Wolfgang Ernst von Eller
Wolfgang Ernst von Eller (* 1610 in Laubach near Mettmann ; † August 4, 1680 in Pyrmont ) was Major General in Brandenburg , Privy Council of War and Governor of Minden , Landdrost in Ravensberg and Governor of Sparrenberg .
Life
origin
His parents were the heir to Laubach Jobst Hermann von Eller and his wife Dorothea, née von Wulffen .
Military career
In 1644 he was Rittmeister in the "Burgsdorff" regiment. When Colonel Konrad von Burgsdorff occupied the Sparrenberg Fortress on April 24, 1647 , Eller was appointed its commander and Landdorst of the County of Ravensberg . On August 22, 1647 he also occupied Herford in Westphalia, which did not want to recognize the elector . In 1655 Eller enlisted a regiment and went with it to Prussia. During the war of 1656/58 he took part in the campaigns in Prussia, Poland and Holstein, including the Battle of Warsaw . On October 8, 1658 he was appointed Major General and Privy Councilor by the Elector.
On May 27, 1669 Eller received the order to advertise a regiment . Before that he received only one company himself . On May 27, 1669 the company of 200 men on horseback was relocated from Minden to Zülichau and Crossen. During the Dutch War in 1672 he recruited a new squadron , which was disbanded after the Peace of Vossem . Eller was appointed governor of Minden on February 25, 1673. In the autumn of 1675 he recruited a regiment on horseback and was also given command of all fortresses in Minden-Ravensberg . In addition, he received on February 20, 1676 seat and vote in the government in Minden.
He was the heir of Lobach , Busteded and Callendorf. Eller died in Pyrmont on August 4, 1680.
family
He was married to Juliane Charlotte von Kalkum called Leuchtmar . She later became chief stewardess to Princess Radziwill . The couple had several children including:
- Wilhelm Adolf Christoph, colonel from Kurbrandenburg ∞ Agnes Anna von Leidenbaum
- Wilhelm Christoph
- Anna Katharina
- Simon Jost Hermann
- Sophie Wilhelmine Johanna
- ∞ Friedrich Wilhelm von Syberg zum Cleff (* July 27, 1650 - † October 28, 1681)
- ∞ Johann von der Reck zu Untrop
literature
- Anton Fahne : History of the Cologne, Julian and Bergisch families. Volume 2, p. 37. , p. 91f. Eller
- Friedrich II .: Treatise on the Prussian war constitution in the oldest times. P. 23f.
- Anton Balthasar König : Wolfgang Ernst von Eller . In: Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military figures who made themselves famous in the Prussian service . tape 1 . Arnold Wever, Berlin 1788, p. 402 ( Wolfgang Ernst von Eller at Wikisource [PDF]).
- Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 1, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1937], DNB 367632764 , p. 20, no. 26.
- Leopold von Zedlitz-Neukirch : New Prussian Adelslexicon. P. 122f.
Individual evidence
- ^ Friedrich Mueller: History of the castle castle Ravensberg in Westphalia. Osnabrück 1839, p. 100.
- ^ Johann Dietrich von Steinen : Westphalian history with many coppers. P. 1309f.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Eller, Wolfgang Ernst von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brandenburg Major General, Privy Council of War and Governor of Minden |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1610 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | at Mettmann |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th August 1680 |
| Place of death | Pyrmont |