Dubislav Friedrich von Platen
Dubislaw von Platen
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| Born | 24 August 1714 |
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| Died | 7 June 1787 (aged 72) |
| Allegiance |
 Prussia
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| Service/ |
Prussian Army |
| Years of service | 1701–1766 |
| Rank | General of the Cavalry |
| Battles/wars |
War of Austrian Succession First Silesian War Second Silesian War Seven Years' War War of Bavarian Succession |
| Awards |
Black Eagle Order Equestrian statue of Frederick the Great Knight, Order of Saint John, Order Pour le Merite |
| Spouse(s) | Sophia Susanna Charlotte von Cocceji |
| Relations |
Hans Friedrich von Platen (father) Leopold Johann von Platen (brother) |
Dubislaw Friedrich von Platen (23 August 1714–7 June 1787) was a Prussian officer, cavalry general, Governor of Konigsberg, a Knight of the Order of Saint John, and the Order of the Black Eagle. He was an active cavalry officer in all of the wars fought by Frederick the Great; he was memorialized on Equestrian statue of Frederick the Great in 1851.
He was the son of general Hans Friedrich von Platen (21 January 1668–17 May 1743) and Hypolita Juliane of Podewils. The later Prussian General Leopold Johann von Platen (died 22 December 1780) was his younger brother. He was married to Sophia Susanna Charlotte von Cocceji, the daughter of Prussian Minister of Justice Samuel von Cocceji. A son and a daughter survived him.
On 5 June 1723, at the age of nine, he was appointed cornet by King Friedrich Wilhelm I of Prussia at the request of his father, and on 18 August 1729, he became a second lieutenant. On 7 July 1730, he became a first lieutenant. On 11 August 1736 he received his own company in the Curassassier regiment "Gessler" No. 4. In the same year he was accepted into the Johanniterorden in Sonnenburg. At the beginning of the First Silesian War he was Rittmeister, a captain of cavalry. His regiment was late for the Battle of Mollwitz, but in 1742 his regiment was involved in the Battle of Chotusitz. He was awarded the Pour le Mérite for his successful retreat to Camenz. He was later promoted to Major. In 1744 he fought in Bohemia and Moravia. On 22 May 1747, he became Lieutenant-Colonel; in 1752, he was part of the famed Bayereuth Dragoons and, in 1755, second commander in the Dragoon regiment "Normann", No. 1.
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