Ernst LUDWIG von Pfuel

Ludwig was the son of Ludwig HEMPO Pfuel (* 1690, † 1770), Royal Prussian Privy Councillor and Major, president of the war and domain chamber Halberstadt, Mr. on Jahnsfelde and Hedwig Sophie von Jagow (1697 to 1764).. He attended from 1734 the Knights Academy in Brandenburg (Havel) before 1737 with the participation of the University of Frankfurt (Oder) enrolled . Already in 1741 he was an ensign in the newly formed Dragoon Regiment von Platen (no. 9), carried out in 1743 his promotion to Sekundo lieutenant . As such, he participated among others at the Battle of Kesselsdorf participate in the December 15, 1745. After the outbreak of the Seven Years' War in 1756, he was promoted to first lieutenant in the regiment of dragoons Holstein-Gottorp (no. 9) transported. During the war, he participated in several campaigns, as in the battles at Bergen , Krefeld , Torgau and the Battle of Tönnhausen . In 1757 he became captain of the army and Adjutant General Lieutenant General Prince of Holstein-Gottorp.

The highlight of the career Pfuel was the appointment as Marshal of Prince Frederick William of Prussia in 1782 and his promotion to major general and director of the II. Department of the Upper War College in 1787 after the death of Frederick II. Two years later, he died at the age of 71 years, after strong for many years to gout suffered and multiply in Bad Lauchstädt was staying for a cure.

Ludwig von Pfuel married on October 10, 1778 at the age of 60 years in Grunow the 23-year-old Johanna Christiane Sophie Kranz (April 2, 1755-May 9, 1783), daughter of the physician from the field regiment Krosigk. Frederick II. disapproved marriage that was closed without his consent, and dismissed Pfuel 1780 from the military. Even at birth of the first son, the mother had to be referred to as "Demoiselle", and only after her untimely death Frederick II took the cavalry officer back into his service. From this marriage were born Ernst von Pfuel (Prussian Infantry General, Prime Minister and Minister of War) and the Prussian Lieutenant General Friedrich Heinrich Ludwig von Pfuel.