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, Page 7]
(in German)
/ref> (* 11 January 1699, Berlin; †23 March 1765, Berlin) was a Royal Prussian Lieutenant General,[König, Band 1, Page 43]
(in German)
/ref>[Heinsius, Issue 52, Page 241, Nr. ]
/ref> the second son of Jean de Forcade de Biaix
Jean de Forcade de Biaix,Picamilh, Tome 1, Page 42(in French)/ref> aka ''Jean de Forcade, Marquis de Biaix'',Priesdorff, Band 1, Page 114, Nr. 188 (in German)Zedlitz-Neukirch, Band 4, Page 39(in German) aka ''Jean-Quirin de Forcade de Biaix,''Ve ...
, an early Huguenot immigrant to Brandenburg-Prussia
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and a descendant of the noble family of Forcade. He was one of Frederick the Great's most active and most treasured officers.[Zedlitz-Neukirch, Band 2, Page 17]
(in German)
/ref>[Zedlitz-Neukirch, Band 4, Page 39]
(in German)
/ref> He was wounded three times and once left for dead on the battlefield. Together with his wife, he fathered 23 children.
He was Regimentschef of the 23rd Prussian Infantry Regiment, recipient of the Kingdom of Prussia's highest military order of merit for heroism, Knight of the Order of '' Pour le Mérite'', Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle, Canon (german: Domherr) of Havelberg, Castellan
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(german: Drost) in Neuenrade
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The highest elevation in the town area is the ''Kohlberg'' with an altitude of 514 m above sea level. The lowes ...
in the County of Mark, Lord Seneschal
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(german: Amtshauptmann) of Zinna, President of the ''Ober-Collegium Sanitatis'' in Berlin and Lieutenant governor
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of Breslau.
In 1851, his name was place on the north facing commemorative plaque on the '' Equestrian statue of Frederick the Great'' in Berlin.
Early life
Friedrich Wilhelm Quirin von Forcade de Biaix was the second son of Lieutenant General Jean de Forcade de Biaix
Jean de Forcade de Biaix,Picamilh, Tome 1, Page 42(in French)/ref> aka ''Jean de Forcade, Marquis de Biaix'',Priesdorff, Band 1, Page 114, Nr. 188 (in German)Zedlitz-Neukirch, Band 4, Page 39(in German) aka ''Jean-Quirin de Forcade de Biaix,''Ve ...
(1663–1729) and his wife, the Baroness Juliane von Honstedt, daughter of the Major General Baron Quirin von Honstedt,[Zedlitz-Neukirch, Band 2, Page 43]
(in German)
/ref>[Zedlitz-Neukirch, Band 5, Page 24]
(in German)
/ref> from Württemberg but in the service of Prussia. His baptismal Godfather was Frederick I of Prussia.
His father was a Huguenot religious exile[König, Band 1, Page 42]
(in German)
/ref> who was among the earliest arrivals in Brandenburg-Prussia
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,[Chaix d'Est-Ange, Tome 18, Page 31]
(in French)
/ref> after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes by the Edict of Fontainebleau in October 1685. Unlike his father and his eldest brother, choosing to not abjure
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from his Calvinist beliefs, he left his native Béarn
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in France for Brandenburg-Prussia
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, where Frederick I of Prussia, then Elector of Brandenburg, was not only encouraging, but actively facilitating, Huguenot immigration.
Von Forcade is erroneously referred to in some Prussian 19th century historical sources as the Marquis de Biaix,[Priesdorff, Band 1, Page 354, Nr. 371 (in German)] but for neither his father or him there is evidence that he was a marquis. Biaix was not a marquisate, but rather a noble house. He was also never the Seigneur de Biaix; that title, inherited from the grandfather who purchased the Biaix Manor
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in 1659, went to h is father's eldest brother and then to his son.[Chaix d'Est-Ange, Tome 18, Page 315]
(in French)
/ref>
Military career
The lives and careers of both ''Friedrich Wilhelm Quirin von Forcade de Biaix'' and his father are intricately linked to the history of the 23rd Prussian Infantry Regiment, founded in 1713 and disbanded in 1806. Forcade spent the majority of his career on the infantry side of this regiment. The regiment also included a company of Grenadier
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s, the 2nd Grenadier Company. It was garrisoned in Berlin from 1716 until 1806. He later commanded the entire regiment, including the Grenadiers, for 17 years, (''14 July 1748'' - ''23 March 1765''). His father commanded the regiment during 13 years (''February 1716'' - ''2 February 1729''). During much of its existence, as well as more than 200 years after, it was referred to as ''Forcade's Regiment''. The Regiment is immortalized in the German military marching composition "''Das Regiment Forcade''" that was in use as late as World War II.
Forcade entered Prussian military service in 1713[Lange, Page 9]
(in German)
/ref> during the reign of 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 ...
(1713–40), beginning what would become one of the most notable military careers in the history of the Kingdom of Prussia, spanning some 53 years, and further serving under King Frederick the Great (1740–65).
* 21 September 1713, appointed as a Fähnrich, an entry-level commissioned officer
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with the Grenadier
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s of the Weiße Füsilier-Leibgarde Nr. 1, in the 1st Prussian Infantry Regiment
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, aka General Field Marshall Count von Wartensleben's Infantry Regiment (in 1788, called ''von Bornstedt's Regiment'').
Great Northern War (1715)
Following Brandenburg-Prussia
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's declaration of war against Sweden in the summer of 1715, Forcade fought in the Pomeranian Campaigns. He fought at the Siege of Stralsund (''15 June 1715 - 23 December 1715''), where he was wounded for the first time, the storming of the Peenemuende Lair (''21–22 August 1715'') and on Rügen Island (''16–18 November 1715'').
* 11 January 1716, promoted to Second Lieutenant
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.
* Promoted on 26 May 1719 to First Lieutenant.
* 24 January 1721, promoted to Captain
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in his father's Regiment, the 23rd Prussian Infantry Regiment. At the time, still commonly referred to as the ''Regiment von Sydow.''
* In 1732, promoted to Major
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in the same regiment.
* Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel
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in 1740.
First Silesian War (1740–42)
He fought near Glogau (''29 December 1740 - 2 January 1741''), Breslau (''29 December 1740 - 2 January 1741''), Ottmachau Palace (''12 January 1741''), Troppau (''23 January 1740''), Graetz (''25 January 1741''), the Battle of Mollwitz (''10 April 1741''), at Neisse (''19 October 1741 - 31 October 1741''), Laa (''12 March 1742''), Bruenn (''31 March 1742 - 3 April 1742''), Austerlitz Austerlitz may refer to:
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(''10 April 1742'') and Wartha (''25–26 May 1742'').
* 30 May 1743, promoted to Colonel.
* In June 1743, he was appointed ''Amtshauptmann von Zinna'' (the civil official heading the Zinna district government).
