Mathias Numsen
Mathias Numsen (born March 18, 1646 , † April 17, 1731 ) was a Danish major general and privy councilor .
Life
Origin and family
Numsen probably came from a Jutland family, possibly from Husum . His parents were the material administrator in the Holmen Hans Numsen (1613-1652) and Inger Margrethe Vibe (1622-1648), daughter of the bishop of Lund Mads Jensen Medelfar (1579-1637).
He himself married Marie Worm, daughter of Ole Worm (1588–1654). The two generals Michael von Numsen (1686–1757) and Christian Wilhelm von Numsen (1687–1756) were sons from this marriage.
Career
Numsen became a soldier at the age of 16 and was a cornet in the Zealand Regiment in 1670 . During the War of Scania he quickly advanced to higher ranks, was lieutenant in 1676 , captain and adjutant general in 1677 and lieutenant colonel in 1678 . He was then promoted to colonel and regiment chief of the 2nd Seeland cavalry regiment in 1685 . Numsen also received a coat of arms letter on May 24, 1688 in the course of his ennoblement . From 1701 to 1703 he was in the Netherlands with his contingent . Afterwards he switched to the administrative service due to limited field usability and in 1710 became General War Commissioner . In 1711 he received the title of major general and in 1717 was admitted to the Dannebrogden . From 1720 to 1730 he was the successor or representative of Jobst Scholten, head of the military academy. In 1726 he became a privy councilor.
literature
- Mathias Numsen . 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. 332-333 (Danish, runeberg.org ).
Web links
- Mathias von Numsen on Skeel-Schaffalitzky, Santasilia (Danish)
Individual evidence
- ^ Mathias Numsen . In: Christian Blangstrup (Ed.): Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon . 2nd Edition. tape 18 : Nordlandsbaad – Perleøerne . JH Schultz Forlag, Copenhagen 1924, p. 268 (Danish, runeberg.org ).
- ↑ a b Danmarks Adels Aarbog , Volume XXIII. Copenhagen 1906, pp. 332-335.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Numsen, Mathias |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Numsen, Mathias von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish major general and privy councilor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 18, 1646 |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 17, 1731 |