Möllendorf

Herausgegeben:Miller, Frederic P.; Vandome, Agnes F.; McBrewster, John

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The noble family von Möllendorf (also: Möllendorff, Moellendorff) has been prominent in the history of Brandenburg and Prussia. The von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff family descends from an adopted son (born Wilamowitz) of a member of the Möllendorf family. In 1427 two members of the family are mentioned in a list of Privy Councillors of the Margraviate of Brandenburg who signed a treaty with Pomerania: "Jaspar Gans zu Putlitz, Achim Gans his son, Herr Hans v. Quitzow, Bernd Rohr, Hans v. Rohr Old Otto von Blumenthal, Ebel v. Möllendorf, Beteke v. Kehrberg, Kone v. Retzdorff, Achim v. Möllendorf" Wichard Joachim Heinrich von Möllendorf (1724-1816) distinguished himself as an officer at the battles of Leuthen, Hochkirch and Torgau , and as a Major-General at Burkersdorf and Brix. He became Governor of Berlin in 1783, and General in 1787. In 1793 he was promoted to Generalfeldmarschall (Field Marshal), but was now too old for hard campaigns. Hewas captured at Auerstädt (1806). He died in 1816. In retirement he adopted three great-grandsons of one of his sisters, Hugo, Ottocar and Arnold von Wilamowitz.

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• Verlag: Alphascript Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 84
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9786131687587
• ISBN-10: 6131687587
• Artikelnr.: 29820334