Nikolaus Andreas von Katzler (also spelled Katzeler) (September 1696 – 10 November 1760) was a Prussian lieutenant general, Proprietor of the Gendarme Regiment, and Knight of the
Black Eagle Order
The Order of the Black Eagle (german: Hoher Orden vom Schwarzen Adler) was the highest order of chivalry in the Kingdom of Prussia. The order was founded on 17 January 1701 by Elector Friedrich III of Brandenburg (who became Friedrich I, King ...
. He was also the heir of the property at Grimminghausen.
Von Katzler was born in
Maastricht
Maastricht ( , , ; li, Mestreech ; french: Maestricht ; es, Mastrique ) is a city and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. It is the capital and largest city of the province of Limburg. Maastricht is located on both sides of the ...
. His name was included in 1851 on the
Equestrian statue of Frederick the Great
The Equestrian statue of Frederick the Great on Unter den Linden avenue in Berlin's Mitte district commemorates King Frederick II. of Prussia. Created from 1839 to 1851 by Christian Daniel Rauch, it is a masterpiece of the Berlin school of scu ...
honoring the men considered to be the founders of the modern Prussian state. He died, aged 64, in
Gardelegen
Gardelegen (; nds, Garlä) is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Milde, 20 m. W. from Stendal, on the main line of railway Berlin-Hanover.
History
Gardelegen has a Roman Catholic and three Evangelical chur ...
.
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Prussian military personnel of the Seven Years' War
1696 births
1760 deaths
People from Maastricht
Lieutenant generals of Prussia