Second Silesian War
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(1744–45)
Forcade and the 23rd Prussian Infantry Regiment fought at Prague (''2–18 September 1744''), Pless
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''aka'' Josephstadt (''27 November 1744''), Patschkau (''27 December 1744'') the Battle of Hohenfriedberg (''4 June 1745''), Gross- and Klein Bocken (''31 July 1745''), around Neustadt in Böhmen (''11–12 September 1745''), at the Battle of Soor (''30 September 1745'') and at Trautenbach and Schatzlar (''16 October 1745'').
The regiment lost its Regimentschef, Major General Wolf Alexander Ernst Christoph von Blanckensee, at the Battle of Soor. Forcade himself, was shot through the calf of his right foot. Badly wounded, he was left for dead on the battlefield. King Frederick the Great attributed the glory of the victory to him for his actions on the battlefield that day, and, on 6 January 1746, awarded him the Kingdom of Prussia's highest order of merit
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, the '' Pour le Mérite'', as well as a pension of 600 Thaler
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and the title of Canon (''Domherr'') of Havelberg.
Another episode in 1746 demonstrates just how much King Frederick the Great treasured Forcade. During a ritual ''presentation at court'' at the Berlin Palace, Forcade had to lean on a window because of his wounded right foot. The King personally brought him a chair, graciously saying: ''"My dear Colonel von Forcade, so brave and worthy a man, as He is, well deserves that even the King himself brings him a chair."''[Komander, Page 310 (in German)][Naumann, Band 1, Page 52]
(in German)
/ref>
* In 1747, on occasion of the baptism of his son, ''Friedrich Heinrich Ferdinand Leopold'', the King Frederick the Great was the Godfather. As a gift, the King ordered ''von Forcade'' to accept the title of ''Drost zu Neuenrade
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(the Official responsible for the militarily administrative district of Neuenrade
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Geography
The highest elevation in the town area is the ''Kohlberg'' with an altitude of 514 m above sea level. The lowes ...
)'' in the County of Mark with the royal command that it be later transferred to the child.
* May 1747, promoted to Major General, with rank retroactive to 4 December 1743.
* Appointed on 14 July 1748 as Regimentschef of his father's old regiment, the 23rd Prussian Infantry Regiment, at the time also referred to as ''Donha's Regiment'', after his predecessor, Count Christoph zu Dohna.[Gieraths, Band 8, Page 7]
(in German)
/ref>
Seven Years' War (1754–63)
Forcade commanded his regiment in early engagements near Pirna (''11 September 1756 - 16 October 1756'').
* 10 February 1757, promoted to Lieutenant General.
Forcade and the 23rd Prussian Infantry Regiment were particularly active during the Seven Years' War.
1757
He commanded his regiment, fighting alongside of his men, at
* the Battle of Reichenberg
The Battle of Reichenberg was a battle of the Third Silesian War (part of the Seven Years' War), fought on 21 April 1757 near the town of Reichenberg (Czech: ''Liberec'') in Bohemia.
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Marshal von Bevern had entered Bohemia with a c ...
near Kratzau
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(''21 April 1757''); Infantry
* the Battle of Prague (''6 May 1757 - 20 June 1757''); Infantry and Grenadiers
* Aussig (''27/29 July 1757''); Infantry and Grenadiers
* Kotta (''24 August 1757''); Grenadiers
* Markranstädt (''29 October 1757''); Infantry and Grenadiers
* the Battle of Rossbach (''5 November 1757''); Infantry and Grenadiers
* the Battle of Leuthen[Lange, Page 9]
(in German)
/ref> (''5 December 1757''); Infantry and Grenadiers
* Klein-Mochbern and Maria-Höfchen, near Breslau (''6 December 1757''); Grenadiers
* the ''Siege'' of Breslau (''7–20 December 1757''); Infantry
* Nikolaivorstadt at Görlitz
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(''12 December 1757''); Infantry
* Landeshut (''22 December 1757''); Grenadiers
Forcade's infantry lost 600 men during each of the battles at Prague and Leuthen.
* On 7 December 1757,[Ledebur (1835), Band 17, Page 4]
(in German)
/ref> after commanding the Battle of Leuthen in which distinguished himself beyond description, he was awarded the Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle.
When the King took possession of Leuthen, he personally wrote of von Forcade:
English translation:
''"My dear Lieutenant General von Forkade. I know that he has endured much at this siege, and it is our fortune because of him, that we were soon able to become masters of the city, because he otherwise, without my being able to help or relieve him, would have had to endure even more. So I thank him for it, and because he endured the most here : so shall he also alone have the honor from it. So, I herewith award him not only the Order of the Black Eagle, but also appointed him as Lieutenant governor
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of Breslau. I have awarded the vacant the ''Bremen
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Grenadier Company'' in ''Golz' Regiment'' to his eldest son, who is my Adjutant
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, because he well deserves it"''.
1758
* Holitz in Bohemia (''11–12 July 1758''); Infantry
* the Battle of Zorndorf (''25 August 1758''); Infantry and Grenadiers
* the Battle of Jenkwitz (''11 October 1758''); Infantry
* the Battle of Hochkirch (''14 October 1758''); Infantry and Grenadiers
Forcade was wounded again at the Zorndorf. The Prussians lost 12,800 men, the Russians lost 18,000 men at Zorndorf. Forcade lost 1,600 of his men that day, 800 each from his infantry and Grenadiers, as well as the Grenadier's commanding officer, Major Ernst Sigismund von Wedell.
He again lost 1,600 of his men again at Hochkirch
Hochkirch (German) or Bukecy (Upper Sorbian) is a municipality in the district of Bautzen, in Saxony, Germany. It is known for the 1758 Battle of Hochkirch, part of the Seven Years' War.
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, 800 each from his infantry and Grenadiers, where the Prussians were defeated on the battlefield.
1759
* the Battle of Friedland
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France
* , street in P ...
in Bohemia (''9 September 1759''); Infantry
During this successful battle, Forcade's infantry took 700 prisoners and destroyed an important munitions depot.
1760
* in April 1760, he marched the regiment to Pomerania and forced the Russian General Tottleben
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to retreat from the province to the Polish
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border.
* the Siege of Dresden (''13–22 July 1760''); Infantry and Grenadiers
* Adelsdorf (''9 August 1760''); Grenadier
* the Battle of Liegnitz (''15 August 1760''); Infantry and Grenadiers
* Hochgiersdorf (''17 September 1760''); Grenadier
* Schöna (''2 November 1760''); Grenadier
* the Battle of Torgau (''3 November 1760''); Infantry and Grenadiers
At the Battle of Torgau, Forcade lost 15 officers and more than 600 men.
1761
* ''Schwadronschef ( Rittmeister)'' of the 2nd Grenadier Company[Gieraths, Band 8, Page 11]
(in German)
/ref> under Prince Augustus Ferdinand of Prussia.
