Stephan of Somogyi
Stephan von Somogyi , also Samogy (born December 14, 1713 in Debrecen , Hungary; † November 30, 1777 in Pitschen ) was royal Prussian major general and chief of the Brandenburg Hussar Regiment No. 3 .
Life
Somogyi was first a non-commissioned officer in Austrian service, but then joined the Prussian service in the Rueschen Hussar regiment in October 1741 . In January 1742 he was already a cornet in the regiment of the Black Hussars , in 1743 second lieutenant , on January 8, 1744, prime lieutenant and on August 7, 1745 staff captain . On November 27th, 1748 he was transferred to the Hussar Regiment von Zieten (2nd red) , in 1758 major and 1763 commander of the Hussar Regiment von Möhring (3rd white). Finally, according to information from the regiment board , he was stationed in Bernstadt ( Lower Silesia ) and in 1773 he was colonel and chief of the regiment , which was then called von Koehler . He died with the rank of Prussian major general and chief of the Hussar Regiment (Brandenburgisches) No. 3. He was buried in the church of Pitschen.
The biography of Hans Joachim von Zieten (3rd revised edition) says about his person : " He died as General-Majar and chief of the 3rd Hussar Regiment. His fame was earned by von Zieten and the king Friedrich , whom he called Du in the half-German language as a native Hungarian, loved him very much. Subsequently, at every Silesian review, the monarch presented him with a few dozen bottles of champagne wine, which when the king once gave him at his table for goodness asked the frank general: "You majesty! Your champagne is good, but your Unger wine is no good - old Samogy has it better. "
For his services he was awarded the order Pour le Mérite .
family
Somogyi comes from a noble family from Hungary, which had its origins in the Szeklerland. He married Helene Tugendreich von Königsegg († 1789 in Pitschen) on July 7, 1744. He had several children, including two daughters who married Rittmeister Friedrich Karl von Paczensky and von Goetzen in 1774. His son Ludwig (* 1745; February 7, 1803) was a lieutenant in Hussar Regiment No. 3 in 1783, he became a lieutenant colonel and married Antonia von Paczensky (* 173; † November 7, 1839). The family was still resident in the village later.
coat of arms
In the red field there is a knight in armor with drawn sword, on whose tip the head of a Turk with a silver turban is impaled; There are three silver ostrich feathers on the knight's helmet. The jewel above the helmet repeats the shield figure growing out of a crown. The blankets are red-silver.
literature
- Hermann Koelling, History of the City of Pitschen. P. 493.
- Louise Johanne Leopoldine von Platen von Blumenthal: Description of the life of Hans Joachim von Zieten. Volume 2, 3rd improved edition, Berlin 1805.
- August von Mackensen : Black Hussars. History of the 1st Leib-Hussar Regiment No. 1 and the 2nd Leib-Hussar Regiment Kaiserin No. 2, Bd. II Berlin 1892.
- Brockhaus from 1886.
- J. Siebmacher's Large Book of Arms, Volume 3, Book of Arms of the Prussian Nobility, Nuremberg 1857.
- Anton Balthasar König : Biographical dictionary of all heroes and military figures . tape IV . Arnold Wever, Berlin 1791, p. 15 ( Stephan von Somogyi in the Google book search).
Individual evidence
- ↑ In 1795 the daughter married the captain von Mülben from Infantry Regiment No. 40. Ruebezahl: der Schlesische Provincialblätter, Volume 21, p.498
- ↑ Genealogical pocket book of the knights and Aristocratic families, 1877, second year p.551
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Somogyi, Stephan von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Samogy, Stephan von; Somogyi, Istvan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian major general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 14, 1713 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Debrecen , Hungary |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 30, 1777 |
| Place of death | Pitching |