Carl Philipp, Graf von Wylich und Lottum ( Diersfordt, 27 August 1650 – Wesel, 14 February 1719) was a Prussian

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Early life

Philipp Carl was the son of Johann Sigismund von Wylich und Lottum (died 25 June 1678) and Josina von Wittenhorst-Sonsfeld (died 7 November 1677). He entered the Dutch army in 1668 and fought in the

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, ending the war as

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Military career

On 1 August 1687 he entered the service of the Margraviate of Brandenburg as colonel at the head of a regiment. He became Commandant of Wesel, and on 1 September 1692 Governor of

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. He fought the French again between 1691 and 1693 in the Low Countries. On 20 September 1698 he became governor of the

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. On 17 January 1701 he became a Knight in the Order of the Black Eagle and was made a Count by

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. At the outbreak of the War of Spanish Succession he was made supreme commander of the Prussian troops in the Netherlands. In 1703 he besieged Rheinberg and Geldern, and later Lille and

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. He fought in the

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and played an important role in the victories in the

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(11 July 1708) and the Battle of Malplaquet (11 September 1709). On 27 February 1713 the new King

Frederick William I of Prussia Frederick William I (german: Friedrich Wilhelm I.; 14 August 1688 – 31 May 1740), known as the "Soldier King" (german: Soldatenkönig), was King in Prussia and Elector of Brandenburg from 1713 until his death in 1740, as well as Prince of Neuch ...

named him Field Marshal and member of the Secret War Council. When Prussia received the Duchy of Cleves, Lottum became President of this territory.

Personal life

Philipp Karl von Wylich und Lottum married Maria Dorothea von Schwerin ( Königsberg, 20 April 1662 - Berlin, 19 October 1695). After her death he remarried in 1696 Albertine Charlotte Freiin von Quadt Wickerad zu Zoppenbruch (died 6 March 1752). He had 7 daughters and 6 sons, of whom Johann Christoph and Ludwig became Prussian Generals.

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