Coat of arms The family motto of the Prussian branch is
"In Virtute Pertinax".
Coat of arms: An
escutcheon with the
field divided into four parts. Left half:
argent tincture, a
gules lion holding a
sinople eradicated oak tree between its paws;
azure tincture charged with three
or mullets; Right half: a
gules castle with three
towers on an
argent tincture;
sinople tincture charged with three
argent roses below it. A
Grafenkrone (
count's
coronet) as
helmut on top of the
escutcheon,
crested with a
or fleur-de-lis. Two
or lions supporting the
escutcheon.
Motto:
"In Virtute Pertinax".
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.
Parents His father was
Friedrich Wilhelm Quirin von Forcade de Biaix (1699–1729), one of
King Frederick the Great's most active and most treasured officers. Twice wounded and left for dead on the battlefield, he was
Regimentschef of the
23rd Prussian Infantry Regiment, recipient of the
Kingdom of Prussia's highest military
order of merit for heroism, Knight of the Order of
Pour le Mérite, Knight of the
Order of the Black Eagle,
Canon of Havelberg, aka
Maria von Montaulieu, Freiin von St.-Hippolyte (1709–1767), daughter of
Sardinian and
Prussian Major General •
Friedrich Wilhelm Ferdinand Ernst Heinrich von Forcade de Biaix in
Rawicz,
Posen), Royal
Prussian Major,
Commanding Officer of the 10th
Prussian Division's Garrison Company and Knight of the
Iron Cross 2nd Class. •
Friedrike Wilhelmine Auguste Ulrike Karoline von Forcade de Biaix (* 12 July 1789,
Löwenberg,
Silesia; † 19 February 1797,
Breslau,
Silesia) •
Henriette Eugenie Emilie Antoinette Sophie von Forcade de Biaix (* 25 July 1791,
Löwenberg,
Silesia; † 12 September 1791,
Löwenberg,
Silesia) •
Friedrich Wilhelm Karl Ernst Heinrich von Forcade de Biaix (* 5 November 1793, Schleibitz Manor,
Oels,
Silesia; † 3 January 1796, Schleibitz Manor,
Oels,
Silesia) •
Friedrich Wilhelm Albrecht Quirin Ludwig von Forcade de Biaix (* 26 August 1797, Schleibitz Manor,
Oels,
Silesia; † 1 June 1805, Schleibitz Manor,
Oels,
Silesia)
Other family • Brother:
Friedrich Wilhelm von Forcade de Biaix (1728–1778), the eldest son, Royal
Prussian colonel,
Schwadronschef (Rittmeister) of the 2nd Grenadier Company in the
34th Prussian Infantry Regiment (1761), and, after
1 July 1761, acting
Regimentschef of the
24th Prussian Infantry Regiment garrisoned in
Frankfurt/Oder, recipient of the
Kingdom of Prussia's highest military
order of merit for heroism,
Knight of the Order of
Pour le Mérite (1791). • Brother:
Georg Friedrich Wilhelm von Forcade de Biaix (1746–1811), the second-born son, Royal
Prussian Major in the 1st
Hussar Regiment == Titles and offices ==