* an entrenched camp near Bunzelwitz (''20 August 1761 - 25 September 1761''); Infantry
1762
* 1762, commanded a ''special corps'' under Prince Henry of Prussia
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in Saxony.
* the Battle of Grethen (''9 March 1762''); Grenadiers
Although Forcade's Grenadiers won the Battle of Grethen against 4,000 Austrians, they lost their commanding officer, Major
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Joachim Friedrich von Rathenow, who died from his wounds a week after the battle.
* Döbeln (''12 May 1762''); Grenadiers
* Marches between Frauenstein and Tharandt Forest: Klingenberg, Beerwalde Mill, Rothenbach Mill, Lehn-Mill (''15 May 1762''); Grenadiers
* the Siege of Schweidnitz (''4 August 1762 - 10 October 1762''); Infantry
* Brand (''15 October 1762''); Grenadiers
* the Battle of Freiberg (''29 October 1762'')
The Treaty of Hubertusburg
In 1763, following the Treaty of Hubertusburg, he received a gift of 8,000 Thaler
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from King Frederick the Great.
A cabinet order of the King on 19 May 1763 created a War Tribunal, presided over by Lieutenant General von Forcade, together with Lieutenant Generals von Wedell, von Czetteritz and von Wylich.[Winter, Page 15]
(in German)
/ref>
Final Years
The proverb "''Brave wie Forcade''" (Brave like Forcade) became a standard expression of valor in the Prussian Army
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during the 18th century. "''Das Regiment Forcade (hat nie ein Feind besiegt)''" (lyrics by Georg von Kries, melody by Hans Hertel, 1906) was long a standard, at times mandatory, composition in the German military song repertoire
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.
Legacy
Following his death in 1765, his widow received a handwritten letter[König, Band 1, Page 43]
(in German)
/ref> in French from King Frederick the Great, praising him.[Paganel, Volume 1, Page 42]
(in French)
/ref>
He was interred following a state funeral where he was given a vault for himself and his family in the crypts under the ''Old Garrison Church'' in Berlin, which was destroyed during the allied bombing of Berlin on 23 November 1943.
In 1851, General von Forcade was immortalized on the north facing commemorative plaque on the '' Equestrian statue of Frederick the Great'' in Berlin.
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
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with the field divided
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into four parts. Left half: argent tincture, a gules
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lion
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holding a sinople eradicated oak tree between its paws; azure
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tincture charged with three or mullets; Right half: a gules
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castle
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with three towers on an argent tincture; sinople tincture charged with three argent roses
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below it. A ''Grafenkrone'' ( Count's coronet) as helmut on top of the escutcheon
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, crested with a or fleur-de-lis. Two or lions supporting the escutcheon
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. Motto: ''"In Virtute Pertinax"''.
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: The lion
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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 Béarn
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during the English Wars in the Middle Ages.
Marriage
''Friedrich Wilhelm Quirin von Forcade de Biaix'' originally intended to marry a daughter of French
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Baron François Mathieu Vernezobre de Laurieux (1690–1748).[Bourrachot, p. 5]
(in French)
The rich baron and his family had left Paris after the collapse of John Law
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's Mississippi Company in 1720 and befriended King Frederick William I of Prussia
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. When the King ordered Vernezobre to marry his daughter to ''von Forcade de Biaix'', who she rejected, the marriage was only averted when Vernezobre agreed to undertake the construction of a prestigious city residence for the King, referred to as the Vernezobre'sche Palais, located at Husarenstraße 102, later renamed in his honor to Wilhelmstrasse 102, after the King's death in 1740.
He subsequently married on 7 October 1727[Berlin-Friedrichstadt, Marriages Vol. 1707-1747, p. 247 (in French manuscript) ] at the French Cathedral in Berlin with 18 year old Baroness
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''Marie de Montolieu de St.-Hippolyte'' aka ''Maria von Montaulieu, Freiin von St.-Hippolyte'' (* 23 August 1709, Berlin; †15 September 1767,[Heinsius, Issue 73, Page 825, Nr. X]
(in German)
/ref> Berlin), the youngest daughter of Sardinian and Prussian Major General Louis de Montolieu, Baron de Saint-Hippolyte (* about 1667, Saint-Hippolyte-de-Caton, France; †23 August 1738, Berlin), also a Huguenot exile. From their marriage and until their respective deaths, the couple maintained a fixed residence and home in Berlin.
Children
Over a period of 25 years, the couple had 23 children, including four said to be stillborn. Eleven survived their father, of which four were sons. Known are:
# '' Friedrich Wilhelm von Forcade de Biaix''[Zedlitz-Neukirch, Band 4, Page 39]
(in German)
/ref> (* 23 July 1728, Berlin; †3 September 1778, Frankfurt/Oder
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), the eldest son, Royal Prussian Colonel, ''Schwadronschef ( Rittmeister)'' of the 2nd Grenadier Company in the 24th Prussian Infantry Regiment, and, after 1 July 1761, acting Regimentschef of the 4th Prussian Infantry Regimentref name="Zedlitz-Neukirch, Band 4, Page 391" /> garrisoned in Frankfurt/Oder
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, recipient of the Kingdom of Prussia's highest military order of merit
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for heroism, Knight of the Order of '' Pour le Mérite'' He was presented for baptism on 23 August 1728[Berlin-Friedrichstadt, Baptisms Vol. 1720-1730, p. 21]
(in French manuscript)
at the French Temple in Berlin-Friedrichstadt
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Geography
Friedrichstadt is located south of the Dorotheenstadt neighbo ...
by none less than the '' 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 ...
'' and Major General ''Jean de Forcade de Biaix
Jean de Forcade de Biaix,Picamilh, Tome 1, Page 42(in French)/ref> aka ''Jean de Forcade, Marquis de Biaix'',Priesdorff, Band 1, Page 114, Nr. 188 (in German)Zedlitz-Neukirch, Band 4, Page 39(in German) aka ''Jean-Quirin de Forcade de Biaix,''Ve ...
,'' the paternal grandfather, together his Godfathers. Also present at the baptism were the ''Princess Johanna Charlotte von Anhalt-Dessau'', '' Margrave Douairière'' and widow of Margrave Philip William of Brandenburg-Schwedt,[Pöllnitz von (1737), Lettres et Mémoiresdu Baron de Pöllnitz, Tome 1, p. 3]
(in French)
/ref> Countess ''Anna Sophia von Treskow'', second wife of General Field Marshal Count ''Alexander Hermann von Wartensleben'', and ''Susan de Pelissier'', wife of Major General Louis de Montolieu, Baron de Saint-Hippolyte and the child's the maternal grandmother, collectively his Godmothers
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.
