Christoph von Reichenbach-Goschütz

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Christoph Graf von Reichenbach-Goschütz (born December 30, 1772 in Festenberg , † December 27, 1845 in Schönwald ) was a Prussian lieutenant colonel and holder of the order Pour le Mérite .

Life

origin

Heinrich Joachim Christoph Graf von Reichenbach-Goschütz came from the ancient noble Silesian noble family Reichenbach , which had gained great importance as a registrar and rich property under Prussian rule from 1742. His parents were Heinrich Graf von Reichenberg-Goschütz (1731–1790), free gentleman on Goschütz , general hereditary postmaster of Silesia and Canon of Magdeburg and Charlotte Auguste Princess von Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (1732–1774), daughter of Prince August I of Schwarzburg- Sondershausen .

Military career

Christoph Graf von Reichenberg-Goschütz was the seventh child of his parents. As the second-born son, he could not inherit the estate of Goschütz because it was subject to the regulations of the Primogenitur and therefore had to be bequeathed to his older brother Heinrich Leopold (1768-1816). Therefore he chose the profession of soldier and became a Prussian cavalry officer. In 1807 he was a first lieutenant in the regiment of Major General Elias Maximilian Henckel von Donnersmarck . After the defeat of Jena and Auerstedt in Silesia, his unit was used to defend the Glatz fortress . Here he distinguished himself in several battles so that the commanding officer of Glatz, Friedrich Wilhelm von Götzen , presented him to King Friedrich Wilhelm III. proposed for the award. The report of October 5, 1807 states:

"... Of the officers I had around me at first, I must, in accordance with my duty, recommend special graces ... 3. Lieutenant Count von Reichenbach, ... Is tirelessly active, very good and his excellent patriotism makes him capable of every sacrifice, a fine sense of honor and an excellent character deserve EM special grace ... "

In a general report on the events during the defense of the fortress Glatz it says:

“... Battle on June 4, 1807. Besides the p. the Count of Reichenbach ... distinguished himself particularly. He led the cavalry several times with success to the attack ..... He also distinguished himself on the 24th when he brought back part of the gun from the lost camp at Glatz .... " .

The king bestowed the order Pour le Merite on Reichenbach and others with the highest cabinet order of December 17, 1807 to Lieutenant General von Grawert .

"... as proof of my grace ... I want to award Lieutenant Count von Reichenbach the medal for merit."

After the end of the war, Christoph von Reichenbach continued to serve in the Prussian army and rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel. In addition to his military duties, he also managed his property, because he was also the ruler of the Groß-Schönwald estate and, until 1798, of the Branitz estate . He was also master hunter in Silesia.

family

On September 8, 1816, he married Charlotte Henriette Luise Elisa von Reichenbach-Goschütz (* August 31, 1795, † December 4, 1871), the daughter of his brother Heinrich Leopold von Reichenbach-Goschütz . The couple had the following children:

  • Heinrich Friedrich Gustav Franciskus (* August 6, 1819 - † March 4, 1820)
  • Francisca Henriette Marie (March 25, 1821 - December 24, 1824)
  • Heinrich Bogdan Julius (April 24, 1823 - November 13, 1831)
  • Henriette Eugenie Johanna (born November 25, 1824 - † April 27, 1826)
  • Heinrich Gottlob Eugen Hugo (* October 15, 1826; † March 6, 1907) ∞ Helene von Bethusy-Huc (* July 28, 1832; † March 6, 1907)
  • Heinrich Wittekind Guido (born January 25, 1829 - † April 15, 1829)

literature

  • Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the count's houses, volume 41, p.667

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Genealogical handbook of the nobility . Count's houses, series A, volume IV, CA Starke-Verlag, Limburg 1962, p. 371
  2. ^ Gustav Lehmann: The knights of the order pour le merite, awards under Friedrich Wilhelm III. Volume 1, Berlin 1913, p. 568, No. 507
  3. ^ Gustav Lehmann: The knights of the order pour le merite, awards under Friedrich Wilhelm III. Volume 1, Berlin 1913, p. 573
personal data
SURNAME Reichenbach-Goschütz, Christoph von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Reichenbach-Goschütz, Heinrich Joachim Christoph Graf von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian officer and lieutenant colonel
DATE OF BIRTH December 30, 1772
PLACE OF BIRTH Festenberg
DATE OF DEATH December 27, 1845
Place of death Schönwald