Jean de Forcade de Biaix
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His Excellency Lieutenant General, Sir Jean de Forcade de Biaix |
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Jean de Forcade de Biaix, as a Major General, circa 1718
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| Native name | Johann Quirin von Forcade de Biaix |
| Born |
Jean de Forcade de Biaix 14 December 1663 Biaix Manor, Pau, Béarn, France |
| Died | 2 February 1729 Berlin, Brandenburg |
| Cause of death | Dropsy |
| Burial place | Crypt of General de Corneau under the Friedrichstadtkirche,Berlin, Brandenburg |
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Lieutenant General of the King's Armies Commandant of the Royal Residence in Berlin Military Governor of Berlin |
| Spouse(s) | Juliane, Freiin von Honstedt, from the house of Erdeborn (1697) |
| Children | 5, most notably: Friedrich Wilhelm Quirin von Forcade de Biaix |
| Parent(s) | Jean de Forcade, Seigneur de Biaix and Madeleine de Lanne |
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| Allegiance |
 Prussia
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| Service/branch | Prussian Army |
| Years of service | 1685-1729 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Unit | Elector's Bodyguards (1685-1702) 1st White Fusilier Guards (1702-1716) 23rd Prussian Infantry Regiment (1716-1729) |
| Commands held | 23rd Prussian Infantry Regiment (February 1716) Military Governor of Berlin (1713-1729) Commandant of the Royal Residence in Berlin (1722-1729) |
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| Awards | Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle |
Jean de Forcade de Biaix, aka Jean de Forcade, Marquis de Biaix, aka Jean-Quirin de Forcade de Biaix, aka Jean Quérin von Forcade, Herr von Biaix, aka Johann Querin de Forcade, Herr zu Biaix,aka Johann Quirin von Forkade de Biaix (* 14 December 1663,Pau, Béarn,France; † 2 February 1729,Berlin, Brandenburg, Prussia) was a Huguenot, a descendent of the noble family of Forcade and Lieutenant General in the service of the Kingdom of Prussia. He was the Regimentschef of the 23rd Prussian Infantry Regiment, Commandant of the Royal Residence in Berlin,Gouverneur militaire of Berlin, a Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle a member of King Frederick I of Prussia's "Tobacco Collegium". and President of the Grand Directoire 1718-1729, the deliberative and decision-making body responsible for all Huguenot affairs in the kingdom.
Although there are references to Jean de Forcade de Biaix as the "Marquis de Biaix" in some Prussian sources published between 1788-1837, there is no evidence that he was ever a Marquis. The noble manor of Biaix in the city of Pau was never a marquisate, at any time in its history.
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