# ''Louis von Forcade de Biaix'' (* 20 August 1729, Berlin; †19 January 1737, Berlin). The child was presented for baptism on 27 August 1729 at the French Temple in Berlin-Friedrichstadt
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by Louis de Montolieu, Baron de Saint-Hippolyte, Major General in the service of the King of Prussia and Lieutenant Marshal in the service of Philip V of Spain, King of Sardinia
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Early history
Owing to the absence of written sources, little ...
, the child's maternal grandfather, and by Dame
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''Julie von Honstedt'', widow of Lieutenant General Jean de Forcade de Biaix
Jean de Forcade de Biaix,Picamilh, Tome 1, Page 42(in French)/ref> aka ''Jean de Forcade, Marquis de Biaix'',Priesdorff, Band 1, Page 114, Nr. 188 (in German)Zedlitz-Neukirch, Band 4, Page 39(in German) aka ''Jean-Quirin de Forcade de Biaix,''Ve ...
, his paternal grandmother, his Godparents.
# ''Charlotte Sophie von Forcade de Biaix'' (* 30 July 1730, Berlin; †15 March, 1794, Ober Langenöls, Silesia), ∞ 29 July 1748 in Berlin-Garnisonkirche with ''Heinrich Siegismund von Eberhard'' (†5 March 1757). She was presented for baptism on 8 August 1730 in her parents' home in Berlin by Baron
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''Friderich Charles, de Montolieu,'' the King's Chamberlain and the child's maternal uncle, and by Dame
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''Philippine Sophie de Forcade de Biaix'', wife of Major
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''Paul Albrecht de Glereau'' (sometimes written ''de Gleveau'') and the child's paternal aunt, his Godparents.
# ''Louise Susanne von Forcade de Biaix'' (* 4 December 1731, Berlin) ∞ on 17 November 1756 in Berlin with ''Carl Bernhard Feriherr von Prittwitz und Gaffron'' (* 29 March 1735; †7 September 1786, Berlin).[Prittwitz (1870), pp. 201-20]
(in German)
/ref> She was presented for baptism on 14 December 1731 at the French Temple in Berlin-Friedrichstadt
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by Forcade's commanding officer
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Colonel Egidius Ehrentreich von Sydow, Baron
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''Eberhard Wilhelm von Honstedt'', ''Louise Charlotte von Sturm,'' wife of Colonel Christian Reinhold von Derschau
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, and by ''Susanne de Montolieu, Baroness de Saint-Hippolyte'', wife of Lieutenant Colonel
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Henri le Chenevix de Beville and the child's maternal aunt, collectively the Godparents.
# ''Christian Louis von Forcade de Biaix'' (* 3 January 1733, Berlin; †27 April 1739, Berlin). The child was presented for baptism on 14 December 1731 at the French Temple in Berlin-Friedrichstadt
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Friedrichstadt is located south of the Dorotheenstadt neighbo ...
by Monseigneur the Margrave Christian Louis, Baron
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Johann Gottfried von Cocceji, Minister of State (german: Staatsminister, french: Ministre d'État), ''Gertrud von Haeseler,'' wife of Ehrenrich Bogislaus von Creutz, Minister of State (german: Staatsminister, french: Ministre d'État) and Cabinet Secretary under King, Frederick William I of Prussia
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, and by ''Anna Charlotte von Brandt'', wife of General Egidius Ehrentreich von Sydow, collectively his Godparents.
# Twin: ''Albertine Marthe von Forcade de Biaix,'' the elder twin (* 25 February 1734, Berlin; †10 May 1734, Berlin). The child was presented for baptism on 7 March 1734 at the French Temple in Berlin-Friedrichstadt
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Friedrichstadt is located south of the Dorotheenstadt neighbo ...
by the General Field Marshal Count Albrecht Konrad Finck von Finckenstein
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Finck von Finckenstein came from ancient Prussian nobility or according to the Imperial Count Dip ...
and by Madame ''Marthe de Rocoulle''[Erman/Reclam (1799), p. 25]
(in French)
/ref> (sometimes ''de Rocoulles,'' ''de Roukoul''), ''Grand Governess
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'' (french: Grande gouvernante, german: Oberhofmeisterin) to the royal family
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, a Huguenot refugee who arrived in Berlin as the widow of ''Esaie du Maz de Montbail''[Erman/Reclam (1784), pp. 116-12]
(in French)
/ref>[Erman/Reclam (1799), p. 21]
(in French)
/ref> in 1685.
# Twin: ''Françoise Wilhelmine von Forcade de Biaix,'' the younger twin (* 25 February 1734, Berlin; †25 May 1734, Berlin). The child was presented for baptism on 7 March 1734 at the French Temple in Berlin-Friedrichstadt
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by Johann Moritz von Viebahn, Minister of State (german: Staatsminister, french: Ministre d'État) and Auditor General of the Prussian Army
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The Prussian Army had its roots in the co ...
in the Department of Criminal Affairs, and by Miss ''Sophia Wilhelmine von Kameke,'' Lady in Waiting (french: Dame d'Honneur) to the Queen of Prussia, Sophia Dorothea of Hanover, daughter of Paul Anton von Kameke, the Grand Master of the King's wardrobe (french: Grand-maître de la garde-robe du roi) and his wife, ''Ilse Anna von Brünnow,'' the ''Grande Maîtresse'' to the royal household.
# ''Elisabeth Marie Henriette Quirin von Forcade de Biaix'' (* 21 December 1735, Berlin; †24 September 1774, Klieken
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, Saxony-Anhalt; buried 27 September 1774, Berlin-Spandau), ∞ 22 August 1756 with Lieutenant General Philipp Friedrich Lebrecht von Lattorff (* 29 December 1733, Klieken
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; †15 July1808, Klieken
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). She was presented for baptism on 5 January 1734 at the French Temple in Berlin-Friedrichstadt
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Friedrichstadt is located south of the Dorotheenstadt neighbo ...
by Prince Henry of Prussia
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, Lieutenant General Count Friedrich Sebastian Wunibald Truchsess zu Waldburg
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, by the Duke of Holstein
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(believed to actually be Frederick Ernest of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
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), by the Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia, by the '' Margrave Douairière'' Louise Charlotte of Brandenbourg, née Duchess of Courland, and by ''Christiane Freiin Wolfskeel von Reichenberg,'' aka ''Madame von Katsch,'' ''Grand Governess
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'' (french: Grande gouvernante, german: Oberhofmeisterin) to the Queen and widow of Christoph von Katsch, First Minister of Justice, collectively her Godparents.
# ''Guillaume Henry Leopold Philippe von Forcade de Biaix'' (* 1737, Berlin; †23 July 1737, Berlin). He was presented for baptism on 10 March 1737 at the French Temple in Berlin-Friedrichstadt
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by General Field Marshal Friedrich Wilhelm von Grumbkow
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, Minister of State (german: Staatsminister, french: Ministre d'État), Count Heinrich von Podevils, Minister of State (german: Staatsminister, french: Ministre d'État), Leopold August von Wülknitz, Chamberlain and later Hofmarschall to the King, Lieutenant Colonel
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Philippe de Brueys, Baron de Bézuc, ''Margarethe Elisabeth von Rhetz'' (sometimes ''von Reetz''), widow of Lieutenant General David Gottlob von Gersdorff, and by the wife of the Chamberlain ''von Morian'', collectively his Godparents.
