- Erhard Ernst von Röder
Erhard Ernst von Röder (Born
July 26 ,1665 inKönigsberg ,East Prussia ; DiedOctober 26 ,1743 at Gut Juditten in Königsberg) was aPrussian Field Marshal General , Minister of War and Minister of Finance.Life
From 1689 Röder served as Hauptmann (Captain) of the
regiment "Kurprinz". As leader of the Leibkompanie, he had a close relationship with Friedrich Wilhelm I. Röder served in theSpanish Succession war and then returned as a Colonel and Brigadier to Prussia.In 1705 he was appointed Commandant of the fortress
Plassenburg . In 1714, he was promoted to Major General and returned to East Prussia. Then in 1728 he was promoted toCommander-in-Chief of all troops and fortifications in theDuchy of Prussia then again in 1736 to First Minister of War and of Finance.In 1734 he was again sent into the field. Together with the
Prussian Auxiliary Corps , he went to the Rhine, withPrince Eugene to wage war against France.References
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