daughter of the Swedish cavalry master , Livonian government councilor and Russian privy councilor Hermann Friedrich von Vietinghoff called Scheel (1680–1746) and Elisabeth Helena von Helmersen (1684–1745). The marriage produced a son:
- Friedrich Wilhelm Christian von der Osten (1746–1830), Russian major general ∞ Elisabeth Woltschkow (1775–1856).
literature
- Deutsche Adelsgenossenschaft (Hrsg.): Yearbook of the German nobility . Volume 2, WT Bruer, Berlin 1898, p. 724 ( dlib.rsl.ru ).
- Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of noble houses . Justus Perthes, Gotha 1900, p. 674. ( archive.org ).
- Anton Balthasar König : Ludwig of the East . In: Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military figures who made themselves famous in the Prussian service . tape 3 . Arnold Wever, Berlin 1790, p. 121 ( Ludwig von der Osten at Wikisource [PDF]).
- Hans Wätjen: History of the sex from the east. Volume 1: A Pomeranian Family through the Centuries. A historical representation up to the present. Georg Westermann, Braunschweig 1960, p. 127.
Individual evidence
- ^ Yearbook of the German Nobility . Volume 2, WT Bruer, Berlin 1898, p. 717 ( dlib.rsl.ru ).
- ↑ Louis Bobe : vd Osten, Peter Christoph . In: Carl Frederik Bricka (Ed.): Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Tillige omfattende Norge for Tidsrummet 1537-1814. 1st edition. tape 12 : Münch – Peirup . Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag, Copenhagen 1898, p. 462 (Danish, runeberg.org ).
- ^ Michael Ranft : New genealogical-historical news. Leipzig 1750, p. 379 ( books.google.de ).
- ↑ Ranking list of the royal Prussian army . Berlin 1787, p. 111 ( books.google.de ).
- ^ Gerhard von Vietinghoff-Scheel: Family history of the sex of the barons, barons and gentlemen v.Vittinghoff, v.Vietinghoff and v.Schell. Aschau im Chiemgau 2000, p. 353.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | East, Ludwig von der |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Osten-Sacken, Ludwig von der; Osten, Johann Ludwig von der (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian and Prussian colonel, Saxon major general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1710 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Copenhagen |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1756 |
| Place of death | Braunschweig |