Albrecht Besserer from Thalfingen

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Albrecht Theodorich Besserer von Thalfingen , from 1817 Freiherr Besserer von Thalfingen (born October 2, 1787 in Langenau , † February 1, 1839 in Munich ), was a Bavarian major general and adjutant general of King Ludwig I of Bavaria . From 1838 to 1839 he headed the Bavarian War Ministry as a caretaker for several months .

Life

origin

He came from the old Swabian aristocratic family of the Besserer von Thalfingen . The family originally came from Ulm and later belonged to the imperial knighthood in the cantons of Danube and Hegau . His father, Marcus Philipp Besserer von Thalfingen († 1807) was Oberamtmann zu Langenau and Vogt von Stubersheim , his mother Regina Veronica was born from Neubronn .

Military career

In August 1803 Albrecht joined the Elector-Chevaulegers Regiment No. 1 of the Bavarian Army as a cadet and was promoted to Junker in 1804 and sub-lieutenant in his regiment the following year . In 1806/07 he took part in the campaigns of the Fourth Coalition War against Prussia . When he captured the town of Konradswaldau in Silesia in January 1807, he was able to throw back the Prussian hussars stationed there , and near Kauerndorf he succeeded in capturing ten men and stealing 53 horses. An army order from February 16, 1807 expressly praised Besserer von Thalfingen. He was seriously wounded in the battle near Wartha in May 1807. For his courageous cavalry attack during combat, he was named a Knight of the Military Max Joseph Order by army order of September 26, 1807 .

In the 1809 campaign against Austria , who had been a first lieutenant since March 17, 1809 , his horse was shot in the body in the battle near Siegenburg. On June 1, 1809, he was appointed a member of the French Legion of Honor . In the same year he became adjutant of Lieutenant General and later Field Marshal Karl Philipp von Wrede . On December 31, 1811 he was promoted to Rittmeister and on December 31, 1813 to major in his regiment, which was now called the 4th Chevaulegers Regiment "King" . His horse was also shot during the campaign against Russia in 1812 and in the Battle of Hanau in 1813.

According to the army order of December 31, 1813, Besserer von Thalfingen was awarded the Russian Order of St. Vladimir IV Class with a cockade and, according to the order of January 20, 1814, the Knight's Cross of the Imperial and Royal Leopold Order. In addition, he received the military order of Maria Theresa by army order of July 16, 1814, and the Prussian order Pour le Mérite by army order of July 16, 1814 .

As early as 1816 Besserer von Thalfingen was appointed royal Bavarian treasurer . A year later, on June 24, 1817 ( diploma issued on May 5, 1817), he, his brothers and his descendants were raised to the baron status of the Kingdom of Bavaria. A royal Württemberg confirmation of the baron status took place on September 27, 1837. On December 6, 1817 he received the Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown for his services .

In May 1818 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and in May 1824 to colonel in the quartermaster's staff . Two years later he was awarded the Russian Order of Saint Anne II Class with diamonds. In 1832 Besserer von Thalfingen was the companion of the Crown Prince and later King Maximilian II , whose court marshal he was also appointed.

After he had received the character of major general on October 26, 1833 , he was granted the patent for this rank on November 6, 1833 and at the same time appointed to the king's wing adjutant . In 1838 he received the Russian Order of St. Stanislaus, First Class. On November 1, 1838, he was appointed head of the War Ministry, but he died on February 1, 1839 at the age of 51 in Munich.

Marriage and offspring

Albrecht Besserer von Thalfingen married Caroline Freiin von Verger (1789–1870) in 1819 . They had a daughter Therese (1824–1906) and a son Maximilian (1820–1903), who rose to become Bavarian major general and chamberlain . His marriage to Elisabeth Freiin von Reck (1833–1914), which he entered into in 1853, resulted in a son and four daughters.

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jaromir Hirtenfeld : The Military Maria Theresa Order and its members. Imperial Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1857, pp. 1748–1750.
personal data
SURNAME Better from Thalfingen, Albrecht
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Better of Thalfingen, Albrecht Theodorich Freiherr
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bavarian major general and war minister
DATE OF BIRTH October 2, 1787
PLACE OF BIRTH Langenau
DATE OF DEATH February 1, 1839
Place of death Munich