Carl Julius Flensborg

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Carl Julius Flensborg

Carl Julius Flensborg (born July 2, 1804 in Copenhagen , † July 23, 1852 there ) was a Danish artillery officer and Minister of War .

Origin and family

Flensborg's father was the later Rear Admiral Christian Peter Flensborg (1772–1838), his mother was his wife Marie Cathrine Alexandrine, nee. d'Origny (1776-1855). On November 25, 1836 he married Hermana Nicoline Birgitte Trock (* November 24, 1806; † June 5, 1892), daughter of the captain of the Asian company Hermann Peter Gottlieb Trock (1768–1824) and his wife Nicoline Jensine, née. Schultz (1783-1846). Flensborg's grandfather was the writer Christian Flensborg .

Life

In 1817 Flensborg became a cadet in the artillery institute . In 1819 he became a " stykjunker " and in 1822 a second lieutenant . In 1832 Flensborg received the character of a Prime Lieutenant , in 1834 he became a real Prime Lieutenant. From 1830 to 1834 he passed through the newly established general staff department of the military college and was employed as an adjutant in the general quartermaster staff, where he became captain and divisional quartermaster in 1839 . In March 1848 he became major and head of the personnel department in the newly established War Ministry , in the same year he was given the character of lieutenant colonel . Due to his organizational talent, he was appointed real lieutenant colonel in 1849 and was given the character of a colonel in the general staff . In the spring of 1849 he switched from long-standing administrative service to field service and became Chief General Frederik Rudbek Henrik von Bülow's chief of staff in the Jutisch-Funen Corps. After contributing to the victories at Fredericia and Isted , he was promoted to real colonel after the first victory and major general after the second victory . In 1851 Flensborg became chief of staff at the high command in Schleswig . On October 18 of the same year he was appointed Minister of War . He held this post until January 27, 1852, when he resigned because of military-political debates. Then he was again Chief of Staff, when he died almost six months later.

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SURNAME Flensborg, Carl Julius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Danish army officer and minister of war
DATE OF BIRTH July 2, 1804
PLACE OF BIRTH Copenhagen
DATE OF DEATH July 23, 1852
Place of death Copenhagen