He is referred to in some historical sources, as Isaac Quirin von Forcade,
Marquis de Biaix,[10][11] As with his uncle and first cousin, there is no evidence that he was ever a
Marquis.
Biaix was never, at any time in its history, a
marquisate, but instead a
noblemanor in
Pau(see also
Manorialism).
Military career
Historical sources related to the research of noble families in France erroneously state that he was a
major general,[5] as does the 25 July 1748 Catholic baptismal record[12] for a niece, Elizabeth-Christine de Casamajor, at Saint-Martin's church in
Pau,
France. In reality, his first cousin,
Friedrich Wilhelm Quirin von Forcade de Biaix was the Prussian
major general in 1748.
He fought near
Glogau Fortress (29 December 1740 – 2 January 1741), near
Breslau (30 December 1740 – 3 January 1741),
Ohlau (9 January 1741), the Siege of
Neisse (15 – 22 January 1741), in skirmishes between
Nossen and
Lindenau (‘’2 March 1741’’), at
Göding (‘’10 March 1742’’), and at the Siege of
Brno (‘’31 March – 3 April 1742’’) in
Moravia.
He fought with his unit at the Siege of
Prague (2–18 September 1744),
Beraun (6 September 1744),
Selmitz (19 November 1744),
Prague (25 November 1744), and the
Battle of Hohenfriedberg (4 June 1745).
Heraldic symbolism: The
lion symbolizes courage; the eradicated oak tree symbolizes strength and endurance; the
towers are symbols of defense and of individual fortitude; the
mullets (5-star) symbolizes divine quality bestowed by god; the
rose is a symbol of hope and joy; the
fleur-de-lis is the floral emblem of
France; the
coronet is a symbol of victory, sovereignty and empire. A
count's
coronet to demonstrate
rank and because the family originally served the
counts of
Foix and
Béarn during the English Wars in the
Middle Ages.
The French-language entry in a
Stettin parish register for his 1738 marriage is one of only two known documents that establish his parental
lineage. In this document, he states that he is a native of
Pau, in
Béarn, and that his parents were Jean de Forcade and Therèse de Lalande.
Although few documents exist to prove his parental line, his obituary notice published on the occasion of his death in 1775, which includes a curriculum vitae, begins by explaining that he was the nephew (
German: Bruderssohn)[6] of
Lieutenant GeneralJean de Forcade de Biaix. According to detailed genealogical records, his uncle,
Jean de Forcade de Biaix, had nine brothers, but did not have another brother by the same name who could have married a Therèse de Lalande. Instead, and because of the later use of de Biaix name as part of his surname in some historical sources in Prussia[11] and France, he is thought to be the youngest son of
Jean de Forcade de Biaix's eldest brother, Isaac de Forcade, Seigneur de Biaix and his third wife Claire de Lalanne, where his 1703-1704 birth fits neatly into a gap between the recorded
baptisms for two other children, baptized 19 July 1703 and 13 April 1708.
The
Roman Catholicparish register for
Pau for time period around his birth may have originally recorded his birth and
baptism, but
records for 1704, with the exception of a handful of entries for the month of January, have been lost from the original
register. The years surrounding 1704 are very chaotically recorded. What the
parish register does clearly show, however, is that there was no married couple named Jean de Forcade and Therèse de Lalande, as named in his marriage record in Stettin, bearing children in
Pau during the ten years before or after 1704.
This parish register, however, does record the baptism of an Isaac de Biaix, baptized 24 December 1707, son of, Jacques de Biaix and his wife Jeanne de Harpère.[18]
Kurt von Priesdorff, in his ten volume work
de:Soldatisches Führertum,[10] claims without citing evidence or sources, that Isaac Quirin de Forcade, Marquis de Biaix was the son of
Lieutenant GeneralJean de Forcade de Biaix and his wife Juliane, Freiin von Honstedt. Other scholarly works make the same claim, citing Priesdorff as their source.[11] In the absence of proof to the contrary, and considering Priesdorff's privileged access to sources for his scholarly work, this possibility should not be completely ruled out, despite Isaac de Forcade de Biaix's 1738 marriage record citing his birthplace in
Pau,
Béarn as proof to the contrary.
Marriages
Isaac de Forcade de Biaix married on 16 July 1738[3] at the French Reformed Church in
Stettin, with Anna Elisabeth de Cantenius, the daughter of Martin de Cantenius and his wife Sophie Dorothea Friedeborn.
He married a second time on 21 February 1763 with the widow Katharina von Eickstedt,[8] née Catherine von Vieregg (baptized 26 April 1726,
Rothenklempenow,
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern; † 29 April 1795,
Rothenklempenow,
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern), the daughter of Georg IX. von Vieregg (1688-1753) and Margarethe Dorothee von Vieregg (1696-1766).
The Vassal Table of 1756 for the district lists him as the head of the household at his wife's properties.[9]
A detailed inventory of the
fiefs in 1784 states that, in addition to its many features and assets,
Barskewitz also included a church belonging to the
JacobshagenSynod, itself a branch of the church in
Pansin.[8]
Following her death, the court in
Sonnenburg ruled on 24 January 1765,[8] that as her
heir, the
Lordship of her two
fiefs passed to him.[8]
His own
last will and testament dated 7 April 1772[8] did not name any male children as heirs. In this
will, he bequeathed that
Gollin remain the property of his second wifeKatharina von Eickstedt. He further stipulated that
Barskewitz be transferred upon his death to his eldest
step-son, Ernst Friederich von Eickstedt, hereditary
Herr of Hohenholz and Plossow,[8] for an annual payment of 24,000
Reichsthaler, but only for the period of his lifetime. Furthermore, that upon the death of the preceding, it would again be transferred to his nephew,
CaptainSirFriederich Wilhelm Sigismund von Aschersleben,[8]Knight of the
Order of Saint John,[8] or his male heirs, and that should he no longer be living and not leave any male heirs, the property would subsequently transfer to the Canon (Domherr) Friedrich von Itzenplitz[8] (believed to be his daughter's husband) and his male heirs, in exchange for the payment of the same amount.
The Vassal Table of 1802 shows that
Barskewitz and
Gollin were still owned by the von Itzenlitz family, the owner shown with the occupation of
Landrat in the
Kurmark.[23] The 1 January 1862 directory of the Pomeranian Knighthood shows that the property was jointly owned by the Countess von Itzenplitz in Berlin and her husband, a von Meding, the retired
Oberpräsident of the
Geheimrat to the King of Prussia.[24]
Children
An entry in the evangelical parish register for St. Jacob's church in Stettin, dated only as between Advent 1760 (30 November 1760) and Advent 1761 (29 November 1761), states that an "…unmarried noble daughter of Colonel Forcade, age 27 years…" was buried.[25]
His marriage with Anna Elisabeth Cantenius is said to have been childless, thus extinguishing his branch of the family.[21]
A step-daughter from his second marriage much later in life, Louise von Eickstedt (* 7 November 1749,[26]Skanderborg,
Denmark; † 10 July 1821), married a
Canon (
German: Domherr) in
HavelbergFriedrich von Itzenplitz, Erbherr auf Gross- und Klein-Behnitz, Jerchel (1740-1772).[27][28][29]
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