# ''Sophie Mariane Louise von Forcade de Biaix'' (* 2 November 1738, Berlin; †26 January 1739, Berlin). She was presented for baptism on 15 November 1737 at the French Temple in Berlin-Friedrichstadt
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Friedrichstadt is located south of the Dorotheenstadt neighbo ...
by Monseigneur Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Friederike Sophie Wilhelmine, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, his wife, Adam Otto von Viereck, Paul Anton von Kameke, and the Baroness
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''von Montzinger,'' the Baroness
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''Luise Susanne von Beschefer'', wife of Baron
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''Ludwig Kasimir von und zu Hertefeld'' and daughter of Huguenot Lieutenant General ''Jacob de Bechefer'', aka Jakob von Beschefer, Commandant of Magdeburg, collectively her Godparents.
# ''Caroline Albertine Louise von Forcade de Biaix'' (* 2 December 1739, Berlin; †22 August 1739, Hohenfinow, Barnim, Brandenburg), ∞ before 1766 with three time widower Baron
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''Matthieu de Vernezobre de Laurieux'' (* 15 April 1721, Paris; †28 April 1782, Hohenfinow), married in his first marriage with ''Charlotte Henriette Amalie von Cocceji'' (* 5 August 1729; †4 October 1757). She was presented for baptism on 15 December 1739 at the French Temple in Berlin-Friedrichstadt
Friedrichstadt was an independent suburb of Berlin, and is now a historical neighbourhood of the city itself. The neighbourhood is named after the Prussian king Frederick I.
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Friedrichstadt is located south of the Dorotheenstadt neighbo ...
by Monseigneur Charles William Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Count General Field Marshal Christoph Wilhelm von Kalckstein, her first cousin once removed Captain
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Isaac de Forcade de Biaix
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, Countess ''Charlotte Albertine Finck von Finckenstein'', wife of Colonel Friedrich Wilhelm von Kannenberg, ''Sophia Albertine von Creutz,'' wife of Royal Adjutant General Count Hans Christoph Friedrich von Hacke, and the wife of ''Gerhard Heinrich von Wolden'', Chamberlain to Frederick William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt
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and later Hofmarschall in Rheinsberg to Frederick the Great, collectively her Godparents.
# ''Christophle Louis von Forcade de Biaix'' (* 24 March 1741, Berlin; †2 November 1768, Jakarta
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, Indonesia). He was presented for baptism on 3 April 1741 at the French Temple in Berlin-Friedrichstadt
Friedrichstadt was an independent suburb of Berlin, and is now a historical neighbourhood of the city itself. The neighbourhood is named after the Prussian king Frederick I.
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Friedrichstadt is located south of the Dorotheenstadt neighbo ...
by Christoph II., Burggrave and Count of Dohna-Schlodien Lord Steward of the Household (german: Obersthofmeister, french: Grand Maître de la cour) of Queen Sophia Dorothea of Hanover, by Count Friedrich Ludwig von Wartensleben, the Queen's Hofmarschall (french: Maréchal de la cour), by Baron
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''von Müller'', Queen Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern's Chamberlain, by ''Johanna Charlotte von Beschefer,'' wife of Minister of State (german: Staatsminister, french: Ministre d'État) Samuel von Cocceji
Samuel Freiherr von Cocceji (pronounced ''kok-'tse-yi'') (20 October 1679 – 4 October 1755) was a German official from the Electorate of the Palatinate who served Brandenburg-Prussia. He was the son of Heinrich von Cocceji.
Cocceji was born ...
and daughter of Huguenot Lieutenant General ''Jacob de Bechefer'', aka Jakob von Beschefer, Commandant of Magdeburg, by ''Katharina Dorothea Charlotte von Erlach,'' wife of Leopold August von Wülknitz, queen mother Sophia Dorothea of Hanover's Hofmarschall (french: Maréchal de la cour), elevated on 5 November 1742 to Count, and the Countess ''Anne Friederike von Kameke'', wife of Leopold Alexander von Wartensleben
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, Adjutant General to the King. He died on 2 November 1768 in Jakarta
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, Indonesia, while employed as a sergeant for the Dutch East India Company on his first voyage. There is some evidence, although inconclusive, that he may have married a ''Marguerite Dubeau'' from Bitburg
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, and had at least one son, ''Johann Baptiste von Forcade'', born in Berlin about 1765, who immigrated to Québec
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and married there in 1787.
# ''Leopoldine Augustine Anne Charlotte von Forcade de Biaix'' (* 24 August 1742, Berlin; †7 May 1784, Königsberg, East Prussia
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), ∞ about 1766 with Carl Ludwig von Koschembahr (* 10 June 1723, Postelwitz, Duchy of Oels
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; †16 December 1781,[Königsberg deutsch-reform. Burgkirche, Bestattungen 1765-1782, p. 133] Königsberg, East Prussia
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), Royal Prussian Lord Steward of Forests (german: Oberforstmeister). She was presented for baptism on 3 September 1742 at the French Temple in Berlin-Friedrichstadt
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by Leopoldine Marie of Anhalt-Dessau, wife of Frederick Henry, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt, Princess Marie Auguste of Thurn and Taxis
, house = Thurn and Taxis
, father =Anselm Franz, 2nd Prince of Thurn and Taxis
, mother =Maria Ludovika Anna Franziska, Princess of Lobkowicz
, birth_date =
, birth_place =Frankfurt am Main, Hesse
, death_date =
, ...
, Duchess of Württemberg
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, by ''Anne de Bezuc, Baroness de Verfeuil'',[Erman/Reclam (1794), p. 21]
(in French)
/ref> wife of Monsieur ''Alexandre de la Tour du Pin-Gouvernet, Baron de Verfeuil''[SHPF (1912), pp. 325-32]
Digitalisat
/ref> and sister of Colonel ''Philippe de Brueys, Baron de Bezuc'', by ''Marguerite Charlotte le Chenevix de Beville,'' widow of Colonel ''Philippe de Brueys, Baron de Bezuc'', Governor of Neuchâtel
, neighboring_municipalities= Auvernier, Boudry, Chabrey (VD), Colombier, Cressier, Cudrefin (VD), Delley-Portalban (FR), Enges, Fenin-Vilars-Saules, Hauterive, Saint-Blaise, Savagnier
, twintowns = Aarau (Switzerland), Besançon (France), ...
