Anton zu Stolberg-Wernigerode
Anton Graf zu Stolberg-Wernigerode (born October 23, 1785 at Wernigerode Castle ; † February 11, 1854 in Berlin ) was the Upper and Regional President of Magdeburg and the Prussian Minister of State.
origin
He was the fourth son of the ruling Count Christian Friedrich zu Stolberg-Wernigerode (1746-1824) and Countess Auguste Eleonore zu Stolberg-Stolberg (1748-1821).
Life
He joined the Guard du Corps of the Prussian Army on March 4, 1801 as a cornet , was promoted to Second Lieutenant on February 2, 1803 and took part in the Fourth Coalition War. He fought in the battle of Auerstedt and Heilsberg . On December 21, 1806 he was promoted to lieutenant prime minister. After the war he was still on June 7, 1809 Staff Captain before he be on November 4, 1809 farewell with pension received and the permission to wear the regimental uniform.
With the start of the Wars of Liberation , he was re-employed in the army on February 27, 1813, as adjutant to Prince Wilhelm of Prussia and promoted to Rittmeister on June 4, 1813 . In the battle of Großgörschen he acquired the Iron Cross 2nd class, fought near Bautzen , the Katzbach and Leipzig . For the latter he received the Order of St. Anne II Class. He received a commendation for Laon and the Iron Cross First Class and the Order of St. Stanislaus, Second Class, from Paris . He also fought in the battle at Belle Alliance and the battles at Löwenberg, Pilgramsdorf, Goldberg and Taub. During that time he was promoted to major on April 25, 1814 , and on October 5, 1814, he was also awarded the Austrian Leopold Order . On April 22, 1815, he came back as an adjutant to Prince Wilhelm of Prussia, but took his leave on November 1, 1815 with a pension. In addition, on November 8, 1815, he was given the character of a lieutenant colonel .
Through the foundation of his father on December 18, 1815, he and his successors were given the rule of Kreppelhof in Silesia as a special fideikommiss and majorat . He also inherited from his brother-in-law Christoph Alexander Carl Friedrich Freiherr von Wylich, who died in 1831, his rule Diersfordt near Wesel .
On April 14, 1825 he was appointed leader of the 2nd contingent of the 2nd Battalion of the 7th Landwehr Regiment. Since February 11, 1826 he was also a member of the Prussian State Council.
On May 1, 1828, Stolberg-Wernigerode became district administrator in Landshut in Silesia , after he had been temporarily entrusted with the administration of this office on June 7, 1827. In mid-June 1830 he was accepted into the Order of St. John . On October 10, 1830, he was ordered to serve as General of the Cavalry Prince Wilhelm of Prussia, who was in the meantime governor of the Lower Rhine and Westphalia. From October 15, 1830, he received a staff officer salary of 1,800 thalers and three heavy rations for the duration of the task. He was also given the character of a colonel on May 30, 1831. On June 27, 1832 he was assigned to the king.
On April 11, 1834, the king appointed him district president in Düsseldorf . At the same time he was released from command of the 2nd contingent of the 7th Landwehr Regiment. However, he received permission to wear the uniform of the Garde du Corps. On December 1, 1837, he was appointed Upper President of the Prussian Province of Saxony and District President of Magdeburg. By cabinet order of December 30, 1840, he was "transferred to the Ministry of the Royal House " and " at the same time appointed to the real Secret Council with a seat and vote in the State Ministry ". Magdeburg granted him honorary citizenship in 1841 . On May 6, 1841 he was promoted to major general and on October 28, 1841 appointed chief of the 27th Landwehr Regiment. On February 24, 1841 he was awarded the Guelph Order by the King of Hanover . By cabinet order of June 7, 1842 King appointed him Friedrich Wilhelm IV. " While retaining its previous position " in the House Ministry " minister of state ". On December 1, 1842, Stolberg-Wernigerode took over “ the management of the second division of the Ministry of the Royal House. “On September 26, 1843, he was also awarded the Order of St. Anne I Class with diamonds.
In 1845 Stolberg-Wernigerode suggested to the Prussian interior minister Adolf Heinrich von Arnim-Boitzenburg ago, originally by Albrecht Thaer led, in Frankenfelde in Wriezen " allegedly not held under favorable conditions Royal ordinary sheep to Steglitz and Dahlem to move ", but from Cost reasons did not materialize.
As an opponent of the revolution , Stolberg-Wernigerode had to resign on March 18, 1848. He was also retired from the army on May 9, 1848 as lieutenant general. On June 26, 1851, the king appointed him the Prussian Chamberlain and Minister of the Royal House . In addition, he received the Order of the Black Eagle on August 26, 1851 and the Grand Cross of the Order of St. Stephen on December 23, 1852 . He died in Berlin on February 11, 1854. On the following day, his successor, Ludwig von Massow , was assigned " the temporary administration of the Ministry of the Royal House with the rights of a chief of the same ".
Stolberg-Wernigerode was buried in the cemetery of the count's family in Wernigerode. The tomb was designed by Friedrich August Stüler .
children
Her marriage to Luise Freiin von der Reck (1787–1874), daughter of Minister Eberhard von der Recke , resulted in the following children in 1809 :
- Eberhard (1810–1872), succeeded his father as majorate in Kreppelhof
- Conrad (1811–1851) ⚭ October 4, 1838 Marianne von Romberg (1821–1884), whose son Count Udo took over the rule of Kreppelhof in 1872
- Udo (1812-1826)
- Jenny (1813–1900) ⚭ July 12, 1838 Count Alexander von Keller (1801–1879)
- Marianne (1815-1844)
- Bertha (1816–1861)
- Elisabeth (1817–1822)
- Anna (1819–1868)
- Charlotte (1821–1885) ⚭ July 24, 1851 Hans Hugo von Kleist-Retzow (1814–1892)
- Bolko (1823–1884) ⚭ November 5, 1853 Elisabeth von Thun (1833–1900)
- Friederike (1824-1848)
- Theodor (1827–1902) ⚭ April 16, 1872 Klara von der Schulenburg (1849–1936)
literature
- Eduard Jacobs : Stolberg-Wernigerode, Anton Graf zu . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 36, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1893, pp. 376-380.
- Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 5, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1938], DNB 367632802 , pp. 484-489, no. 1664.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Official Journal of Liegnitz Government 1827, p. 135
- ↑ GStA PK I. HA Rep. 89 No. 3155, fol. 17 v, 18 r
- ↑ GStA PK I. HA Rep. 89 No. 3155, fol. 29 r
- ↑ GStA PK I. HA Rep. 89 No. 3150, fol. 77 r
- ↑ GStA PK I. HA Rep. 87 C No. 6555
- ↑ GStA PK I. HA Rep. 89 No. 3150, fol. 190 r
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stolberg-Wernigerode, Anton zu |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Stolberg-Wernigerode, Anton Graf too |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Upper and regional president in Magdeburg and Prussian state minister |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 23, 1785 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wernigerode Castle |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 11, 1854 |
| Place of death | Berlin |