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Freiherr Georg Benedikt von Ogilvy

Freiherr Georg Benedikt von Ogilvy[1]

Male 1651 - 1710  (59 years)    Has more than 100 ancestors and 64 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Georg Benedikt von Ogilvy 
    Prefix Freiherr 
    Birth 19 Mar 1651  Scheltschitz,, Morava, Česko Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 8 Oct 1710  Danzig, Pomorskie, Polska Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I636803  Geneagraphie
    Last Modified 19 Apr 2009 

    Father Freiherr Georg Jakob von Ogilvy,   b. 21 Jan 1605   d. 7 Jun 1661 (Age 56 years) 
    Mother Euphemia von Reitsperg   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F278961  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Maria Anastasia von Zuckmantel zu Brumath   d. 4 Jun 1695 
    Children 
    +1. Graf Herman Karl von Ogilvy,   b. 31 Dec 1679, Praha, Böhmen Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jan 1751, Praha, Böhmen Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
    Family ID F278960  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Apr 2009 

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  • Notes 
    • field marshal of the kingdom of Poland and of the electorate of Saxony.

      In 1664 as a 13-year-old he joined the regiment of the imperial general von Leslie, then became corporal, sergeant, ensign and lieutenant, and was eventually awarded his own company. In 1677 he was major in the regiment of Prinz Ludwig von Baden. After he had served for a time as a senior officer at the siege of Ofen, in 1683 he was promoted to lieutenant-colonel and in 1689 to commander of the fortress of Belgrade.
      In 1691 he was appointed by Emperor Leopold I as the full colonel of a regiment and in the following year he became an imperial chamberlain. In 1696, promoted to major-general, he became commander of Tokai. In 1702 he was sent to the imperial army on the Rhine, where he took part, under the general command of Emperor Joseph I, in the siege of the city of Landau. In the following year, 1703, he was appointed lieutenant-general under field marshal Graf Traun.
      At his visit to Vienna in 1698, Czar Peter 'the Great' had become aware of Ogilvy's ability, and invited him to Russia. Given leave by the emperor, Ogilvy accepted the invitation and succeeded the late general Le Fort as imperial Russian field marshal and commanding general-in-chief of all Russian forces. In this role he commanded at the siege of the Swedish fortress city of Narva and conquered it on 9 August 1704. On the 16th of the same month he conquered the fortress of Iwanogrod. For these achievements he received from King August II of Poland the Order of the White Eagle.
      At the end of Ogilvy's service in Russia, the Polish king and Saxon Elector August appointed him field marshal, privy councillor and president of the privy war council. He also awarded Ogilvy a regiment of foot and one of horse, and other privileges. At the same time he also became a full general in the imperial service.
      In 1708 he acquired the estates of Zahorzan and Taschau in Bohemia, both near Leitmeritz. Shortly thereafter he moved with the Saxon army to Poland to besiege Gdansk, and he died there on 10 October (other sources say 8th) 1710. His only son Hermann Carl von Gilvy became his sole heir.

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