Christian von Großschedel

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Christian Freiherr von Großschedel , sometimes Großschedl (born June 26, 1786 in Mannheim , † March 22, 1856 in Bayreuth ) was a Bavarian major general .

biography

The barons of Großschedel go back to the Regensburg patrician Franz von Großschedel, who was confirmed as imperial nobility in 1566.

Christian von Großschedel was the son of Marquard von Großschedel (1754-1828) and his wife Barbara Loeberger (1769-1824) from Steinsberg . The father enrolled in the Bavarian baron class on February 15, 1813, with the name title Großschedel zu Berghausen and Aigelsbach . He was a forester in Pfalz-Neuburg and later moved to the Electoral Palatinate or the Duchy of Pfalz-Zweibrücken , where he was the chief forester in the Schaumberg district between 1787 and 1795 .

Christian von Großschedel joined the Electoral Palatinate-Bavarian army and became an officer. From 1843 to 1845 he was in command of the 1st Bavarian Jäger Battalion , then he took over as chief of the 13th Bavarian Infantry Regiment until 1849 . In that year he was promoted to major general and was given command of the 5th Bavarian Infantry Brigade . With this he moved into the Rhine district in 1849 to suppress the Palatinate uprising . In 1854 he was in command of the 3rd Bavarian Infantry Division and was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown ; on January 19, 1855 he retired.

Großschedel died in Bamberg in 1856. In addition to the Bavarian Order of the Crown, he wore the Bavarian Ludwig Cross and the Commander Cross 2nd Class of the Saxon-Ernestine House Order .

family

Christian von Großschedel was married to Bernhardine von Brand since 1815. They had two sons Ludwig (* 1817) and Karl (* 1827); both also Bavarian officers.

His sister Elisabeth von Großschedel (1787–1833), born in Tholey , held the office of lady-in-waiting to the Elector's widow Maria Leopoldine .

His brothers Andreas (* 1794) and Joseph von Großschedel (* 1800) married the two sisters Henriette and Auguste von Weling . In turn, these were children of the ennobled Jewish converts Eduard von Weling (previously Eduard Seligmann) and Rebeka Caroline von Eichthal (1788–1836), daughter of the Bavarian court factor Aron Elias von Eichthal (previously Aron Elias Seligmann).

literature

  • Pierer's Universal Lexicon of the Past and Present, Volume 7, Altenburg, 1859, page 719; Scan from the source

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Genealogical handbook of the nobility enrolled in Bavaria , Volume 16, 1986, page 260, ISBN 3768650758 Excerpt from the source
  2. ↑ Neue Münchner Zeitung , supplement to no. 121, from May 23, 1849; Scan from the source
  3. ^ Tagblatt der Stadt Bamberg , 1849, pages 946 and 1191 of the year; Scans from the source
  4. ^ Government Gazette for the Kingdom of Bavaria , No. 26, Munich, July 6, 1854
  5. ↑ Courier for Lower Bavaria , No. 25, from January 25, 1855; Scan from the source
  6. ^ Ordinance sheet of the Bavarian War Ministry , No. 7, of March 28, 1856; Scan from the source
  7. ^ Sylvia Krauss-Meyl : The "enfant terrible" of the royal family: Maria Leopoldine, Bavaria's last Electress (1776-1848) , Pustet Verlag, Regensburg, 1997, page 139, ISBN 3791715585 ; Excerpt from the source
  8. ^ Genealogical page on the couple Eduard and Rebeka Caroline von Weling
personal data
SURNAME Großschedel, Christian von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Großschedl, Christian von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bavarian major general
DATE OF BIRTH June 26, 1786
PLACE OF BIRTH Mannheim
DATE OF DEATH March 22, 1856
Place of death Bayreuth