Karl Bernhard Ludwig is the fourth generation in the succession of our German von Pressentin ancestors. For some reason, there seems to be less detailed information on his life in the family history books.
Karl Bernhard's birthplace: He was born at Parchim in 1743. [Parchim is about ten miles south of Prestin]
His education: After his earlier school years he matriculated at the University of Rostock on October 23, 1759.
His occupation: Karl Bernhard did not stay at the University very long; on December 4, 1760 he joined the Mecklenburg Ducal infantry regiment of Jung-Zülow as a sergeant. [Karl Bernhard's father, Gustav, also served in the Jung-Zülow Regiment.]
Karl Bernhard's Military Service
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WHAT WAS GOING ON DURING KARL'S MILITARY CAREER ? 1792-1815, Napoleonic Wars |
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Marriage: Karl Bernhard was married on April 8, 1774 to Christine Maria Karoline von Winterfeld. Christine was the daughter of Royal Danish Major Viktor Friedrich von Winterfeld of the House of Hunerland, and of Margarete Dorothea Eleonore von Behr of the House of Jesendorf [A familiar name!].
Karl Bernhard and his family lived in several villages near the city of Rostock. They leased a property in Horst near Sanitz for one year, from midsummer 1777 to 1778. From 1778-1782 they were at Tangrim near Lübchin, and this is where their son, and our direct ancestor, Karl Bernhard Christian, was born.
Until the end of his military service, Karl Bernhard was often stationed far from his family. He spent a good deal of his military career in Holland. After the death of his wife, Christine, in 1783, Karl Bernhard apparently moved back to Horst, leasing that property for a short time, then living in nearby Oberhof until 1786. Toward the end of his life he made his home in Toitenwinkel, a suburb of Rostock. (See maps below for the location of Karl Bernhard's various residences.)
Christine died at Horst on October 21, 1783, one day after the birth of her seventh child. She is laid to rest in the Bohmshöfer burial place at Sanitz. Karl Bernhard departed this world on December 11, 1805 at Rostock. His body was laid to rest late after midnight on December 16 in vault no. 30 of the St. Jacob's Church at Rostock. The casket is provided with a coat of arms and inscription.
Karl and Christine had 7 children:
- Dietrich Friedrich Karl, born May 28, 1775.
- (Anna) Sophie Dorothea, born in June 1776 and enrolled in Dobbertin Cloister as no. 565, died at Neustadt on April 13, 1814.
- Bernhard Georg Bogislav, born September 17, 1777.
- Charlotte Dorothea Ilsabe, born at Tangrim on December 1, 1778, was enrolled in Malchow Cloister as no. 358. She became a Konventualin of this cloister and was elected Domina on March 17, 1847, and died as such on April 23, 1853.
- Dietrike Maria Helene, born February 9, 1780, was married on July 26, 1805 to Dethleff Christian Georg von Bülow of the House of Wedendorf, who was born in 1777, later became district bailiff in Neustadt and died there as such on November 1, 1858. Dietrike died in Neustadt as well, on March 3, 1833.
- Karl Christian, born February 16, 1782 at Tangrim.
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Maria Christine Henriette, born at Horst on October 20, 1783 and baptized October 22, was enrolled in the Ribnitz cloister, but died soon in the middle of April 1784.
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SITES WHERE KARL AND HIS FAMILY LIVEDHorst is just south of Sanitz (No. 1) Tangrim (No. 2) is indicated by red star Rostock (No. 3)
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ROSTOCK
Rostock was one of the first and most influential of members of the Hanseatic League, a guild or hansa which formed around the 14th century to develop trade overseas and especially in the Baltic. As the Hansa declined, so did Rostock and it was further devastated by a disastrous fire and wars but a trade revival in the 18th and 19th centuries brought a new wave of prosperity. The face of the town now reflects its various fortunes, old town fortifications, brick built Gothic churches and step-gabled houses.
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Rostock, as I saw it in 2004