Friedrich Heinrich Ferdinand Leopold von Forcade de Biaix,Zedlitz-Neukirch, Band 4, Page 39
(in German)
/ref> aka ''Heinrich Friedrich Ferdinand Leopold von Forcade de Biaix'',Blažek, Part 3, Page 13
(in German)
/ref> aka ''Friedrich Heinrich Ferdinand Leopold Marquis de Forcade de Biaix''Lehmann, Band 1, Page 209, Nr. 14
(in German)
/ref> (* 19 December 1747, Berlin; † 12 October 1808, ''Schleibitz Manor'',Zedlitz-Neukirch, Band 2, Page 18
(in German)
/ref> Oels, Silesia), was a Royal Prussian

lieutenant colonel Lieutenant colonel ( , ) is a rank of commissioned officers in the armies, most marine forces and some air forces of the world, above a major and below a colonel. Several police forces in the United States use the rank of lieutenant colone ...

. He served in the

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from 1761-1793. His last command was as Commanding Officer of the 10th Prussian Fusilier Battalion, with which he served in the Rhine Campaigns of 1791, where he was awarded the Kingdom of Prussia's highest military

order of merit The Order of Merit (french: link=no, Ordre du Mérite) is an order of merit for the Commonwealth realms, recognising distinguished service in the armed forces, science, art, literature, or for the promotion of culture. Established in 1902 by K ...

for heroism, Knight of the Order of '' Pour le Mérite (1791).'' He left the

after 32 years of service in 1793 as the result of invalidity. At the time of his death, he was the owner of ''Schleibitz Manor'',Blažek, Part 3, Page 13
(in German)
/ref> near Oels, Silesia. He was the third son, of Royal Prussian Lieutenant General

Friedrich Wilhelm Quirin von Forcade de Biaix Friedrich Wilhelm Quirin von Forcade de Biaix,Lehmann, Band 1, Page 34, Nr. 24(in German)/ref> baptized ''Quirin Frideric de Forcade,'' aka ''Friedrich Quirin von Forcade,'' aka ''Frédéric Quérin de Forcade''Tollinen, Band III, Abteilung 1B, Pa ...

, one of King Frederick the Great's most active and most treasured officers. His baptismal Godfather was none less than His Majesty Frederick the Great. As a gift, the King ordered his father to accept the hereditary title of ''

Drost Drost is a Dutch occupational surname. A ''drost'' or '' drossaard '' was a kind of bailiff in the Low countries (see landdrost and seneschal). Notable people with the surname include: *Epi Drost (1945–1995), Dutch footballer * Erik Drost (born 1 ...

zu Neuenrade'' (''"

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of Neuenrade"'') in the County of Mark with the royal command that it be transferred to him upon his death. After his father's death in 1765, he became

(''Drost'') of

Neuenrade Neuenrade is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, located in the hills of the Sauerland in the ''Märkischer Kreis''. Geography The highest elevation in the town area is the ''Kohlberg'' with an altitude of 514 m above sea level. The lowes ...

Military career

He followed the military tradition of his family, and: * entered Prussian military service in 1761 in his father's Regiment, the 23rd Prussian Infantry Regiment. * participated at the Siege of Schweidnitz (''4 August 1762 - 10 October 1762'') during the Seven Years' War * fought in the Battle of Freiberg (''29 October 1762'') during the Seven Years' War * 1774, transferred to the 28th Prussian Infantry Regiment, aka The Zaremba Regiment, in Brieg, Silesia. * 19 March 1788, as a

major Major (commandant in certain jurisdictions) is a military rank of commissioned officer status, with corresponding ranks existing in many military forces throughout the world. When used unhyphenated and in conjunction with no other indicators ...

, appointed as Battalionschef of the 15th Füsilier Battalion in Löwenberg, Silesia.Gieraths, Band 8, Page 18
(in German)
/ref> * September 1791, awarded the Kingdom of Prussia's highest military

for heroism, Knight of the Order of '' Pour le Mérite''. * 13 November 1791, appointed as

battalion commander A battalion is a military unit, typically consisting of 300 to 1,200 soldiers commanded by a lieutenant colonel, and subdivided into a number of companies (usually each commanded by a major or a captain). In some countries, battalions a ...

