Clemens Cerrini de Monte Varchi

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Clemens Cerrini de Monte Varchi

Baron Clemens Franziscus Xaverius Cerrini de Monte Varchi (born December 16, 1785 in Luckau , † June 5, 1852 in Pillnitz ) was a Saxon lieutenant general and supreme commander of the Saxon army .

origin

Clemens came from the old Florentine noble family of the Cerrini de Monte Varchi, from which a counts line in Austria and a baronial line in Saxony arose. His parents were Clemens Cerrini de Monte Varchi and his wife Augustine von Polenz from the Bestow family.

He was a nephew of the Saxon Lieutenant General and War Minister Heinrich Cerrini de Monte Varchi, who died in 1823, and of the Imperial-Royal Austro-Hungarian Lieutenant Field Marshal Joseph Cerrini de Monte Varchi , who died in 1809 , and was a cousin of Major General Count Karl Cerrini de Monte Varchi, who died in 1840 .

Life

Since his father had too little money, he was sent to an educational institution in Annaburg, but in 1799 his uncle Heinrich brought him to live with him, and so on April 28, 1799 he joined the Saxon cadet corps . There he was on 30 May 1801 Corporal , on September 4, 1802 Corporal and on August 23, 1804 Corporal Corporal . On November 8, 1805 he went as a lieutenant in the 2nd Line Infantry Regiment and took part in the battle of Jena and Auerstedt in 1806 . During this battle he was captured and spent a short time in French captivity .

As a result he was stationed as a Saxon officer in the French garrisons in Warsaw and Danzig . As such, Cerrini took part in the French campaign in Russia . He became major and general staff officer on December 4, 1812 . For his exemplary behavior at Podobna and Pruszany, he was awarded the Military Order of St. Henry on March 8, 1813 . During the campaign in 1813 he was often subordinate to General Jean-Louis-Ebenezer Reynier . Here he was accepted into the French Legion of Honor on June 16, 1813 . In 1813 he was appointed chief of the general staff of the Saxon division in Napoleon's retreat battles in Silesia .

In 1814 he was in command of the Duke of Weimar's headquarters in the Netherlands . In 1815 Cerrini became adjutant to the Duke of Coburg .

From 1816 military educator to Princes Friedrich August , Clemens and Johann , in 1819 he became adjutant to Prince Friedrich August. On October 27, 1823 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and on February 19, 1828 to colonel .

After being appointed Major General on July 30, 1830, Chief of Staff of the Commanding General Prince Friedrich August. On January 1, 1832, he took over general command of the army and was promoted to lieutenant general at the same time.

From 1832 to 1849, as Lieutenant General, Cerrini was the commanding general of the Saxon contingent. After the autumn exercise, on September 30, 1843, Cerrini was awarded the Commander-in-Chief of the Second Class of the Military Order of St. Henry for his good conduct as well as the valiant services rendered in the campaigns of 1806 and 1812/15 . On June 1, 1849, he resigned from the service.

Works

In 1821 he wrote a pamphlet entitled The Campaigns of the Saxons in 1812 and 1813 . Digitized

family

He married Karoline Marianne von Berlepsch on February 18, 1816 (* April 20, 1796 - † September 17, 1845). The couple had several children:

  • Maria (born February 12, 1817), lady-in-waiting of Princess Amalie of Saxony
  • Maximilian Leopold (born June 19, 1818)
  • Emil Hermann (born March 21, 1822) ⚭ 1849 Countess Wilhelmine von Hohenthal (born August 7, 1829)
  • Maria Anna Clementine (born November 21, 1823) ⚭ 1854 Karl Serre, master of Nieder-Gersdorf
  • Caroline (born February 29, 1826), lady-in-waiting to Princess Auguste of Saxony
  • Anton Maria (born August 19, 1829)
  • Karl Mariotto (born November 17, 1831; † 1889) ⚭ 1862 Anna von Eynard (1833–1908) widowed von Schwerdtner
  • Augustina (born March 30, 1833)
  • Johann (born July 29, 1835)
  • Karl Angelo (born September 15, 1837)

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Genealogical paperback of the German count's houses , Volume 13, pp. 131-133.
  2. ↑ The Royal Saxon Military St. Heinrichs Order 1736-1918. An honor sheet of the Saxon Army. Wilhelm and Bertha von Baensch Foundation, Dresden 1937, p. 54.
  3. ↑ Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of noble houses 1904. Fifth year, pp. 70–71.

Web links

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personal data
SURNAME Cerrini de Monte Varchi, Clement
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cerrini di Monte Varchi, Clemens von; Cerrini di Monte Varchi, Clemens Franziscus Xaverius Freiherr von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Saxon Lieutenant General and Commander in Chief of the Saxon Army
DATE OF BIRTH December 16, 1785
PLACE OF BIRTH Luckau
DATE OF DEATH June 5, 1852
Place of death Pillnitz