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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 Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin and his wife Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach.
Prince Georg Ludwig of Holstein-Gottorp (16 March 1719 – 7 September 1763) was a Prussian lieutenant-general and an Imperial Russian field marshal. Portrait of Georg Ludwig of Holstein-Gottorp by Johann Heinrich Tischbein, c. 1760.
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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 Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin and his wife Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach. He joined the Prussian army in 1741 and waas appointed major general in 1744. In the Seven Years' War, he served under the command of Field Marshal 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. He then served for Peter III of Russia and became field marshal on 21 February 1762. Due to the revolution on 4 June 1762 he lost his position and returned to Kiel where he died soon after.
Georg Ludwig married Sophie Charlotte of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck in 1750. They had three children:
•Friedrich (1751-1752), died in infancy;
•Wilhelm (1753-1772), died young, unmarried;
•Peter (1755-1823), who served as regent for his cousin before ultimately becoming Grand Duke of Oldenburg.
Parents: Prince Georg Ludwig of Holstein-Gottorp and Princess Sophie Charlotte of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck. Married: June 6, 1781 to Duchess Friederike of Württemberg. Children: – Grand Duke August I (1783) – Prince Georg (1784) REIGN: July 2, 1823 – May 21, 1829. Died: May 21, 1829 in Wiesbaden.
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 Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin and his wife Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach.
El príncipe Georg Ludwig de Holstein-Gottorp (16 de marzo de 1719 - 7 de septiembre de 1763) fue un teniente general prusiano y un mariscal de campo imperial ruso . Era el hijo menor de Christian August de Holstein-Gottorp, Príncipe de Eutin y su esposa Albertina Frederica de Baden-Durlach.
George was born on 9 May 1784 to the then Prince Peter Frederick Louis of Holstein-Gottorp and his wife Duchess Frederica of Württemberg, a daughter of Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg . George had an elder brother, Duke Augustus of Oldenburg, who was one year older than him.
