Friedrich Albrecht Karl Herrmann, Reichsgraf von Wylich und Lottum
Imperial Count Friedrich Albrecht Carl Hermann von Wylich and Lottum ( born April 20, 1720 in Anklam, † March 3, 1797 in Berlin) was a Prussian officer, most recently General of Cavalry, chief of the Dragoon Regiment No. 1, Knights of the Pour le Merite and the Black Eagle and canon of Halberstadt.
Life
Friedrich came from the old noble family of Cleves Wylich and Lottum. He was the second son of General Johann Christoph von Wylich and Lottum and his wife Baroness Hermione Alexandrine of Wittenhorst - Sonsfeld ( born September 4, 1685 † April 23, 1745 ).
He was cornet in 1737 Cuirassier Regiment No. 8 ( idol ) and 1745 lieutenant. Him by Frederick II the Domherrenstelle was handed over to Halberstadt on July 14, 1753.
In August 1755 he was Staff Captain. In September 1756 he has been a real Captain and Major in 1758. In 1763 he became commander of the regiment.
In 1769 he became lieutenant-colonel, colonel in 1772 and in June 1774 head of the Dragoon Regiment No. 1 ( Zastrow ). On August 17, 1777, he was appointed major general and on May 20, 1787 Lieutenant General. In 1791 he received the Black Eagle. On December 28, 1794, he received as a cavalry general to say goodbye and walked on January 16, 1795 in Pension.
He has participated in all the campaigns of Frederick II. He fought in Chotusitz, Hohenfriedberg, thrush, boiler village, Lobositz, Prague, Kolin, Rossbach, Leuthen, anger village, Hochkirch, Liegnitz and Torgau. He was also at the sieges of Prague, Olomouc, Dresden and Scheidnitz it. There are also other battles in Jägerndorf, Catholic Henner village, Hoyeswerde, Opava, Schweidnitz Langensalza monastery choice city, Leutmannsdorf and Reichenbach. During the Bavarian Succession War, he was in the army of Prince Henry.
During the Battle of Breslau in 1757 he was taken prisoner, but was exchanged again already in 1758. King Frederick II esteemed him, so he got 1753 Domherrenstelle in Halberstadt. In 1758 he received for his bravery in the battle of wrath village the Pour le Mérite. During the riots in Holland in 1787 his regiment from Berlin and Magdeburg was sent to Wesel.
The gathered there troops were under the command of the Duke of Brunswick. As on September 13, 1787 troops were set to Kleve in march, Lottum leads to the second column and went to Waterford at Arnhem over the Rhine. The revolt was soon ended and the troops returned. However, the General remained until the beginning of 1788 in Holland.
Family
He was with Sophie Beate von Schlichting (* August 8, 1736, † October 28, 1801 ) married the daughter of the chief administrative officer Alexander von Schlichting. The couple had the following children:
- Karl Friedrich Johann Gustav, (* October 29, 1762, † March 1, 1828 ) ∞ Ernestine Sophie Magdalene of Clermont (* January 30, 1722, † February 12, 1843 )
- Christiane Beate Alexandrine ( born November 9, 1764)
- Albertine Henriette Johanna (* 1766 )
- Karoline Friederike Marianne ( * August 13, 1768, † February 17, 1829 ) ∞ 1799 Ludwig Wilhelm von Eickstedt ( born June 23, 1763 † April 7, 1818 )
- Alexander ( born January 20, 1771)
- Christoph Heinrich Karl Hermann ( * January 8, 1773; † February 8, 1830 ) Prussian lieutenant general.
- Friedrich Ludwig Georg August (* October 13, 1776, † March 31, 1851 )