Alexander von Arentschildt
Alexander Carl Friedrich von Arentschildt or Arentsschild (born October 14, 1806 in Lüneburg , † May 14, 1881 in Hanover ) was a Hanoverian and Prussian lieutenant general . He was the last commanding general of the Hanoverian Army .
Life
origin
Alexander came from the Bremen noble family von Arentschildt . He was a son of the Russian major general Wilhelm von Arent (s) schildt (1761-1835) and his wife Johanne Caroline Wyneke (1771-1836).
Military career
He began his career in 1822 as a cadet in the 1st Infantry Regiment of the Hanover Army . He then advanced to secondary lieutenant in 1824 and prime lieutenant in 1828 , and in 1845 to captain . As such he became company commander in the 3rd Infantry Regiment and took part in the campaigns in Schleswig-Holstein in 1848/49 . In 1855 he became a Major promoted and rose in 1858 continue on to Lieutenant Colonel and 1860 to Colonel ; In 1861 he became the commander of the 2nd Infantry Brigade. In 1863 he became major general, and when the German War broke out in 1866 he was lieutenant general and commanding general. Appointed to the head of the army, he commanded it on the day of the battle of Langensalza and concluded the subsequent surrender, which resulted in the dissolution of the army. He then transferred to Prussian service on March 15, 1867 and shortly afterwards took his leave.
family
He married on April 18, 1839 in Hildesheim Johanne Wilhelmine Karoline Sophie Herzog (* October 5, 1820 in Nordhausen; † May 17, 1897 in Hanover). The couple had several children:
- Wilhelm (1840–1911), Prussian Lieutenant General ⚭ 1867 Pauline Charlotte Mathilde von Schwarzkopf (born April 16, 1843 in Hildesheim; † June 11, 1927)
- Johanne Karoline Auguste Friederike (* August 6, 1841 - April 15, 1901), canon in Wennigsen
- Alexander (December 11, 1844 - April 2, 1846)
- Emma Sophie Julia (born May 2, 1848), canoness in Isernhagen
- Adolf Karl Friedrich Julius (born January 3, 1854), Colonel a. D. ⚭ 1892 Adele Luise Auguste de Dumas de l'Espinol (born March 13, 1862)
- Auguste Helene Henriette (born November 4, 1855), canoness in Barsinghausen
literature
- Bernhard von Poten : The generals of the Royal Hanoverian Army and their regular troops. ES Mittler & Sohn , Berlin 1903, p. 325, no. 457.
- Bernhard von Poten : Arentschildt, Alexander von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 46, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1902, p. 33 f.
- Wilhelm Rothert : General Hanoverian biography. Volume 2: In the Old Kingdom of Hanover 1814–1866. Sponholtz, Hannover 1914, pp. 305-325 ( The four leaders of Langensalza )
- Bernhard Schwertfeger : Arentschildt, Alexander Carl Friedrich von. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1953, ISBN 3-428-00182-6 , p. 346 ( digitized version ).
- Gothaisches genealogisches Taschenbuch der Briefadeligen houses , second year, Justus Perthes , Gotha 1908, p. 13.
Web links
- Estate in the main state archive in Hanover
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Arentschildt, Alexander von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Arentschildt, Alexander Carl Friedrich von (full name); Arentsschild, Alexander von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hanoverian and Prussian lieutenant general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 14, 1806 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Luneburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 14, 1881 |
| Place of death | Hanover |