Adolf von Bülow (General, 1850)

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Adolf Wilhelm Ernst von Bülow (born April 27, 1850 in Hamburg , † November 1, 1897 in Darmstadt ) was a Prussian major general and commander of the 21st Cavalry Brigade . He served as a wing adjutant for all three emperors of the German Empire .

Life

origin

Adolf came from the von Bülow noble family from Mecklenburg . He was the second eldest son of the Danish chamberlain Bernhard von Bülow (1815–1879) and his wife Luise, née Rücker. The Imperial Chancellor Bernhard von Bülow and the diplomat Alfred von Bülow were his brothers.

Military career

Memorial stone Adolf von Bülow near Pfungstadt near Darmstadt .

He received his first school education from 1861 in the grammar school in Frankfurt am Main . The following year he received private tuition in Hamburg before he went to the grammar school in Neustrelitz in 1863 . In 1861 he was then at the pedagogy in Halle. He began studying in Lausanne in 1867 , moved to Leipzig University in 1868 and was enrolled as a law student in Berlin from October 16, 1869 to March 15, 1870 (one semester).

On October 1, 1869, he joined the 2nd Squadron of the 2nd Guard Dragoons Regiment of the Prussian Army as a one-year volunteer, and in mid-July 1870 was promoted to Second Lieutenant . In the war against France he was wounded in the battle of Mars-la-Tour and then took part in the fighting at Gravelotte , Sedan , Beaumont and the siege of Paris as well as the battle at Dieulouard. For this he received the Iron Cross 2nd class on March 7, 1871 .

On December 12, 1875, Bülow was first superfluous Premier Lieutenant before he received a position in the regiment on March 27, 1876. On May 2, 1878, he was posted to the General Staff . On July 5, 1878, he was commissioned to attend the funeral of Queen Mercedes of Spain on July 17, as an accompaniment to the General of the Bose Infantry . On October 28, 1879, he was placed à la suite of the General Staff and came to Prince Wilhelm of Prussia. On March 22, 1880 he was promoted to captain and on January 13, 1885, he was transferred to the 3rd Guards Uhlan Regiment as Rittmeister and squadron chief .

While being promoted to major , he became a wing adjutant of Kaiser Wilhelm I on November 4, 1886. After his death, he became a wing adjutant of Friedrich III on March 22, 1888 . and after his death on June 19, 1888 now wing adjutant of Wilhelm II. Leaving this position, Bülow moved up to the military cabinet on August 11, 1888.

On March 24, 1890 he was placed à la suite of the Uhlan Regiment No. 13 and commissioned with its leadership. On December 24, 1890, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel. Bülow was given a special task on March 17, 1891, when he represented the emperor at the funeral of MP Windhorst. On December 17, 1893, he was promoted to colonel, and on April 18, 1894, he became Chief of the General Staff of the IV Army Corps , still remaining as the Emperor's wing adjutant. On January 27, 1895 he was honored with the Order of the Crown, 2nd class. On June 16, 1896, he was transferred to the 21st Cavalry Brigade as commander, and on March 22, 1897, he was promoted to major general.

Adolf von Bülow died in Darmstadt in 1897 at the age of 47 and was buried in the Old Twelve Apostles Cemetery in Schöneberg near Berlin. The grave is preserved.

family

In 1884 he married Carola Countess Vitzthum von Eckstädt (1864–1886), daughter of Otto Rudolf Vitzthum von Eckstädt, in Nienstedten . His wife died two years later as a result of having a second child.

  • Bernhard Wilhelm (1885–1936), diplomat
  • Carola Helene Luise Marie (1886–1972)

after the early death of his first wife, Bülow married Maria Countess von der Schulenburg (1868–1946) from Öste in 1891 . He had the following children with her:

  • Marie (1892–1952)
  • Izabel Bertha Elisabeth (1888–1966) ∞ Georg von Waldersee (1888–1966)

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Hans-Jürgen Mende: Lexicon of Berlin burial places . Pharus-Plan, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-86514-206-1 , p. 750.
  2. ^ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Nobeligen houses. Part A, Volume 41, Gotha 1942, p. 59.
personal data
SURNAME Bülow, Adolf von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bülow, Adolf Wilhelm Emil von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian major general
DATE OF BIRTH April 27, 1850
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamburg
DATE OF DEATH November 1, 1897
Place of death Darmstadt