Carl Adolph von Brühl
Count Carl Adolph von Brühl ( April 4, 1742 in Dresden , † August 3, 1802 in Ziethen ) was a Prussian cavalry general , knight of the Polish Order of the White Eagle and educator of the Prussian Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm and his siblings.
Life
origin
He was a son of the royal Polish and Electoral Saxon Minister Heinrich von Brühl (1700–1763) and his wife Maria Anna Franziska, née Countess von Kolowrat-Krakowsky (1717–1762).
Military career
Brühl began his military career in the Saxon Army . There he became an ensign in the cavalry in 1747 and advanced to colonel by 1760 . In 1762 he was promoted to major general and on May 6, 1763 to lieutenant general. In 1787 Friedrich Wilhelm II brought him into his service and on January 1st made him the Prussian lieutenant general of the cavalry and educator of the princes. On May 21, 1798 he was promoted to general of the cavalry .
family
Carl Adolph von Brühl married Sophia Gomm on August 17, 1778 (* July 6, 1761; † September 26, 1837). She was the daughter of the Royal British Legation Secretary Sir William Gomm in St. Petersburg . The couple had the following children:
- Friedrich Wilhelm (1791–1859) ⚭ 1828 Hedwig Countess Neidhardt von Gneisenau (1805–1890), daughter of the Prussian military reformer August Neidhardt von Gneisenau
- Marie Sophie (1779–1836) ⚭ 1810 Carl von Clausewitz (1780–1831)
- Karoline Franziska (Fanny) (* March 23, 1783; † March 28, 1804) ⚭ Friedrich August Ludwig von der Marwitz (1777–1837)
- Luise (December 1, 1788 - July 11, 1789)
- Karl Maximilian (born August 17, 1780)
- Pauline Marie Luise (November 16, 1785 - December 3, 1788)
literature
- Leopold von Zedlitz-Neukirch : New Prussian Nobility Lexicon . Volume 5: Supplement Volume. Gebrüder Reichenbach, Leipzig 1839, p. 80 ( digitized in the Google book search).
- Anton Balthasar König : Carl Adolph von Brühl . In: Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military figures who made themselves famous in the Prussian service . tape 1 . Arnold Wever, Berlin 1788, p. 266 ( Carl Adolph von Brühl at Wikisource [PDF]).
- Karl von Nesselrode: Genealogical paperback of the German count's houses to the year 1831. Sixth year, Justus Berthes, Gotha 1831, p. 46 ( digitized in the Google book search).
- Hellmuth Rößler: Brühl, Heinrich. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 2, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1955, ISBN 3-428-00183-4 , pp. 660-662 ( digitized version ).
Individual evidence
- ^ Military weekly paper . Volume 24, p. 29, List of Generals
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brühl, Carl Adolph von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian general of the cavalry |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 4, 1742 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dresden |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 3, 1802 |
| Place of death | Ziethen |