Reinhardt Vincent von Hompesch

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Reinhard Vincent von Hompesch (1660–1733)

Reinhard Vincent Graf von Hompesch (* 1660 ; † January 20, 1733 ) was a Dutch general and governor of Luxembourg.

His parents were Johann Dietrich II von Hompesch zu Bollheim and Rurich and his wife Anna Louisa von Ketzgen.

Life

In 1691 he was a major in the Guard on horseback. In 1701 he was appointed major general. In the War of the Spanish Succession he fought in 1703 in the Battle of Eeckeren , in 1704 near Höchstädt , and then with Noyelles von Marlborough received high command in the Trier area. He fortified Trier and occupied Saarbrücken.

In 1704 he became the commandant of Grave .

In 1705 and 1706 he commanded the Meuse. In 1706 Emperor Joseph I made Count for his services . In 1708 he fought at Oudenarde and in 1709 at Malplaquet . In July 1710 he became governor of Douai. When he covered the violation of the allies at Arleux in 1711, he was on 11/12. Attacked by the French in July and thrown back to Douai , but opened the way to France for the allies in a counter-attack by occupying an important bridge.

He took part in the campaign of 1712 and was captured on July 29, 1712 at Marchiennes .

In 1713 he became governor of Luxembourg , 1714 governor of Namur, from 1718 of 's-Hertogenbosch (until his death in 1733). He bought Stevensweert Castle .

In 1721 he was the Ambassador Extraordinary of the States General in Berlin, where he was awarded the Order of the Black Eagle . On April 12, 1723 he was appointed general of the cavalry.

In 1725 he was on a diplomatic mission for the Dutch government and negotiated with Duke Simon von Lippe-Detmold to buy the rule of Vianen and Ameide - a deal that the heavily indebted Duke could not refuse. It was inherited from his mother, Amalia von Dohna-Vianen.

family

His brother Adam Ludwig von Hompesch († 1733) was also a Dutch general. This and the fact that both died a few days apart may have caused the biographical information to get mixed up.

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  1. ^ Leopold Zedlitz: New Prussian nobility lexicon digitized
  2. ^ Johann Samuel Publication: General encyclopedia of the sciences and arts , digitized
  3. ^ François de Salignac de La Mothe; Correspondance de Fenelon . P. 212 digital copy
  4. ^ Johann Friedrich Schannat: Eiflia illustrata , Volume II, p. 533 digitized

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personal data
SURNAME Hompesch, Reinhardt Vincent von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hompesch, Reinhard Vincent Count of
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch general and governor of Luxembourg
DATE OF BIRTH 1660
DATE OF DEATH January 20, 1733