August by Ripperda

Family coat of arms of the imperial barons v. Ripperda

Imperial Baron August Friedrich Wilhelm Philipp von Ripperda zu Ellerburg (born August 30, 1779 in Minden ; † December 6, 1863 in Berlin ) was a German officer and district administrator of the Düren district .

youth

August von Ripperda was born as the son of Charlotte (born von Gustedt) and the officer Friedrich Wilhelm Christoph Reichsfreiherr von Ripperda zu Ellerburg. He was taught at home at Ellerburg Castle until he was 10 .

Career

He embarked on a military career and became a flag junior in the Old Prussian Infantry Regiment No. 10 in Bielefeld. During the battle of Jena and Auerstedt he was captured and after the war he entered the service of King Jérôme Bonaparte von Westphalen, where he served as an adjutant to General Ritter von Diemar. After 1813 he returned to Prussian service as a captain and later major in a battalion in East Frisia . Ultimately he was district administrator (1825–1837) of the Düren district in the Prussian Rhine province .

literature

Genealogy over 16 generations of the imperial baron family von Ripperda by Udo Reichsfreiherr v. Ripperda (Koenigsberg, 1934)
Genealogy van het Geslacht Ripperda by Pieter van Agteren (2014)
Genealogical handbook of the nobility - baron houses

personal data
SURNAME	Ripperda, August of
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Ripperda zu Ellerburg, August Friedrich Wilhelm Philipp von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German officer and district administrator of the Düren district
DATE OF BIRTH	August 30, 1779
PLACE OF BIRTH	Minden
DATE OF DEATH	December 6, 1863
Place of death	Berlin