When was Hans Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff born?
Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff
February 17, 1699
Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff, the son of Silesian landed gentry, was born on February 17, 1699 on the estate of Kuckädel (now Polish Kukadlo) near Crossen (now the Polish city Krosno Odrzańskie) on the Oder River. After the early death of his father he was raised by his godfather, the chief senior forester Georg von Knobelsdorff. In keeping with family tradition he began his professional career in the Prussian army. Already at 16years of age he participated in a campaign against King Charles XII of Sweden, and in 1715 in the siege of Stralsund.