Friedrich Heinrich Ferdinand Leopold von Forcade de Biaix

Parents His father was Friedrich Wilhelm Quirin von Forcade de Biaix (1699–1729), one of King Frederick the Great's most active and most treasured officers. Twice wounded and left for dead on the battlefield, he was Regimentschef of the 23rd Prussian Infantry Regiment, recipient of the Kingdom of Prussia's highest military order of merit for heroism, Knight of the Order of Pour le Mérite, Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle, Canon of Havelberg, aka Maria von Montaulieu, Freiin von St.-Hippolyte (1709–1767), daughter of Sardinian and Prussian Major General Friedrich Wilhelm Ferdinand Ernst Heinrich von Forcade de Biaix in Rawicz, Posen), Royal Prussian Major, Commanding Officer of the 10th Prussian Division's Garrison Company and Knight of the Iron Cross 2nd Class. Friedrike Wilhelmine Auguste Ulrike Karoline von Forcade de Biaix (* 12 July 1789, Löwenberg, Silesia; † 19 February 1797, Breslau, Silesia) Henriette Eugenie Emilie Antoinette Sophie von Forcade de Biaix (* 25 July 1791, Löwenberg, Silesia; † 12 September 1791, Löwenberg, Silesia) Friedrich Wilhelm Karl Ernst Heinrich von Forcade de Biaix (* 5 November 1793, Schleibitz Manor, Oels, Silesia; † 3 January 1796, Schleibitz Manor, Oels, Silesia) Friedrich Wilhelm Albrecht Quirin Ludwig von Forcade de Biaix (* 26 August 1797, Schleibitz Manor, Oels, Silesia; † 1 June 1805, Schleibitz Manor, Oels, Silesia)

Other family Brother: Friedrich Wilhelm von Forcade de Biaix (1728–1778), the eldest son, Royal Prussian colonel, Schwadronschef (Rittmeister) of the 2nd Grenadier Company in the 34th Prussian Infantry Regiment (1761), and, after 1 July 1761, acting Regimentschef of the 24th Prussian Infantry Regiment garrisoned in Frankfurt/Oder, recipient of the Kingdom of Prussia's highest military order of merit for heroism, Knight of the Order of Pour le Mérite (1791). Brother: Georg Friedrich Wilhelm von Forcade de Biaix (1746–1811), the second-born son, Royal Prussian Major in the 1st Hussar Regiment

Titles and offices

Historical terms, in particular those related to offices, titles and awards, are often outdated in their usage to the point that modern dictionaries no longer contain them. To understand their meaning in the present day context it is necessary to look into dictionaries from the period. Historical terms in German used in the production of this article, and their English definitions, include:

Drost zu Neuenrade Castellan of Neuenrade

Drost (der): synonym with "Landdrost", "Landshauptmann" and "Landsvogt"; a Lord Seneschal, a governor of a certain part of a country, an Upper Bailiff, a Castellan See: Ebers, Johann, The New And Complete Dictionary Of The German And English Languages: composed chiefly after the German Dictionaries of Mr. Adelung and of Mr. Schwan / 1: ... Containing the Letters A – G of the German Alphabet explained in English, Leipzig 1796, Page 618 (in German and English)