Wilhelm Ludwig von Bissing
Ludwig Wilhelm von Bissing (born February 12, 1682 in Gross-Salze , † April 8, 1762 in Krakow in Mecklenburg-Strelitz ) was a Prussian major general and chief of the Dragoon Regiment No. 4 .
Life
origin
Wilhelm Ludwig was the son of Hans Ludwig von Bissing (* January 23, 1648; † 1685) and his first wife Magdalena Katharina, born von Schneidewind from the house of Groß-Salze. His father was the master of Loeberitz , Seelingenstedt and Stockwitz.
Military career
On July 11, 1705, Bessing was employed as a cornet with the No. 3 Cuirassier Regiment of the Prussian Army . With the regiment he took part in the 1705/11 campaign against France and became a lieutenant on March 6, 1709 and a staff commander on January 16, 1711 . In April 1717 Bissing received a squadron as major in the Dragoon Regiment "von der Schulenburg" No. 5 . On August 15, 1724, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel . In mid-June 1727 Bissing was finally regimental commander and in this position was promoted to colonel on July 3, 1728 . Due to his poor health, Bissing received eight weeks vacation from June 1, 1739, which he spent in Dresden and Teplitz.
In May 1741 he received from the king as chief the Dragoon Regiment No. 4, which was established by the division of the Dragoon Regiment "Rothenburg" No. 3. This was followed by his promotion to major general in early June 1741. As early as January 1742, Bissing diminished to the king's displeasure after he had repeatedly asked for his release due to his poor health. Despite a request from the king, Bissing did not receive a pension and withdrew to his estates in Mecklenburg, where he died.
He was the heir to Loeberitz, Rödgen and Wadendorf .
family
Bissing was married to Christiane Sophie von Lehsten (* July 25, 1700 - October 15, 1753). She was the widow of the Danish Lieutenant General Ulrich Otto von Dewitz (* June 14, 1671; † August 5, 1723) and daughter of the district administrator Christian Wilhelm von Lehsten (* 1662; † 1723). The couple had the following children:
- Sophie Dorothea (born November 18, 1733 in Groß Miltzow ; † January 31, 1801)
- ∞ Lieutenant General von Dewitz
- ∞ Otto Alexander Graf von Schwerin-Wolfshagen (* March 20, 1737; † March 17, 1819), Lieutenant in the Cuirassier Regiment No. 2, Lord of Wolfshagen
- one son (* 1737 in Pasewalk), godfather was Friedrich Wilhelm I.
- Johann Ludwig (born August 26, 1738 in Pasewalk)
literature
- Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 1, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1937], DNB 367632764 , p. 233, no. 282.
- Anton Balthasar König : Ludwig Wilhelm von Bissing . In: Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military people . tape I . Arnold Wever, Berlin 1788, p. 139–140 ( Ludwig Wilhelm von Bissing in the Google book search, corrections in Volume IV, 1791, p. 341 in the Google book search).
- Carl Friedrich Schilling von Canstatt: Gender description of those families of Schilling. 1807, p. 300, digitized , family tree
- Julius Mebes : Contributions to the history of the Brandenburg-Prussian state. 1861, p. 332, digitized
- Leopold von Zedlitz-Neukirch : New Prussian Adelslexicon . 1836, p. 245, digitized
Web links
- Wilhelm Ludwig von Bissing at geneagraphie.com
- Life dates
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bissing, Wilhelm Ludwig von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bissing, Ludwig Wilhelm von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian Major General and Chief of Dragoon Regiment No. 4 |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 12, 1682 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wholesale salts |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 8, 1762 |
| Place of death | Krakow, Mecklenburg-Strelitz |