Alexander Friedrich von Woldeck

Alexander Friedrich von Jung-Woldeck
Birth name	Alexander Friedrich von Woldeck
Birth date	February 1720(1720-02-00)
Place of birth	Vehlow, Prignitz, Margraviate of Brandenburg, Kingdom of Prussia, Holy Roman Empire
Death date	5 October 1795(1795-10-05)
Place of death	Wesel, Duchy of Cleves, Kingdom of Prussia, Holy Roman Empire
Allegiance	Kingdom of Prussia Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation
Service/branch	Prussian Army
Years of service	1738–1792
Rank	Generalleutnant
Battles/wars	Silesian Wars Seven Years' War War of the Bavarian Succession
Awards	Pour le Mérite Red Eagle Order
Relations	∞ 1780 Luise Ernestine von Weltzien
Other work	Governor of Wesel

Alexander Friedrich von Woldeck, as of 1786 von Jung-Woldeck (1720–1796), was a German officer of the Prussian Army, finally Generalleutnant (Lieutenant General) as well as Governor of Wesel. He was, like his father, buried at the manor of the family, Gut Gnewikow (Prignitz).

Life

• 7 May 1734 Cadet in Berlin
• 17 December 1738 Gefreiter-Korporal (like the Fahnenjunker later an Officer Candidate) with the Regiment "Kalckstein zu Fuß"
• 1740 to 1742 First Silesian War
  • Battle of Mollwitz, siege of the fortress at Glatz
• 9 February 1741 Fähnrich (Officer Cadet)
• 7 August 1742 Sekondelieutenant (2nd Lieutenant)
• 1744 to 1745 Second Silesian War
  • Battle of Hohenfriedberg, Battle of Soor, Siege of Prague
• 24 May 1747 Premierlieutenant (1st Lieutenant)
• 1756 to 1763 Seven Years' War
  • He was wounded in the battles of Kolin, Breslau and Kunersdorf, as well as Freiberg, and escaped near death at Malchin, as Theodor Fontane later wrote in Eine Sommerreise durchs Ruppinsche (1864).
• 17 December 1756 Stabskapitän (Staff Captain)
• 2 August 1757 Kapiän und Kompangniechef (Captain and Company Commander)
• 24 December 1861 Major and Commander of a Grenadier Battalion
• 20 May 1772 Oberstlieutenant (Lieutenant Colonel)
• 20 May 1773 Obrist (Colonel)
• 1778 to 1779 War of the Bavarian Succession
• 1 May 1780 Commander of the Regiment "Ramin" (Nr. 25)
• 23 May 1782 Generalmajor (Major General)
• 20 May 1789 Generallieutenant (Lieutenant General)
• 18 June 1789 For his 55th anniversary of his start as a cadet and for the promotion to Generallieutenant, the officer's corps of his regimnt bestowed upun him a monument, which was erected at Gut Gnewikow
• 14 July 1792 Retired from the military and became Governor of Wesel (earning 2,000 Taler yearly)
• 8 April 1794 Drost of Rheinsberg

Family

Alexander Friedrich came from the Altmark noble family von Woldeck and was the son of Rittmeister (ret.) Christoph (Christoffel) Gregor von Woldeck (1667–1735) and his wife Elisabeth "Ilsabe" Hedwig, née von Weltzien (1663–1725). His oder brother Hans Christoph von Woldeck (1712 – 1789) pursued a military career and also rose to the rank of lieutenant general. His older sister Johanna Luice (b. 7 March 1719; d. 20 March 1784) married Alexander Ernst von Weltzien (1685–1762), their nephew was Heinrich Wilhelm von Weltzien (1759–1827), later lieutenant general and commander of the Cosel Fortress.

Marriage

Von Woldeck married his fiancée Luise Ernestine von Weltzien (b. 12 September 1763; d. 28 October 1834) in Berlin on 25 November 1780. The marriage resulted in three children:

• Sophie Margarethe Charlotte (b. 3 September 1781 in Berlin; d. 1863) ⚭ 1812 Johann Heinrich Karl Freiherr Menu von Minutoli, Prussian lieutenant general (1772–1846)
• Philippine Amalie Wilhelmine Ernestine (b. 13 July 1783 in Minden)
• Johanna Franziska Karoline Antoinette Alexandrine (b. 10 July 1786 in Minden)

Awards, decorations and honours (excerpt)

• Pour le Mérite on 8 January 1774 by King Frederick the Great
• Red Eagle Order, 1st Class in 1792

Honours

• Regimentschef (Colonel-in-Chief) of the Füsilier-Regiment "Lossow" in Minden on 22 May 1782
  • From 1741, it belonged to the garrison of Wesel Fortress. The regiment was considered one of the best in the fusilier group during the Seven Years' War.