Wilhelm Christian von der Recke
Wilhelm Christian von der Recke (born February 28, 1741 in Uentrop ; † May 25, 1819 in Brandenburg an der Havel ) was a royal Prussian major general and most recently the commander of the body cuirassier regiment .
origin
His parents were Friedrich Christian von der Recke (* March 5, 1693; † February 10, 1744) and his wife Engel Luisa von der Recke (* July 29, 1720; † July 13, 1797) from the Haaren family. His father was the heir to house Uentrop as well as Westhaus ( Pelkum ) and Niederhaus ( Herringen ).
Life
He joined the body cuirassier regiment in 1755 as a standard junker. During the Seven Years' War he fought in the battles near Prague , Kolin and Torgau . He became a cornet on January 20, 1757 and a lieutenant on August 18, 1760.
After the war, on January 2, 1767, he became staff commander and on April 5, 1769, cavalry officer and company commander. On June 17, 1775 he became major and took part in the War of the Bavarian Succession in 1778/79 . On October 1, 1784, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel on September 30, 1784 with a patent. On May 25, 1787 he was promoted to colonel. On May 10, 1792 he received his resignation as major general and a pension of 800 thalers. After he left, he first lived in Salze near Magdeburg (today probably: Bad Salzelmen ). He made an application for a chamber gentleman position , which was rejected on December 4, 1797, as there was no vacancy. After the lost war of 1806 , his pension was canceled. On December 10, 1807, he received the notification to apply to his sovereign, the King of Württemberg, for a pension. He died on May 25, 1819 in Brandenburg an der Havel.
family
He married on March 17, 1778 in Schönebeck on the Elbe Luise Christiane von Trotha widowed von Maltitz (* February 4, 1743, † December 29, 1812). Luise brought two daughters into the marriage:
- Henriette
- Christiane ∞ NN Beckhaus zu Lengerich
literature
- Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 2, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1937], DNB 367632772 , p. 360, no. 844.
- Constantin von der Recke-Volmerstein, Otto von der Recke: History of the gentlemen from the Recke , Book III, p. 338 § 823 Wilhelm Gisbert Christian Matthias .
Individual evidence
- ^ In Priesdorff: Heinrich Wilhelm von Reck
- ↑ Wills of the married couple Major General Wilhelm Christian von der Recke married to Luise Christiane von Trotha (married 1st to District Administrator von Maltitz, daughters Christiane and Henriette, see above), Ziesar October 8, 1811 archive.nrw.de
- ↑ Regest [1]
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Recke, Wilhelm Christian from the |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Reck, Heinrich Wilhelm von; Wilhelm Gisbert Christian Matthias von der Recke (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Royal Prussian major general and finally in the body cuirassier regiment |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 28, 1741 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Uentropic |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 25, 1819 |
| Place of death | Brandenburg on the Havel |