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Friedrich Emil Ferdinand Heinrich von Kleist, granted the title Graf Kleist von Nollendorf from 1814 onwards (9 April 1762 – 17 February 1823), was a Prussian field marshal and a member of the old junker family von Kleist.
A Prussian officer, and later Generalfeldmarschall. He was born in Berlin on 9 April, 1763 and died on 17 February, 1823. He took part in the 1793-95 campaign against France at the rank of captain in the infantry, winning the Pour le Mérite medal in 1793.
Friedrich Emil Ferdinand Heinrich von Kleist, ab 1814 Graf Kleist von Nollendorf (* 9. April 1762 in Berlin; † 17. Februar 1823 ebenda), war ein preußischer Generalfeldmarschall.
Friedrich Graf Kleist von Nollendorf. Friedrich Emil Ferdinand Heinrich Graf Kleist von Nollendorf. (09.02.1762 - 17.02.1823) place of birth: Berlin. Königreich Preußen: KG, Generaladjutant SM, Generalfeldmarschall. General von Kleist was a Field Marshal serving in the Imperial Prussian Army.
The House of Kleist is the name of an old and distinguished Prussian noble family, originating in Pomerania, whose members obtained many important military and administrative positions within the Kingdom of Prussia and later in the German Empire.
Kleist von Nollendorf, Friedrich Heinrich Graf| (preußischer Graf als K. von Nollendorf 3.6.1814) preußischer Generalfeldmarschall, * 9.4.1762 Berlin, † 17.2.1823 Berlin. (evangelisch)
On 3 June 1814 Kleist was ennobed as Graf Kleist von Nollendorf. On 3 October 1815 he was appointed GOC of IV Corps in the Saxon Duchies. Kleist retired due to ill health (which had plagued him since 1814) on 5 May 1821, as GFM with a pension of Thlr 3,000 p.a.
