Friedrich Wilhelm zu Solms-Braunfels
Friedrich Wilhelm Prince of Solms-Braunfels (born October 22, 1770 in Braunfels , † April 13, 1814 in Slawentzitz ) was a Prussian major general .
Life
Friedrich Wilhelm was the son of Prince Ferdinand Wilhelm Ernst zu Solms-Braunfels (1721–1783) and Countess Sophie Christine Wilhelmine zu Solms-Laubach (1741–1772).
He visited in 1784, the Military Academy Ecole Militaire blind educators Gottlieb Konrad Pfeffel in Colmar , then studied from 1786 to 1788 at the University of Strasbourg and then entered as a cornet in Dutch service in the Guards on foot. As Rittmeister and squadron chief in the Orange Carabinier Regiment, he participated in the campaign against France in 1793/95 . During this time he fought at Tourcoing , Maubeuge , Cambrai , Landrecies and the Siege of Breda . In May 1795 he took his leave and joined the Prussian Army on September 22nd of the same year . Here he was initially employed as a staff cavalry officer in Hussar Battalion No. 11. In January 1798 he was promoted to major and employed in the regiment of the Gardes du Corps .
As an alcoholic, he quit military service in 1805.
In the 1806/07 campaign he fought near Weimar and after the withdrawal made himself available to the king in Oliva . He was unable to take part in the further course of the campaign due to illness and was given longer leave to restore his health, which he spent in Bad Teplitz . Nevertheless he was promoted to lieutenant colonel on May 16, 1807 and as such two years later commander of the 2nd Uhlan Regiment in Breslau.
Due to health reasons, Solms-Braunfels was approved on November 7, 1809, with the character of major general and an annual pension of 1200 thalers.
In recognition of his services, Friedrich Wilhelm III awarded him . on July 4, 1811 the Order of the Red Eagle, 1st class.
family
He also became known through his marriage to Princess Friederike von Mecklenburg-Strelitz . She was the widow of Prince Louis of Prussia (1773–1796). When she became pregnant in 1798, he secretly married her against the will of the king. The daughter died soon after she was born. He later consented to the divorce, but died of a stroke before it was carried out .
The following children are known from the marriage:
- Caroline (February 27, 1799 - October 20, 1799)
- Unnamed child (* / † 1800)
- Unnamed child (* / † 1800)
- Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich (1801–1868), Prussian lieutenant general ⚭ 1831 Countess Maria Anna Kinsky von Wchinitz and Tettau (1809–1892)
- Sophie (1803-1803)
- Auguste Luise (1804–1865) ⚭ 1827 Albert Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (Prince from 1867) (1798–1869)
- Alexander Friedrich Ludwig (1807–1867), Prussian major general ⚭ 1863 Baron Luise von Landsberg-Velen (1835–1894)
- Friedrich Wilhelm Karl (1812–1875), Imperial Austrian Lieutenant Field Marshal
- ⚭ 1834–1841 morg. Marriage to Louise Beyrich
- ⚭ 1845 Princess Sophie zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1814–1876)
literature
- Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 3, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1937], DNB 367632780 , pp. 335–337, no. 1156.
Individual evidence
- ^ Dagmar von Gersdorff : Queen Luise and Friedrich Wilhelm III. 2002.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Solms-Braunfels, Friedrich Wilhelm zu |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Solms-Braunfels, Friedrich Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian major general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 22, 1770 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Braunfels |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 13, 1814 |
| Place of death | Slaventzitz |