Ulrich von Heyking

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Ulrich von Heyking (born June 11, 1718 in Pilten in Courland ; † March 10, 1790 in Glatz ) was a Prussian major general and chief of garrison regiment No. 8 .

Life

origin

Ulrich was the son of Ernst Ewald von Heyking († April 14, 1724), Landrat zu Pilten, Herr auf Sirpen and his wife Marie Veronika, born von Blomberg from the Sermaten family.

Military career

Heyking was initially in the Hessian service in the Guard from 1734. On June 23, 1740, he transferred to Prussian service and was employed as an ensign in the "Guard" regiment . He also served as adjutant to King Frederick II and became second lieutenant on August 18, 1743 . As such, Heyking took part in the 1744/45 campaign. In 1746 he became captain and company commander in the "Mützschefall" garrison regiment No. 5 . In September 1755 he became a major . During the Seven Years' War he fought in the sieges of Schweidnitz and Olomouc , as well as in the battle of Kay and in the meantime became lieutenant colonel in March 1760 . In the course of the Polish unrest, Frederick II had a security cordon formed along the Polish border in 1767, which consisted of several cavalry regiments and was reinforced by various infantry battalions to provide additional security. These included the "von Hatzlacher" No. 5 garrison regiment under the leadership of Heykings. After the Russians withdrew from Posen , Heyking, with his regiment and fifty hussars, was the first Prussian to occupy the city on the instructions of the king. In September 1772 he was promoted to colonel . On January 5, 1782 Heyking became chief of the "Berrenhauer" garrison regiment No. 8 in Silesia. Friedrich II inspected the regiment on August 19, 1784 and must have been impressed. Three days later Heyking became major general and the king donated a sizeable sum for the soldiers' children. On May 1, 1788, his regiment was disbanded and distributed to depot battalions. Heyking then became head of the personal company . Shortly before his death, Friedrich Wilhelm II offered him the position of commandant of the Graudenz fortress . However, Heyding declined this offer due to age and illness.

Heyking became known when he was commissioned by King Friedrich II to investigate the complaint of the miller Arnold . He was also involved in the subsequent judicial reform.

family

Heyking was married to Sophie Dorothea von Lindstedt (* 1717, † November 7, 1786) since 1747. The son Friedrich August (* 1753; † October 5, 1775), second lieutenant in the grenadier battalion "von Hardt" No. 4 , emerged from the marriage.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Research on Brandenburg and Prussian history. Volume 15, p. 86 (319)
personal data
SURNAME Heyking, Ulrich von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian Major General and Chief of Garrison Regiment No. 8
DATE OF BIRTH June 11, 1718
PLACE OF BIRTH Pilten in Courland
DATE OF DEATH March 10, 1790
Place of death Bald