Caspar Otto von Glasenapp (25 June 1664 at Gut Wurchow, Neustettin district–7 August 1747 in

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) was a

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n officer, most recently

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Family

Glasenapp came from the well-known

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n nobility of Glasenapp. His parents were Kaspar Otto von Glasenapp (died 5 January 1664 in Kolberg) and his wife Ernestina von Zitzewitz. He married Anna Margarete von Zastrow from the house Beerwalde on 14 February 1700 in Koslin. The marriage was childless. His brothers were Paul Casimir, Heinrich Christoph, Paul Wedig, and

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Erdmann von Glasenapp.Anton Balthasar König, Biographisches Lexikon aller Helden und Militärpersonen: T. G-L, A. Wever, 1789
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Military career

After entering the Kurfürsten Leibregiment (No. 1) as a

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in 1679, he was promoted in 1687 to second lieutenant. On 9 September 1692, Glasenapp was appointed chief of staff, on 15 July 1695, to the

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and

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of the Regiment (now called the "Fusilier-Garde"). During the

War of Spanish Succession The War of the Spanish Succession was a European great power conflict that took place from 1701 to 1714. The death of childless Charles II of Spain in November 1700 led to a struggle for control of the Spanish Empire between his heirs, Phil ...

, Glasenapp took part in the fighting in

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, on the Rhine and in the

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. Glasenapp was promoted to

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on 10 November 1705, on 6 December 1709 to the

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. On 11 May 1713 he became colonel and regimental commander, to the colonel and commander of the regiment, called ''Regiment Wartensleben zu Fuss''. On 17 October 1723 he became

and

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(chief) of his regiment, the

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. On 10 February 1729, Glasenapp was appointed Commander of Berlin. He continued to implement the detailed arrangements of King Frederick William I for the purpose of curbing beggary and cleanliness in the streets of Berlin. His efforts to enforce order and discipline were respected in the city. On 12 May 1732 he became a

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, on 1 December 1735 governor of

, but he remained at the same time a regimental clerk. Glasenapp became a

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of the Hohenstift of Cammin in

on 1 January 1737, general of the infantry on 29 June 1740. The appointment to the

followed by a patent from 4 June 1741. On 21 July 1742 Glasenapp was exempted from the active military service, but he remained Governor of Berlin and retained the "Honneurs in the army as general field marshal for life." Glasenapp was buried in the Berlin garrison church in 1747.

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