Viktor von Alten (General, 1755)
Adolf Viktor Christian Jobst von Alten (born November 2, 1755 in Burgwedel , † August 23, 1820 in Osnabrück ) was a Hanoverian lieutenant general .
Life
origin
His parents were August Eberhard von Alten (1722–1789) and his wife, Henriette Philippine Marie Hedwig, née Freiin von Vincke-Ostenwalde . His father was lord of Wilkenburg and Sundern, head captain in Burgwedel and court and chancellery. He had four other brothers, including General Carl von Alten from Hanover .
Military career
Alten joined the 2nd Infantry Regiment of the Electorate of Hanover in April 1770 and on August 5, 1774 became a second lieutenant in the life guard . On November 15, 1783 he was Rittmeister there , advanced to major on July 23, 1794 , before he was transferred to the 4th Cavalry Regiment as a lieutenant colonel on December 3, 1802 . After the occupation of Hanover by the French and the Artlenburg Convention , Alten joined the King's German Legion on November 15, 1803, like many officers . There he was appointed colonel and commander of the 2nd Hussar Regiment on December 19, 1804 . On July 25, 1810, he was made major general and, as such , was seriously wounded in the Battle of Salamanca on July 22, 1812.
After the end of the coalition wars , the Legion returned to Hanoverian service and on March 1, 1816 Alten was appointed commander of the 3rd Cavalry Brigade. He was promoted to lieutenant general on April 16, 1818, before he died on August 23, 1820 in Osnabrück as a colonel of the 2nd Hussar Regiment.
He had been in command of the Guelph Order since 1816 .
family
Alten married Charlotte Freiin von Kinsky and Tettau (1775–1842) on April 24, 1796 . The couple had several children:
- Robert (1797-1802)
- Wilhelmine (1798–1827) ⚭ Hermann von Estorff († 1827), Hanoverian cavalry master
- Luise (1799–1874) ⚭ 1821 Wilhelm von Issendorff (1783–1843), Hanoverian colonel and commander of the Leib-Dragoons regiment
- Viktor (1800–1879) ⚭ 1829 Hermine von Schminke (1806–1868), parents of the Prussian general of the cavalry Karl von Alten
- Eleonore Auguste Johanne Friederike (1802–1839)
- Georg (1815–1882), Privy Councilor, Consul General in Jerusalem ⚭ 1851 Caroline Juliane Eleonore Luise von Oheimb (1821–1859)
literature
- Bernhard von Poten : The generals of the Royal Hanoverian Army and their regular troops. Supplement to the military weekly paper . 1903, Mittler & Sohn, p. 292.
- Yearbook of the German Nobility . Volume 1, 1896, p. 28.
- North Ludlow Beamish: History of the Royal German Legion. Volume 2, Appendix, p. 45.
Individual evidence
- ^ Hannoverscher and Electoral-Brunswick-Lüneburg State Calendar. 1819, p. 7.
- ↑ Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of noble houses 1901. First volume, p. 442.
- ↑ Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the count's houses 1872. P. 17.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Old man, Viktor von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Alten, Adolf Viktor Christian Jobst from (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hanoverian Lieutenant General |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 2, 1755 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Burgwedel |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 23, 1820 |
| Place of death | Osnabrück |