Margrave Albert Frederick of Brandenburg-Schwedt
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Albert Frederick, Prince of Prussia, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt (born: 24 January 1672 in Berlin
; died: 21 June 1731 at Friedrichsfelde
Castle), was a Lieutenant General
in the army of the Electorate of Brandenburg-Prussia
and Grand Master of the Order of Saint John.
of Brandenburg and his second wife Sophia Dorothea. His brother Philip William was from 1692 to 1711 Governor of Magdeburg. Albrecht Frederick joined the Prussian army as a volunteer in 1689, at the beginning of the War of the Palatine Succession against France. On 10 May 1692 he became head of a cavalry
regiment and on 14 March 1693, he was promoted to Major General
. In 1694 he participated in the campaign in Italy and was on 9 March 1695, he was promoted to Lieutenant General
. The Margrave became in 1696 Grand Master of the Order of St. John and on 17 January 1701 a Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle
.
Beginning 14 February 1702 he fought against France as head of an infantry regiment in the War of Spanish Succession as the commander of the Prussian corps in the Netherlands. In November of that year he had to abandon this post due to illness. In 1706, he was appointed as Governor
in Pomerania
.
of Courland. They had the following children:
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
; died: 21 June 1731 at Friedrichsfelde
Friedrichsfelde
Friedrichsfelde is a German locality within the borough of Lichtenberg, Berlin.-History:The locality was first mentioned in a document of 1265 with the name of Rosenfelde. In 1699 it was renamed Friedrichsfelde after the Prince-Elector Frederick III of Brandenburg...
Castle), was a Lieutenant General
Lieutenant General
Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General....
in the army of the Electorate of Brandenburg-Prussia
Brandenburg-Prussia
Brandenburg-Prussia is the historiographic denomination for the Early Modern realm of the Brandenburgian Hohenzollerns between 1618 and 1701. Based in the Electorate of Brandenburg, the main branch of the Hohenzollern intermarried with the branch ruling the Duchy of Prussia, and secured succession...
and Grand Master of the Order of Saint John.
Life
Albert Frederick was a son of Elector Frederick WilliamFrederick William, Elector of Brandenburg
|align=right|Frederick William was Elector of Brandenburg and Duke of Prussia – and thus ruler of Brandenburg-Prussia – from 1640 until his death. A member of the House of Hohenzollern, he is popularly known as the "Great Elector" because of his military and political prowess...
of Brandenburg and his second wife Sophia Dorothea. His brother Philip William was from 1692 to 1711 Governor of Magdeburg. Albrecht Frederick joined the Prussian army as a volunteer in 1689, at the beginning of the War of the Palatine Succession against France. On 10 May 1692 he became head of a cavalry
Cavalry
Cavalry or horsemen were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback. Cavalry were historically the third oldest and the most mobile of the combat arms...
regiment and on 14 March 1693, he was promoted to Major General
Major General
Major general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...
. In 1694 he participated in the campaign in Italy and was on 9 March 1695, he was promoted to Lieutenant General
Lieutenant General
Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General....
. The Margrave became in 1696 Grand Master of the Order of St. John and on 17 January 1701 a Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle
Order of the Black Eagle
The Order of the Black Eagle 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 . In his Dutch exile after WWI, deposed Emperor Wilhelm II continued to award the order to his family...
.
Beginning 14 February 1702 he fought against France as head of an infantry regiment in the War of Spanish Succession as the commander of the Prussian corps in the Netherlands. In November of that year he had to abandon this post due to illness. In 1706, he was appointed as Governor
Governor
A governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
in Pomerania
Pomerania
Pomerania is a historical region on the south shore of the Baltic Sea. Divided between Germany and Poland, it stretches roughly from the Recknitz River near Stralsund in the West, via the Oder River delta near Szczecin, to the mouth of the Vistula River near Gdańsk in the East...
.
Marriage and issue
On 31 October 1703 Albert Frederick married with Princess Maria Dorothea (1684–1743), daughter of the Duke | married Frederick Casimir KettlerFrederick Casimir Kettler
Frederick Casimir Kettler was Duke of Courland and Semigallia from 1682 to 1698...
of Courland. They had the following children:
- Frederick (1704–1707)
- Charles Albert (1705–1762)
- Anna Sophia Charlotte (1706–1751)
- married in 1723 Duke William Henry of Saxe-EisenachWilhelm Heinrich, Duke of Saxe-EisenachWilhelm Heinrich, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach , was a duke of Saxe-Eisenach.He was the eldest and only surviving son of Johann Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach and his first wife Amalie of Nassau-Dietz....
(1691-1741)- Luise Wilhelmine (1709–1726)
- Frederick (1710–1741), died in battle at Mollwitz as a Prussian colonel
- Albertine (1712–1750)
- married in 1733 Prince Victor Frederick of Anhalt-BernburgVictor Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-BernburgVictor Frederick of Anhalt-Bernburg , was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Bernburg....
(1700-1765)- Frederick William (1714–1744)