of the 10th Füsilier Battalion in Neumarkt, Silesia, with which he fought during the Rhine Campaigns. * 1793, retired from active military service for reason of invalidity. * 1798, promoted to the rank of

by His Majesty,

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Family

Coat of arms

The family motto of the Prussian branch is ''"In Virtute Pertinax"''.Champeaux, Page 10
(in French)
/ref> Coat of Arms: An

escutcheon Escutcheon may refer to: * Escutcheon (heraldry), a shield or shield-shaped emblem, displaying a coat of arms * Escutcheon (furniture), a metal plate that surrounds a keyhole or lock cylinder on a door * (in medicine) the distribution of pubic ha ...

with the field

divided Division is one of the four basic operations of arithmetic, the ways that numbers are combined to make new numbers. The other operations are addition, subtraction, and multiplication. At an elementary level the division of two natural numb ...

into four parts. Left half: argent tincture, a

gules In heraldry, gules () is the tincture with the colour red. It is one of the class of five dark tinctures called "colours", the others being azure (blue), sable (black), vert (green) and purpure (purple). In engraving, it is sometimes depict ...

lion The lion (''Panthera leo'') is a large Felidae, cat of the genus ''Panthera'' native to Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body; short, rounded head; round ears; and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail. It is sexually dimorphi ...

holding a sinople eradicated oak tree between its paws;

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tincture charged with three or mullets; Right half: a

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with three towers on an argent tincture; sinople tincture charged with three argent

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below it. A ''Grafenkrone'' ( Count's coronet) as helmut on top of the

, crested with a or fleur-de-lis. Two or lions supporting the

. Motto: ''"In Virtute Pertinax"''.

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: The

symbolizes courage; the eradicated oak tree symbolizes strength and endurance; the towers are symbols of defense and of individual fortitude; the mullets (5-star) symbolizes divine quality bestowed by god; the rose is a symbol of hope and joy; the fleur-de-lis is the floral emblem of France; the coronet is a symbol of victory, sovereignty and empire. A Count's coronet to demonstrate rank and because the family originally served the counts of Foix and

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during the English Wars in the Middle Ages. Coat-of-Arms Silesia Branch Forcade-Biaix

Parents

His father was

(1699-1729), one of King Frederick the Great's most active and most treasured officers.Zedlitz-Neukirch, Band 4, Page 39
(in German)
/ref>Zedlitz-Neukirch, Band 2, Page 17
(in German)
/ref> Twice wounded and left for dead on the battlefield, he was Regimentschef of the 23rd Prussian Infantry Regiment,Heinsius, Issue 52, Page 241, Nr.
(in German)
/ref>Gieraths, Band 8, Page 7
(in German)
/ref> recipient of the Kingdom of Prussia's highest military

for heroism, Knight of the Order of '' Pour le Mérite'',König, Band 1, Page 43
(in German)
/ref> Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle,Ledebur, Band 17, Page 4
(in German)
/ref> '' Canon of Havelberg'', ''

of Neuenrade'' in the County of Mark, '' Lord

Seneschal The word ''seneschal'' () can have several different meanings, all of which reflect certain types of supervising or administering in a historic context. Most commonly, a seneschal was a senior position filled by a court appointment within a royal, ...

of Zinna'', President of the ''Ober-Collegium Sanitatis'' in Berlin and

Lieutenant governor A lieutenant governor, lieutenant-governor, or vice governor is a high officer of state, whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction. Often a lieutenant governor is the deputy, or lieutenant, to or ranked under a governor — a "second-in-comm ...

of Breslau. He married in 1727 at the French Cathedral in Berlin with ''Marie de Montolieu,

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ne de St.-Hippolyte''König, Band 1, Page 43
(in German)
/ref> aka ''Maria von Montaulieu, Freiin von St.-Hippolyte'' (1709-1767), daughter of Sardinian and Prussian Major General ''Louis de Montolieu,

de St.-Hippolyte'' († 1738, Berlin), also a Huguenot exile.

Marriage

''Friedrich Heinrich Ferdinand Leopold von Forcade de Biaix'' married on 15 April 1782 at ''Ossen Manor'' in Oels, Silesia, to ''Wilhelmine von Koshembahr und Skorkau'' from the house of Ossen, (* 13 January 1761, ''Ossen Manor'', Oels; † 9 July 1816, Breslau), the daughter of ''Christian Leopold von Koschembahr und Skorkau'',

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of Ober- and Nieder-Ossen, Pühlau, Dörndorf and Jacobsdorf, and his second wife ''Charlotte Wilhelmine Wutge von Wutgenau''.

