Jobst von Scholten

Jobst von Scholten
Jobst von Scholten
	Portrait of Jobst von Scholten, by Johann Salomon Wahl
Born	1647; Amsterdam, Dutch Republic
Died	7 November 1721 (aged 73–74); Copenhagen, Denmark-Norway
Spouses	; Adelgunde Mechtilde Rømeling (m. 1673; died 1714) Charlotte Amalie von Plessen (m. 1714)
Parents	Heinrich Scholten (father); Sara Broen (mother);
Military career
Service/branch	Royal Danish Army
Years of service	c. 1661–1721
Rank	General af Infanteriet
Battles/wars	Scanian War Siege of Wismar; Siege of Malmö; Siege of Bohus fortress; Siege of Helsingborg; ; Siege of Hamburg; Bombardment of Ratzeburg; War of Spanish Succession Siege of Liége; Siege of Huy; Battle of Blenheim; Crossing of the Lines of Brabant; Battle of Ramillies; Capture of Oudenarde; Siege of Menin; ; Great Northern War Siege of Tönning (1700); Siege of Stralsund (1711); Siege of Stade; Battle of Gadebusch; Siege of Tönning (1713); Siege of Stralsund (1715); ;
Awards	Order of the Dannebrog

Jobst von Scholten (c. 1647 - 7 November 1721) was a Dutch-born officer and military engineer of German heritage who served in the Royal Danish Army for most of his life.

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