Dubislav Gneomar von Natzmer

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Dubislav Gneomar von Natzmer
Dubislav Gneomar von Natzmer
Born1654
Gutzmin, Farther Pomerania
Died20 April 1739
Berlin
Allegiance Prussia
Service/branchPrussian Army
Years of service1677–1739
RankField Marshall

Dubislav Gneomar von Natzmer (1654– 20 April 1739) was a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall and a confidant of the House of Hohenzollern.

Family

Natzmer was born in

Natzmersdorf near Schlawe and Labes
.

Natzmer was married twice, first to Sophie von Wreech and then to Charlotte Justine von Gersdorff. He had two sons from his second marriage, Carl Dubislav (died 1737) and Heinrich Ernst (died 1739). Because both sons died before their father, the Pomeranian branch of the Natzmer family ended after Dubislav Gneomar died in

Napoleon Bonaparte. One of Emperor William I's closest friends was Oldwig von Natzmer
.

Military career

After entering

Generaladjutant
.

Natzmer formed a new regiment of German nobles known initially as the Grands Mousquetaires and later as the Gensdarmes. As

Battle of Höchstädt
in 1703, but released shortly after. Promoted to Generalmajor, Natzmer led the Prussian cavalry in the Battle of Blenheim, in which he was seriously wounded. Before this battle, he was consulted for his excellent knowledge of the battlefield, which was the same as in the Battle of Höchstädt.[1]
He served with distinction as
Oudenaarde. Natzmer was awarded the Order of the Black Eagle in 1714 and promoted to General der Kavallerie after the capture of Stralsund
. In 1728 he became a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall.

Connections to the monarchy

Natzmer, who converted King Frederick William I of Prussia to Pietism,[2] supported the Pietists in their attempts to rid the army of vices, such as drinking, gambling, and brothels.[3]

After Crown Prince

Frederick's unsuccessful flight from his father, Natzmer was ordered to apprehend Frederick's friend and conspirator, Hans Hermann von Katte. Hesitant to stop the youth, he granted Katte three hours to burn any incriminating documents and escape.[2]
Frustrated by Katte's procrastination even with the extra window of time, Natzmer reluctantly arrested the accused, whom Frederick William I eventually sentenced to death. When the furious king considered executing Frederick, Natzmer was among his councillors who advised clemency.

While at

Küstrin in 1731, Frederick wrote Natzmer a letter positing Prussian annexation of Polish Royal Prussia in order to connect East Prussia and Prussian Pomerania;[4] Frederick the Great would create West Prussia from that territory after the 1772 First Partition of Poland
.

Footnotes

  1. ^ Spencer: Blenheim: Battle for Europe, p. 236
  2. ^ a b MacDonogh, p. 68
  3. ^ MacDonogh, p. 26
  4. ^ MacDonogh, p. 78

References

  • MacDonogh, Giles (2001). Frederick the Great: A Life in Deed and Letters. New York: St. Martin's Griffin. p. 436.
    ISBN 0-312-27266-9
    .
  • ISBN 0-304-36704-4

Further reading
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