Prince Georg Ludwig of Holstein-Gottorp
Prince Georg Ludwig of Holstein-Gottorp (16 March 1719 – 7 September 1763) was a Prussian lieutenant-general and an Imperial Russian field marshal.
He was the youngest son of
Johann von Lehwaldt where he was promoted to lieutenant-general. In 1760 he fought in the Battle of Torgau after which he was dismissed by Frederick the Great for not being fast enough.[1] He then served for Peter III of Russia, his second cousin once removed, and became field marshal on 21 February 1762. Due to the revolution on 4 June 1762, headed by his niece, Catherine the Great, he lost his position and returned to Kiel
where he died soon after.
Family
Georg Ludwig married
Princess Sophie Charlotte of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (1722-1763) in 1750. She was the daughter of Frederick William II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
. They had three children:
- Friedrich (1751-1752), died in infancy;
- Wilhelm (1753-1772), died young, unmarried;
- Grand Duke of Oldenburg.
Sophie died on 7 August 1763, exactly one month before her husband.
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Georg Ludwig of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp.
- ^ Georg Ludwig, Herzog von Holstein-Gottorp von Ernst Graf zur Lippe-Weißenfeld in: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
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