, Knight of the '' Ordre de la Générosité,'' by ''Catherine de Thibaud,'' wife of Conseiller de cour ''Aymar de Montolieu de Saint-Hippolyte'', and by Major
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''Duclos,'' collectively her Godparents.
# ''Charlotte Sophie Therese Marthe von Forcade de Biaix'' (* 25 October 1743, Berlin; †23 March 1799, Steinfurth near Bad Nauheim), First Lady-in-Waiting
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(german: Erste Ehrendame, french: Première Dame d'honneur) to the Princess of Prussia, ∞ 29 September 1775[Heinsius, Issue 157, Page 471, Nr. ]
(in German)
/ref> in Berlin-Friedrichstadt
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Friedrichstadt is located south of the Dorotheenstadt neighbo ...
with Baron
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''Johann Hugo Wilhelm Löw von und zu Steinfurth'' (* 25 August 1750, Lübz
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; †23 May 1786, Steinfurth near Bad Nauheim), Royal Prussian Chamberlain and Knight of the ''Order of Joseph.'' She was presented for baptism on 7 November 1743 at the French Temple in Berlin-Friedrichstadt
Friedrichstadt was an independent suburb of Berlin, and is now a historical neighbourhood of the city itself. The neighbourhood is named after the Prussian king Frederick I.
Geography
Friedrichstadt is located south of the Dorotheenstadt neighbo ...
by Charles Eugene, Duke of Württemberg
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Life
Born in Brussels, he ...
, the Minister of State (german: Staatsminister, french: Ministre d'État) Friedrich Wilhelm von Borck and the Grand Squire (french: Grand Écuyer) Friedrich Wilhelm von Roeder, by '' Sophie-Caroline de Brandt,'' aka the '' Countess de Camas'', ''Grand Governess
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'' (french: Grande gouvernante, german: Oberhofmeisterin) of the court of Queen Elisabeth Christine and widow of ''Paul de Camas'', formerly the Prussian Ambassador
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to Paris and a close personal friend of the French
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* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
Enlightenment
Enlightenment or enlighten may refer to:
Age of Enlightenment
* Age of Enlightenment, period in Western intellectual history from the late 17th to late 18th century, centered in France but also encompassing (alphabetically by country or culture): ...
writer, historian, and philosopher
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, Voltaire, ''Dorothea von Trzebitzky,'' aka the '' Countess Truchsess zu Waldburg,'' wife of Lieutenant General Count Friedrich Sebastian Wunibald Truchsess zu Waldburg
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, and by Mademoiselle ''Marthe de Montbail,'' collectively her Godparents.
# ''Georg Friedrich Wilhelm von Forcade de Biaix,'' baptized ''Friedrich Wilhelm von Forcade de Biaix'' (* 19 October 1746, Berlin; †31 August 1811, Wohlau, Silesia), later referred to as the second son, Royal Prussian Major
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in the 1st Hussar
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Regiment; married before 1783 with ''Johanna Sophia Zippelius'' (* 8 June 1755; †21 August 1802, Winzig near Breslau, Silesia). He was presented for baptism on 29 October 1746 at the French Temple in Berlin-Friedrichstadt
Friedrichstadt was an independent suburb of Berlin, and is now a historical neighbourhood of the city itself. The neighbourhood is named after the Prussian king Frederick I.
Geography
Friedrichstadt is located south of the Dorotheenstadt neighbo ...
by Major General Georg Konrad von der Goltz on behalf of King Frederick the Great, by Prince Augustus William of Prussia, Prince of Prussia
The House of Hohenzollern (, also , german: Haus Hohenzollern, , ro, Casa de Hohenzollern) is a German royal (and from 1871 to 1918, imperial) dynasty whose members were variously princes, electors, kings and emperors of Hohenzollern, Brandenb ...
, by General Field Marshal Count Samuel von Schmettau
Samuel Graf von Schmettau (24 March 1684 – 18 August 1751) was a Prussian field marshal, artilleryman, and cartographer.
Life
Von Schmettau was born in Berlin. His mother, Marie de la Fontaine, belonged to a Huguenot family. His father died i ...
, by Major General Count Hans Christoph Friedrich Graf von Hacke, by Princess Luise Amelie of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, wife of the Prince of Prussia
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, by Princess Anna Amalia of Prussia, by Madame ''von Blaspigel'', ''Grand Governess
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'' (french: Grande gouvernante, german: Oberhofmeisterin) to Princess Anna Amalia of Prussia, and by ''Anna von Brünnow,'' aka the '' Countess von Kameke'', widow of Paul Anton von Kameke, collectively his Godparents.
# ''Friedrich Heinrich Ferdinand Leopold von Forcade de Biaix
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 Ferdina ...
'' (* 19 December 1747, Berlin; †12 October 1808, ''Schleibitz Manor'',[Zedlitz-Neukirch, Band 2, Page 18]
(in German)
/ref> Oels, Silesia), the third son, retired Royal Prussian Lieutenant Colonel
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, participated in the Rhine Campaigns, recipient of the Kingdom of Prussia's highest military order of merit
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for heroism, Knight of the Order of '' Pour le Mérite'' (1774), ''Castellan
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in Neuenrade
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Geography
The highest elevation in the town area is the ''Kohlberg'' with an altitude of 514 m above sea level. The lowes ...
'' in the County of Mark after his father's death; ∞ 15 April 1782 at ''Ossen Manor'' in Oels, Silesia to ''Johanna Christine Wilhelmine von Koshembahr und Skorkau'' from the house of Ossen (* 13 January 1761, ''Ossen Manor'' in Oels, Silesia; †9 July 1816, Breslau, Silesia). He was presented for baptism on 13 January 1748 at the French Temple in Berlin-Friedrichstadt
Friedrichstadt was an independent suburb of Berlin, and is now a historical neighbourhood of the city itself. The neighbourhood is named after the Prussian king Frederick I.
Geography
Friedrichstadt is located south of the Dorotheenstadt neighbo ...
on behalf of the King Frederick the Great by the Duke of Holstein
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and Governor of Berlin Frederick Ernest of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
Frederick Ernest of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (15 December 1703 – 23 June 1762 in Drage) was a member of the Brandenburg-Kulmbach branch of the House of Hohenzollern. His most significant position was governor of the Duchies of Schleswig and H ...
, Messeigneurs Prince Henry of Prussia
Prince Henry of Prussia can refer to:
*Prince Henry of Prussia (1726–1802)
*Prince Henry of Prussia (1747–1767)
*Prince Henry of Prussia (1781–1846)
*Prince Henry of Prussia (1862–1929)
*Prince Henry of Prussia (1900–1904)
Prince Henry ...
and Prince Augustus Ferdinand of Prussia, the King's brothers, the Reigning Prince
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Leopold II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, the General Field Marshal Count Kurt Christoph von Schwerin, Infantry Major General Baron
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Heinrich August de la Motte Fouqué, and Burgrave and Count Christoph II., von Dohna-Schlodien, collectively his Godfathers. The Godmothers were Princess Leopoldine Marie of Anhalt-Dessau, wife of Frederick Henry, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt, ''Marie Johanna von Riffer'', aka the '' Countess von Schmettau,'' wife of General Field Marshal Samuel von Schmettau
Samuel Graf von Schmettau (24 March 1684 – 18 August 1751) was a Prussian field marshal, artilleryman, and cartographer.
