Wilhelm von Knobelsdorff-Brenkenhoff
Leopold Karl Wilhelm von Knobelsdorff-Brenkenhoff (born December 14, 1769 in Wuthenow ; † November 2, 1848 in Friedeberg (Neumark) ) was a Prussian officer and royal Prussian district administrator in the Friedeberg / Neumark district (1820-1832).
Life
His parents were Friedrich Wilhelm von Knobelsdorff (1744–1813) and his wife Amalie Luise, née von Schmiedeberg (1746–1796) from the Zeinicke family; his brother was the later major general Heinrich von Knobelsdorff .
He was also a knight of the Order of St. John and owner of the Mansfelde manor near Friedeberg. As a Dragoons Lieutenant Colonel , he volunteered in the 1st Neumark Landwehr Cavalry Regiment in 1812 and took part in the Wars of Liberation against Napoleon (1813-1815). During his absence, his wife Franziska Karoline Philippine Elisabeth von Brenkenhoff (1775-1858), daughter of Franz Balthasar Schönberg von Brenkenhoff , ran the estate and raised her seven sons and one daughter.
Individual evidence
- ^ Knobelsdorff-Brenkenhoff, Leopold Karl Wilhelm von . In: East German Biography (Kulturportal West-Ost)
- ^ Rolf Straubel : Biographical manual of the Prussian administrative and judicial officials 1740–1806 / 15 . In: Historical Commission to Berlin (Ed.): Individual publications . 85. KG Saur Verlag, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-598-23229-9 , pp. 502–503 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
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| SURNAME | Knobelsdorff-Brenkenhoff, Wilhelm von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Knobelsdorff-Brenkenhoff, Leopold Karl Wilhelm von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian officer and district administrator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 14, 1769 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wuthenow |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 2, 1848 |
| Place of death | Friedeberg (Neumark) |