Alexander of Salviati
Alexander August Karl Wilhelm Heinrich Julius von Salviati (born February 9, 1827 in Berlin , † February 22, 1881 in Ulm ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .
Life
origin
Alexander von Salviati was a member of the Italian family Salviati , who immigrated to Prussia in 1740 and was ennobled in 1830 . His parents were the Prussian diplomat and prince educator Peter Heinrich August von Salviati (1786–1856) and Karoline Rahlenbeck (1802–1871).
military service
Salvati was a cadet in Berlin from November 1840 and during this time he was also the personal page of the future Empress Augusta . On August 10, 1843, he was transferred to the 1st cuirassier regiment of the Prussian Army in Breslau as a second lieutenant . He then went through the individual hierarchies, was delegated several times to the Great General Staff and finally in 1869 became Colonel Chief of the General Staff of the VI. Army Corps in Wroclaw. So he took part in the Franco-German War .
Salvati was awarded several high medals during his military service. a. the Knight's Cross of the Guelph Order , the Commander's Cross II. Class of the Order of Henry the Lion , the House Order of the White Falcon , became Commander II. Class of the Ernestine House Order , continued to receive the Prussian Crown Order III. Class with swords, the Württemberg military merit medal and the Lippe military merit medal .
On December 23, 1878, he was assigned to lead the 27th (2nd Royal Württemberg) Division . After Salviati was promoted to lieutenant general on June 11, 1879, he was appointed commander of the division on June 18, 1879.
family
Salviati married Natalie von Arnim from the house of Milmersdorf (1828–1908), daughter of the District Deputy Hermann von Arnim , on April 4, 1852 . A son and a daughter were born from the marriage.
- Anna Auguste Karoline Mathilde Katharina (1855–1939) ⚭ 1878 Ferdinand Freiherr Hiller von Gaertringen († 1887), major councilor on Gärtringen
- Alexander Hermann Heinrich August (* 1865), second lieutenant in the Hussar Regiment No. 7 ⚭ 1888 Helene (Ella) Crasemann (* 1868), daughter of Rudolph Crasemann ; Parents of Hans-Viktor von Salviati (1897–1945) and Dorothea von Salviati (1907–1972) who in 1933 became the morganatic wife of Prince Wilhelm of Prussia (1906–1940).
literature
- Military weekly paper . Volume 66, ES Mittler & Sohn , Berlin 1881, pp. 367-371, 2154.
- Bernhard von Poten : Salviati, Alexander von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 30, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1890, p. 286.
- Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 8, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1941], DNB 367632837 , pp. 391-394, no. 2663.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Marcelli Janecki : Handbuch des Prussischen Adels , Volume 1, S. 498-499 or Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Briefadeligen Häuser , Justus Perthes , Gotha, 1929, S. 555 and 1939. S. 461.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Salviati, Alexander von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Salviati, Alexander August Karl Wilhelm Heinrich Julius von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian lieutenant general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 9, 1827 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 22, 1881 |
| Place of death | Ulm |