Life
Von Schmettau was born in Berlin. His mother, Marie de la Fontaine, belonged to a Huguenot family. His father died i ...
, Countess ''Maria Anna Finck von Finckenstein,'' wife Minister of State (german: Staatsminister, french: Ministre d'État) Adam Otto von Viereck, Countess ''Sophia Henrietta von der Schulenburg'' wife of Count Heinrich von Podevils, and Mademoiselle ''Auguste-Marie-Bernardine von Tettau'', First Dame d'atour
''Dame d'atour'' was an office at the royal court of France. It existed in nearly all French courts from the 16th-century onward. The ''dame d'honneur'' was selected from the members of the highest French nobility.
History
At least from the Isab ...
to Queen Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern and daughter of Lieutenant Colonel
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''Karl von Tettau''.
# ''Albertine Wilhelmine von Forcade de Biaix'' (* between September 1748 and June 1749, presumably Berlin; †12 August 1777, Heiligengrabe-Techow, Prignitz, Brandenburg), secular Canoness of the Convent of the Holy Sepulcher in Heiligengrabe, ∞ 12 April 1776 in Heiligengrabe-Techow with Pastor ''Gottlieb Joachim Hindenberg'' (* about 1736, Haselberg, Wriezen, Märkisch-Oderland; †6 September 1803, Heiligengrabe-Techow)[Kieckebusch, Page 20]
(in German)
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# ''Leonore Wilhelmine Albertine Susanne von Forcade de Biaix'' (* 9 August 1750, Berlin). She was baptized on 30 August 1750 at the French Temple in Berlin-Friedrichstadt
Friedrichstadt was an independent suburb of Berlin, and is now a historical neighbourhood of the city itself. The neighbourhood is named after the Prussian king Frederick I.
Geography
Friedrichstadt is located south of the Dorotheenstadt neighbo ...
. Her Godparents were the Count von Besse, General Field Marshal Alexander Hermann Count von Wartensleben, Baron
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''Johann Georg von Reisewitz, '' Squire (french: Écuyer, german: Stallmeister) to Prince Henry of Prussia
Prince Henry of Prussia can refer to:
*Prince Henry of Prussia (1726–1802)
*Prince Henry of Prussia (1747–1767)
*Prince Henry of Prussia (1781–1846)
*Prince Henry of Prussia (1862–1929)
*Prince Henry of Prussia (1900–1904)
Prince Henry ...
, the Queen Mother's Lord Marshall (german: Oberhofmarschall french: Grand-Maréchal), Baron
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''Ernst Maximilian von Reist Sweerts'' (sometimes ''von Sverts'' and ''von Schwertz''), Director of the Berlin Opera, Countess ''Eleonora Lucia von Ilten,'' widow of Georg Christoph von Schlieben, Grand Huntsman (german: Oberjägermeister french: Grand veneur), ''Charlotte Wilhelmine von Grävenitz,'' widow of Major General Georg Konrad von der Goltz, the widow of Baron
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''von Klessing'', and Countess Eleonore Louise Albertine von Schlieben, widow of Baron
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''Dietrich Cesarion von Keyserlingk'' and formerly Lady-in-Waiting
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(german: Ehrendame, french: Dame d'honneur) to Queen Elisabeth Christine. She may have married a ''von Woldeck''. Historical literature published in 1799 about the Huguenot community in Prussia make specific reference to such a marriage, but without precision as to whether it was a daughter or a sister of ''Friedrich Wilhelm Quirin von Forcade de Biaix''.[Erman/Reclam (1799), p. 31]
(in French)
/ref>
# ''Wilhelmine Friederike von Forcade de Biaix'' (* 18 March 1753, Berlin; †26 March 1759, Berlin). She was presented for baptism on 13 January 1748 at the French Temple in Berlin-Friedrichstadt
Friedrichstadt was an independent suburb of Berlin, and is now a historical neighbourhood of the city itself. The neighbourhood is named after the Prussian king Frederick I.
Geography
Friedrichstadt is located south of the Dorotheenstadt neighbo ...
by Princess Wilhelmina of Hesse-Kassel, wife of Prince Henry of Prussia
Prince Henry of Prussia can refer to:
*Prince Henry of Prussia (1726–1802)
*Prince Henry of Prussia (1747–1767)
*Prince Henry of Prussia (1781–1846)
*Prince Henry of Prussia (1862–1929)
*Prince Henry of Prussia (1900–1904)
Prince Henry ...
, Prince Frederick of Prussia, the Count ''de Bredow,'' Lord Steward of the King's Wardrobe (french: Grand-maître de la garde-robe du roi), Baron
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Friedrich Wilhelm von Kannenberg, Lord Steward of the Household (german: Oberhofmeister, french: Grand-maître) of Queen , Lieutenant Colonel
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''von Königsmark'', the '' Countess von Schwerin'', Governess
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to Princess Anna Amalia of Prussia, Countess Charlotte Sophie von Aldenburg, aka the '' Countess von Bentinck,'' '' Countess von Bess,'' and '' Countess Sophie Henriette Susanne Finck von Finckenstein, from the house of Gilgenburg,'' wife of Count Karl-Wilhelm Finck von Finckenstein
Karl Wilhelm Reichsgraf Finck von Finckenstein (11 February 1714 – 3 January 1800) was a Count of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, a Prussian diplomat, and later Prime Minister of Prussia.
Family
He was the son of Count Albrec ...
, collectively her Godparents.
