Peter Ernst von Podewils

Peter Ernst von Podewils (* 1690 ; † November 28, 1755 in Berlin ) was a Prussian officer , most recently a colonel and commander of the Friedrichsburg citadel .

Life

Peter Ernst came from the well-known noble family of Podewils , who lived in Pomerania . His father was Melchior Ernst von Podewils. He was married to Margarete Marie von Manteuffel († 1730), daughter of Gerdt von Manteuffel (1644-1722), heir to Herr auf Brutzen , Buslar , Jeseritz and 1/2 Sanskow and Sophie Marianne von der Goltz . Several children emerged from the marriage, including the Prussian major general Friedrich Wilhelm von Podewils (1723–1784).

Podewils was a landowner in Pomerania . He was the heir to Schwartow in the Principality of Cammin , which had been in the family since 1523. In 1738 he sold the estate to Margaretha Sabine von Manteuffel († 1749), wife of the later Prussian major general and heir to Petershagen Moritz von Galbrecht . In return, he acquired shares in the Klein Reichow family estate, which had also previously been long-standing, in 1744 .

Podewils also served in the Prussian Army . After he advanced to the position of major in the "von Kleist" infantry regiment No. 26 , he became lieutenant colonel in May 1741 and colonel and commander of this regiment in May 1745 . In May 1748 the king gave him the position of commandant of the Friedrichsburg citadel near Königsberg .

literature

Ludwig Wilhelm Brüggemann : Detailed description of the current state of the Royal Prussian Duchy of Western and Western Pomerania. Part II, Volume 2: Description of the to the judicial district of the Royal. State colleges in Köslin belonging circles. Stettin 1784, p. 598 u. 663
Michael Ranft : New genealogical-historical news of the most distinguished events which happened at the European courts. Leipzig 1756, Volume 48, pp. 2075-2076

Footnotes

^ Manfred Vollack : The Kolberger Land. Its cities and villages. A Pomeranian homeland book. Husum Druck- und Verlagsgesellschaft, Husum 1999, ISBN 3-88042-784-4 , p. 222.

personal data
SURNAME	Podewils, Peter Ernst von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Prussian Colonel and Commander of the Friedrichsburg Citadel
DATE OF BIRTH	1690
DATE OF DEATH	November 28, 1755
Place of death	Berlin

[1] Manfred Vollack : The Kolberger Land. Its cities and villages. A Pomeranian homeland book. Husum Druck- und Verlagsgesellschaft, Husum 1999, ISBN 3-88042-784-4 , p. 222.