Children

The couple had at least seven children from their marriage; known are five sons and two daughters. Three sons survived into adulthood. * Friedrich Wilhelm Leopold Konstantin Quirin von Forcade de Biaix,

of Schleibitz, Hamm, Groß-Naedlitz and Loslau, (* 12 May 1784, Berlin; † 22 October 1840, Breslau Silesia), Royal Prussian

Major Major (commandant in certain jurisdictions) is a military rank of commissioned officer status, with corresponding ranks existing in many military forces throughout the world. When used unhyphenated and in conjunction with no other indicators ...

, Knight of the Iron Cross 2nd Class, Knight of the Cross of the Royal Prussian Order of St. John Bailiwick of Brandenburg, Royal Prussian Chamberlain, and

of Neuenrade in the County of Mark. * Wilhelm Friedrich Erdmann Ferdinand von Forcade de Biaix (26 February 1786, Brieg, Silesia; † 1816),

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adjutant Adjutant is a military appointment given to an officer who assists the commanding officer with unit administration, mostly the management of human resources in an army unit. The term is used in French-speaking armed forces as a non-commission ...

Infantry General Loggin Osipovitch Roth (''"von Roth"''), recipient of the Kingdom of Prussia's highest military

, Knight of the Order of '' Pour le Mérite'' (26 May 1814).VIFA - Ausländer im vorrevolutionären Russland, Institut für Ost- und Südeuropaforschung, Erik-Amburger-Datenbank, Datensatz: 8685
(in German)
/ref> *

Friedrich Wilhelm Ferdinand Ernst Heinrich von Forcade de Biaix Friedrich Wilhelm Ferdinand Ernst Heinrich von Forcade de Biaix,Schlesische Provinzialblätter, Nov. 1787, Page 476 (Viewer Page 92(in German)/ref> aka ''Ferdinand von Forcade'' (7 October 1787 – 14 November 1835), Royal Kingdom of Prussia, Prus ...

(* 7 October 1787, Brieg, Silesia; † 14 November 1835,Zedlitz-Neukirch, Band 4, Page 39
(in German)
/ref> in Rawicz, Posen), Royal Prussian

Commanding Officer The commanding officer (CO) or sometimes, if the incumbent is a general officer, commanding general (CG), is the officer in command of a military unit. The commanding officer has ultimate authority over the unit, and is usually given wide latitu ...

of the 10th Prussian Division's Garrison Company and Knight of the Iron Cross 2nd Class. * ''Friedrike Wilhelmine Auguste Ulrike Karoline von Forcade de Biaix'' (* 12 July 1789, Löwenberg, Silesia; † 19 February 1797, Breslau, Silesia) * ''Henriette Eugenie Emilie Antoinette Sophie von Forcade de Biaix'' (* 25 July 1791, Löwenberg, Silesia; † 12 September 1791, Löwenberg, Silesia) * ''Friedrich Wilhelm Karl Ernst Heinrich von Forcade de Biaix'' (* 5 November 1793, Schleibitz Manor, Oels, Silesia; † 3 January 1796, Schleibitz Manor, Oels, Silesia) * ''Friedrich Wilhelm Albrecht Quirin Ludwig von Forcade de Biaix'' (* 26 August 1797, Schleibitz Manor, Oels, Silesia; † 1 June 1805, Schleibitz Manor, Oels, Silesia)

Other family

* Brother: Friedrich Wilhelm von Forcade de Biaix (1728-1778), the eldest son, Royal Prussian colonel, ''Schwadronschef ( Rittmeister)'' of the 2nd Grenadier Company in the 34th Prussian Infantry Regiment (1761), and, after

1 July Events Pre-1600 * 69 – Tiberius Julius Alexander orders his Roman legions in Alexandria to swear allegiance to Vespasian as Emperor. * 552 – Battle of Taginae: Byzantine forces under Narses defeat the Ostrogoths in Italy, and the ...

1761, acting Regimentschef of the 24th Prussian Infantry Regiment garrisoned in

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, recipient of the Kingdom of Prussia's highest military

for heroism, Knight of the Order of '' Pour le Mérite'' (1791). * Brother: Georg Friedrich Wilhelm von Forcade de Biaix (1746-1811), the second-born son, Royal Prussian

in the 1st

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Regiment

Titles and offices

Historical terms, in particular those related to offices, titles and awards, are often outdated in their usage to the point that modern dictionaries no longer contain them. To understand their meaning in the present day context it is necessary to look into dictionaries from the period. Historical terms in German used in the production of this article, and their English definitions, include:

Drost zu Neuenrade

''Castellan of Neuenrade'' * Drost (der): synonym with "Landdrost", "Landshauptmann" and "Landsvogt"; ''a Lord

, a governor of a certain part of a country, an Upper

Bailiff A bailiff (from Middle English baillif, Old French ''baillis'', ''bail'' "custody") is a manager, overseer or custodian – a legal officer to whom some degree of authority or jurisdiction is given. Bailiffs are of various kinds and their offi ...

