Philipp August Wilhelm von Werther

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Philipp August Wilhelm von Werther (born May 19, 1729 in Gersdorf ; † July 1, 1802 in Königsberg ) was a Prussian lieutenant general and chief of the 6th Dragoon Regiment .

Life

origin

He was the son of Hans Heinrich von Werther († 1754) and his wife Elisabeth Dionysia Philippine, born von Borcke (1702–1762). His father was a Prussian captain a. D. , last in the infantry regiment "von Borcke" , and hereditary lord of Alt-Strudnitz and Kallies . His mother was a daughter of the Chancellor of the Neumark Georg Matthias von Borcke (1671-1740) and sister of the Minister Kaspar Wilhelm von Borcke . Major General Georg Ehrenreich von Werther (1742–1816) was his brother.

Military career

Werther came on November 5, 1732 to the high school in Stargard in Pomerania . He then went into Prussian service and joined the "von Möllendorff" dragoon regiment as a flag junior . There he became ensign on March 8, 1747 and second lieutenant on June 9, 1752 . On November 13, 1754, Werther received three months' leave to visit his mother in Falkenberg in the Neumark. During the Seven Years' War he fought in the battles of Kunersdorf , Groß-Jägersdorf , Kay and Zorndorf . At that time he was on September 14, 1759 Prime Lieutenant and on November 19, 1760 staff captain .

After the war he became captain and squadron chief on September 17, 1766 and major on December 8, 1770 . As such, he also took part in the War of the Bavarian Succession . On May 25, 1782 he rose to lieutenant colonel and on September 24, 1782 to colonel. On July 31, 1787 he was appointed commander of the "Count von Posadowsky" dragoon regiment. On June 8, 1789, the king awarded him the order Pour le Mérite at the review at Heiligenbeil, and on April 9, 1790, Werther became chief of the "von Rohr" dragoon regiment. Shortly afterwards, on August 13, 1790, he was appointed major general. During the First Coalition War , Werther was appointed inspector general of the East Prussian cavalry regiments on behalf of General Kalckreuth, for which he received an allowance of 500 thalers. On January 1, 1796, he became lieutenant general. On May 29, 1796 he celebrated his 50th anniversary in service. On this occasion he received a valuable medal from the officers of the regiment. On June 5, 1798, he received the Red Eagle Order at the Revue . He died on July 1, 1802 in Königsberg in Prussia.

The sculptor Karl Wichmann created a bust of the general in 1835.

family

Werther married Wilhelmine Katharine von Hirsch (* 1741; † March 28, 1765) from the Regitten family in the castle church in Königsberg on January 20, 1764 . From this marriage comes:

  • Sophie Karoline Wilhelmine (* March 12, 1765 in Königsberg; † November 17, 1815 there)
⚭ May 2, 1781 Philipp Wilhelm Heinrich von Borcke (* October 8, 1757 - October 4, 1824), Lord of Falkenberg
⚭ 1790 Johann Stephan von Bojanowsky (born October 19, 1757 - March 20, 1813), master of the Deutschkessel

After the early death of his first wife, Werther married Sophie Albertine Elisabeth von Korff (* April 22, 1744, † July 22, 1795) from the Bledau family on February 6, 1770 in Königsberg . She was the eldest daughter of the Prussian Minister Friedrich Alexander von Korff . The couple had the following children:

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bust of Werther ( Memento of the original from December 4, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.seidel-und-sohn.de
  2. ↑ Otto Wolff: History of the city of Grünberg in Lower Silesia from its creation to the introduction of the Reformation. P. 157f. German boiler
personal data
SURNAME Werther, Philipp August Wilhelm von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian Lieutenant General, Chief of Dragoon Regiment No. 6
DATE OF BIRTH May 19, 1729
PLACE OF BIRTH Gresdorf
DATE OF DEATH July 1, 1802
Place of death Koenigsberg