Notes
References
* ''Archiv der Stiftung Zentralstelle für Personen- und Familiengeschichte'', Berlin-Dahlem
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* Bourrachot, Lucile: ''Une famille protestante de l'Agenais et ses cousins allemands : les Digeon de Monteton.'' Annales du Midi : revue archéologique, historique et philologique de la France méridionale, Tome 81, N°91, 1969. p. 5
(in French)
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* Champeaux, Joseph de: ''Devises, cris de guerre, légendes, dictons'', Dijon 1890, Page 105
(in French)
* Danty, Pierre: Revue de Pau et du Béarn, ''Une famille béarnaise au service de la Prusse : les Forcade-Biaix'', La Société des Sciences Lettres et Arts de Pau et du Béarn, 1978, Nr. 6, Pages 269-272. (in French)
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* Dufau de Maluquer, Armand de & Jaurgain, Jean de: ''Armorial de Béarn, 1696-1701 : extrait du recueil officiel dressé par ordre de Louis XIV ous la direction de C. d'Hozier/ texte publié d'après les manuscrits de la Bibliothèque nationale et accompagné de notes bigraphiques, historiques et généalogiques, Tome 2'', Pau 1893, Pages 473-474
(in French)
* Erman, Jean Pierre & Reclam, Peter Christian Friedrich: ''Mémoires Pour Servir à l'Histoire des Réfugiés François dans les États du Roi - Tome 3'', Berlin 1784, p. 172
(in French)
* Erman, Jean Pierre & Reclam, Peter Christian Friedrich: ''Mémoires Pour Servir à l'Histoire des Réfugiés François dans les États du Roi - Tome 8'', Frédéric Barbiez, Berlin 1794, pp. 217–21
(in French)
* Erman, Jean Pierre & Reclam, Peter Christian Friedrich: ''Mémoires Pour Servir à l'Histoire des Réfugiés François dans les États du Roi - Tome 9: Tableau des Militaires et des Nobles Appartenans aux Colonies Françoises des États du Roi depuis l'Époque du Refuge'', Berlin 1799, pp 119–121
(in French)
* French Cathedral
The French (Reformed) Church of Friedrichstadt (french: Temple de la Friedrichstadt, german: Französische Friedrichstadtkirche, and commonly known as Französischer Dom, meaning 'French cathedral') is in Berlin at the Gendarmenmarkt, across the K ...
of Berlin-Friedrichstadt: ''Register of Baptisms Vol. 1673-1704,'' p. 391 (in French manuscript, subscription required)
* French Cathedral
The French (Reformed) Church of Friedrichstadt (french: Temple de la Friedrichstadt, german: Französische Friedrichstadtkirche, and commonly known as Französischer Dom, meaning 'French cathedral') is in Berlin at the Gendarmenmarkt, across the K ...
of Berlin-Friedrichstadt: ''Register of Marriages Vol. 1707-1747,'' p. 247 (in French manuscript, subscription required)
* French Cathedral
The French (Reformed) Church of Friedrichstadt (french: Temple de la Friedrichstadt, german: Französische Friedrichstadtkirche, and commonly known as Französischer Dom, meaning 'French cathedral') is in Berlin at the Gendarmenmarkt, across the K ...
of Berlin-Friedrichstadt: ''Register of Deaths Vol. 1748-1773,'' p. 548 (in French manuscript, subscription required)
* Gieraths, Günther: ''Die Kampfhandlungen der brandenburgisch-preussischen Armee, 1626-1807, Band 8'', Berlin 1964, Pages 79 & 111
(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.
* 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 73.-84. Theil (1766-1767)'', Leipzig 1768, Page 825, Nr. X
(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 157.-168. Theil (1774-1776)'', Leipzig 1775-1777, Page 471, Nr.
(in German)
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* 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)
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* Komander, Gerhild H. M.: ''Der Wandel des "Sehepuncktes". Die Geschichte Brandenburg-Preußens in der Graphik von 1648 bis 1810''. Münster 1995, Pages 310-311
(in German)
* Kroener, Bernhard: ''Potsdam: Staat, Armee, Residenz in der preussisch-deutschen Militärgeschichte.'' (in German)
* Lange, Eduard: ''Die Soldaten Friedrich's des Grossen'', Leipzig 1853, Pages 91–92
(in German)
* Ledebur, Leopold von: ''Allgemeines Archiv für die Geschichtskunde des Preußischen Staates, Band 17'', Berlin 1835, Page 43
(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 34, Nr. 24
(in German)
* Naumann, Gottlob: ''Sammlung ungedruckter Nachrichten, so die Geschichte der Feldzüge der Preußen von 1740. bis 1779. erläutern, Band 1'', Dresden 178
* O'Gilvy, Gabriel & Bourrousse de Laffore, Pierre Jules de: ''Nobiliaire de Guienne et de Gascogne. Revue des familles d'ancienne chevalerie ou anoblies de ces provinces, antérieures à 1789, avec leurs généalogies et armes, Tome 3'', Paris 1860, Pages 169-185
(in French)
* Paganel, Camille-Pierre-Alexis: ''Histoire de Frédéric-Le-Grand, Volume 1'', Paris 1830, Page 425
(in French)
* Picamilh, Charles de: ''Statistique générale des Basses-Pyrénées, Tome 1'', Page 421
(in French)
* Priesdorff, Kurt von: ''Soldatisches Führertum, Band 1'', Hamburg 1937, Pages 354-356, Nr. 371. (in German)
* Prittwitz, Robert von: ''Das von Prittwitz’sche Adelsgeschlecht. Aus den aufgesammelten Nachrichten zusammengestellt'', Wilhelm Gottl. Korn, Breslau 1870, pp. 201–20
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* Schöning, Kurd Wolfgang von: ''Die Generale der chur-brandenburgischen und königlich preussischen Armee von 1640-1840. (Chronologische Uebersicht der Brandenb. Preuss. Generalität seit 1640.) Eine historische Uebersicht, sammt vielen eingewebten urkundlichen Notizen als Jubelschrift dem vaterländischen Kriegesheere geweiht'', Page 71, Nr. 364
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* Schöning, Kurd Wolfgang von: ''Der Siebenjährige Krieg : unter allerhöchster königlicher Bewilligung nach der Original-Correspondenz Friedrich des Großen mit dem Prinzen Heinrich und Seinen Generalen aus den Staats-Archiven bearbeitet, Band 2'', 1851, Pages 260, 266, 273, 276, 291, 303, 307, 314, 316 and 320
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* Tollinen, Henri Wilhelm Nathanael: ''Geschichte der Französischen Colonie von Magdeburg, Band III, Abteilung 1B'', Magdeburg, Faber 1893, Pages 49, 54, 64-65, 72-74, 81, 112, 368, 463-464, 583, 861
(in French)
* Universitätsbibliothek Trier, Digitale Ausgabe der: ''Œuvres de Frédéric le Grand - Werke Friedrichs des Großen,'' Search results: "'Forcade'
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* Winter, Georg: ''Die kriegsgeschichtliche Überlieferung über Friedrich den Grossen kritisch geprüft an dem Beispiel der Kapitulation von Maxen'', 1888, Page 155
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* 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
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* 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
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* 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: Supplement, Band 5,'' 1839, Pages 243-245
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* 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 / 2: ... Containing the Letters H - R of the German Alphabet explained in English'', Leipzig 179
* 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 / 3: ... Containing the Letters S - Z of the German Alphabet explained in English'', Leipzig 179
* Fahrenkrüger, Johann Anton: ''Nathan Bailey's Dictionary English-German and German-English — Englisch-Deutsches und Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch. Gänzlich umgearbeitet. Zweiter Theil. Deutsch-Englisch. Zehnte, verbesserte und vermehrte, Auflage.'', Friedrich Frommann, Leipzig und Jena 180
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* 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
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