Philipp Ludwig von Canstein
Baron Philipp Ludwig von Canstein (born April 11, 1669 ; † July 11, 1708 in the Battle of Oudenaarde ) was a Brandenburg - Prussian officer.
Life
Philipp Ludwig was born as the second eldest son of the Court Chamber President Raban von Canstein (1617–1680) and his wife Hedwig, b. von Kracht , born. The court official Carl Hildebrand von Canstein was his younger brother.
After the early death of his father, his relatives took care of him. From 1683 he studied with his older brother at the University of Frankfurt an der Oder.
From 1686 to 1688 he and his younger brother undertook a two-year Grand Tour through Holland, England, France, Italy and Austria, until the brothers were recalled to Berlin following the death of Elector Friedrich Wilhelm von Brandenburg, better known as the Great Elector . Canstein joined the regiment of the Prince of Anhalt-Dessau and became a captain there on December 22nd, 1688 and took part in the campaign in Hungary with the regiment. On February 24, 1694 he came as a major in the infantry regiment (Margrave Karl Philipp). He took part in the campaign in Italy, but was wounded so badly there that he could no longer do infantry service. On December 12, 1700 he was transferred to the Gens d'armes regiment as a lieutenant colonel.
In 1703 Canstein became the commander of the 9 Cuirassier Regiment , 1706 Chief of the Squadron (later regiment ) Gens d'armes (10 Cuirassier Regiment).
Philipp Ludwig was lord of the lordships of Canstein, Schönberg, Neukirch, Blumberg, Eiche and Helmsdorf and married to Ehrengard Maria, née von der Schulenburg (1664–1748). His third wife married General Busso von Hagen (1665–1734) from Brunswick .
The epitaph she donated in the church of his place of residence in Blumberg inspired Theodor Fontane to describe it in his "Walks through the Mark Brandenburg".
Literature selection
- Theodor Fontane : Walks through the Mark Brandenburg , IV. Spreeland ( http://www.textlog.de/41358.html )
- Günther Gieraths : The fighting of the Brandenburg-Prussian army , De Gruyter, Berlin 1964, ISBN 978-3110004557
- René Du Bois: The Gens d'armes Regiment: Nursery School for Young Officers , Books on Demand, 2011, ISBN 978-3842349742
- Anton Balthasar König : Philipp Ludwig von Canstein . In: Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military figures who made themselves famous in the Prussian service . tape 1 . Arnold Wever, Berlin 1788, p. 313 ( Philipp Ludwig von Canstein at Wikisource [PDF]).
Individual evidence
- ^ Johann Friedrich Danneil : The sex of the von der Schulenburg , Volume 2, Salzwedel 1847, p. 552.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Canstein, Philipp Ludwig von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Canstein, Philipp Ludwig Freiherr von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brandenburg officer and commander |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 11, 1669 |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 11, 1708 |
| Place of death | Oudenaarde |