, a

'' See: Ebers, Johann, ''The New And Complete Dictionary Of The German And English Languages: composed chiefly after the German Dictionaries of Mr. Adelung and of Mr. Schwan / 1: ... Containing the Letters A - G of the German Alphabet explained in English'', Leipzig 1796, Page 61
(in German and English)

Notes

References

* Blažek, Konrad: J. Siebmacher's grosses und allgemeines Wappenbuch in einer neuen, vollständig geordneten und reich vermehrten Auflage mit heraldischen und historisch- genealogischen Erläuterungen; Sechsten Bandes Achte Abtheilung. ''Der abgestorbene Adel der Preussischen Provinz Schlesien. Dritter Theil'', Nürnberg 1894, Page 131 & Page 267 Table 85
(in German)
* Champeaux, Joseph de: ''Devises, cris de guerre, légendes, dictons'', Dijon 1890, Page 105
(in French)
* Gieraths, Günther: ''Die Kampfhandlungen der brandenburgisch-preussischen Armee, 1626-1807, Band 8'', Berlin 1964, Page 189
(in German)
* Heinsius, Johann Samuel (Verlag): ''Fortgesetzte neue genealogisch-historische Nachrichten von den vornehmsten Begebenheiten, welche sich an den europäischen Höfen zutragen, worinn zugleich vieler Stands-Personen Lebens-Beschreibungen vorkommen. Der 49.-54. Theil (1764-1765)'', Leipzig 1766, Page 241, Nr.

* Kneschke, Ernst Heinrich: ''Neues allgemeines Deutsches Adels-Lexicon, Band 3'', Leipzig 1861, Pages 293-294

* König, Anton Balthasar: ''Biographisches Lexikon aller Helden und Militairpersonen, welche sich in Preußischen Diensten berühmt gemacht haben: A - F'', Band 1, Pages 429-432
(in German)
* Lehmann, Gustaf: ''Die Ritter des Ordens pour le mérite. Auf Allerhöchsten Befehl Seiner Majestät des Kaisers und Königs, bearbeitet im Königlichen Kriegsministerium durch Gustav Lehmann, wirklichen geheimen Kriegsrat und vortragenden Rat im Kriegs-Ministerium, Erster Band: 1740-1811'', Berlin 1913, Page 209, Nr. 14
(in German)
* Zedlitz-Neukirch, Leopold von: ''Neues preußisches Adelslexicon oder genealogische und diplomatische Nachrichten von den in der preussischen Monarchie ansässigen oder zu derselben in Beziehung stehenden fürstlichen, gräflichen, freiherrlichen und adeligen Häusern mit der Angabe ihrer Abstammung, ihres Besitzthums, ihres Wappens und der aus ihnen hervorgegangenen Civil- und Militärpersonen, Helden, Gelehrten und Künstler: E - H, Band 2,'' 1836, Pages 179-180
(in German)
* Zedlitz-Neukirch, Leopold von: ''Neues preußisches Adelslexicon oder genealogische und diplomatische Nachrichten von den in der preussischen Monarchie ansässigen oder zu derselben in Beziehung stehenden fürstlichen, gräflichen, freiherrlichen und adeligen Häusern mit der Angabe ihrer Abstammung, ihres Besitzthums, ihres Wappens und der aus ihnen hervorgegangenen Civil- und Militärpersonen, Helden, Gelehrten und Künstler: P - Z, Band 4,'' 1837, Pages 390-392
(in German)

Literature

* Lehmann, Gustaf: ''Die Ritter des Ordens pour le mérite. Auf Allerhöchsten Befehl Seiner Majestät des Kaisers und Königs, bearbeitet im Königlichen Kriegsministerium durch Gustav Lehmann, wirklichen geheimen Kriegsrat und vortragenden Rat im Kriegs-Ministerium, Erster Band: 1740-1811'', Berlin 191
(in German)
* Lehmann, Gustaf: ''Die Ritter des Ordens pour le mérite. Auf Allerhöchsten Befehl Seiner Majestät des Kaisers und Königs, bearbeitet im Königlichen Kriegsministerium durch Gustav Lehmann, wirklichen geheimen Kriegsrat und vortragenden Rat im Kriegs-Ministerium, Zweiter Band: 1812-1913'', Berlin 1913
(in German)
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