Wilhelm Ludwig von Aweyde
Wilhelm Ludwig von Aweyde (* 1699 , † 1762 ) was a Prussian colonel and chief of the Feldjägerkorps and heir to Polwitten.
Life
origin
He was a member of the old Prussian noble family Aweyden and the only son of Caspar von Aweyde (* 1645) and his second wife Katharina Elisabeth von Leps. His mother was the sister of General Otto Friedrich von Leps .
Military career
Aweyde initially served in the "Buddenbrock" cuirassier regiment . On January 3, 1724 he was cornet , on August 6, 1729 lieutenant and on July 14, 1739 Rittmeister . On December 4, 1741 he received Colonel von Rappe's company . He then became major on October 8, 1742, and colonel and commander of the Feldjägerkorps (Garrison Mittenwalde ) on September 3, 1751 , where he was dismissed in February 1761. On July 21, 1751 he bought the Polwitten estate from Colonel Friedrich Wilhelm Stach von Goltzheim. Aweyde was never married and in his will of July 20, 1759 declared the son of his sister Otto Ludwig von Okolowitz to be his heir. After his death in 1762, the will was published on May 23, 1762.
literature
- Ranking of the Royal Prussian Army. 1786, p. 111, Jäger-Coprs on Foot
- Johannes Gallandi : The von Aweyden. In: Old Prussian monthly . Volume 24, 1887, pp. 60-137, in particular pp. 103f.
- Anton Balthasar König : Wilhelm Ludwig von Aweide . In: Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military people . tape I . Arnold Wever, Berlin 1788, p. 92 ( Wilhelm Ludwig von Aweide in the Google book search).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Munich newspaper. 1751, p. 607, digitized version, appointment of Aweyde as colonel and chief of the hunters
- ^ Justus Christoph Dithmar : Genealogical historical message from the master masters of the Johanniter order. 1737, p. 63, digitized ancestors of Mr. Stach von Goltzheim
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Aweyde, Wilhelm Ludwig von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian colonel, head of the Prussian hunter corps and heir to the Politten |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1699 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1762 |