Dubislav Friedrich von Platen

Dubislav Friedrich von Platen
Dubislav von Platen
Born(1714-08-24)24 August 1714
Died7 June 1787(1787-06-07) (aged 72)
Allegiance Prussia
BranchPrussian Army
Service years1701–1766
RankGeneral of the Cavalry
Conflicts
AwardsBlack Eagle Order
Equestrian statue of Frederick the Great
Knight, Order of Saint John
Order Pour le Merite
SpouseSophia Susanna Charlotte von Cocceji
RelationsHans Friedrich von Platen (father)
Leopold Johann von Platen (brother)

Dubislav Friedrich von Platen (23 August 1714 – 7 June 1787) was a Prussian officer in Frederick the Great's army. A cavalry general, he was also Governor of Königsberg, a Knight of the Order of Saint John, and a recipient of the Order of the Black Eagle. An active cavalry officer in all of the wars fought by Frederick—the War of Austrian Succession, the Second Silesian War, the Seven Years' War and, finally, the War of Bavarian Succession — he was commemorated on Equestrian statue of Frederick the Great in 1851 erected by Frederick's great-great nephew, Frederick William IV.