Clemens von Dannenberg

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Franz Wilhelm Clemens von Dannenberg (born December 5, 1819 in Cologne , † June 23, 1897 at Lebenhan Castle near Neustadt an der Saale ) was the Prussian major general and commandant of the Wesel fortress .

Life

origin

Clemens was a member of the von Dannenberg family . His parents were the Prussian lieutenant colonel a. D., last in the 7th Cuirassier Regiment , bearer of the Iron Cross 1st class and Lord of Leutesdorf , Ferdinand Christoph von Dannenberg (1786–1867) and his wife Maria Anna Walpurga, née Countess Beissel von Gymnich (1797–1875). His sister Mauritia (1828–1912) was married to the Nassau State Minister Count Carl Wilderich von Walderdorff .

Career

He received his education in the division school in Cologne. After graduating, he went to the 3rd Rifle Division in December 1836. There he was promoted to Portepeefähnrich in July 1837 and to Seconde Lieutenant in December 1838. From December 1843 to March 1945 he was part of the 4th hunter division. He was then assigned to the rifle revision commission in the rifle factory in Suhl and finally transferred to the 4th Jäger Battalion in October 1848, keeping his command. He became a full member of the Rifle Revision Commission and rose to Premier Lieutenant in 1851. Already in January 1852 he was released from his command in Suhl and promoted to captain in August 1852. From April to October 1854 he was assigned to the 1st Guards Regiment on foot , then in May 1855 he was appointed to the board of the rifle conversion commission in Potsdam. In November 1857 he returned to the 4th Jäger Battalion as a company commander. In June 1860 he was then transferred to the 32nd Infantry Regiment. In May 1863 he was promoted to major. From June to October 1866 he served in the 65th Infantry Regiment, where he was commander of the IV Battalion.

During the German War he was used in the occupation of Hanover. In October 1866 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and served as a commander in the fusilier battalion of the 79th Infantry Regiment. In April 1870 he was transferred to the 60th Infantry Regiment as commander and promoted to colonel there in July of the same year.

During the Franco-Prussian War he was seriously wounded in the Battle of Gravelotte and was awarded the Iron Cross, 2nd class. He fought in the skirmishes at Montbard, Dijon and Auxonne and in the siege of Verdun. In January 1871 he was commander of the Dannen combined brigade and in March 1871 he was also awarded the Iron Cross First Class. He returned shortly afterwards as a commander in the 60th Infantry Regiment.

After the war he received the Order of the Red Eagle IV on January 21, 1872 and was transferred to the Wesel Fortress as a commander in February 1873 . There he received the Order of the Red Eagle III on January 18, 1874. Class with a ribbon and on May 2, 1874 he was honored with the character of Major General. On August 15, 1874, he was put up for disposal with a pension .

He died on June 23, 1897 at Lebenhan Castle near Neustadt an der Saale as a Knight of Honor of the Order of St. John .

family

Dannenberg married on June 28, 1849 in Wernigerode Malwine von Biela (1825-1905). The couple had several children:

  • Erich (May 8, 1850 - October 31, 1868)
  • Klementine Anna (born September 19, 1853) ⚭ 1871 Adolf Heinrich von Belsen, former lieutenant colonel. D.
  • Elisabeth (May 29, 1862 - April 9, 1863)

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Meant is probably the Löwenhain Castle in Lebenhan.
  2. ↑ Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the count's houses , Justus Perthes, Gotha 1861, p. 65.
  3. ^ Weekly newspaper of the Johanniter-Ordens-Balley Brandenburg , 1875, p. 1 (No. 23).
  4. ^ Malwine Auguste von Biela . In: Marcelli Janecki , Deutsche Adelsgenossenschaft (Hrsg.): Yearbook of the German nobility . First volume. WT Bruer's Verlag, Berlin 1896, p. 218 ( dlib.rsl.ru ).
personal data
SURNAME Dannenberg, Clemens von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dannenberg, Franz Wilhelm Clemens von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION royal Prussian major general, commander of the Wesel fortress
DATE OF BIRTH December 5, 1819
PLACE OF BIRTH Cologne
DATE OF DEATH June 23, 1897
Place of death Lebenhan Castle near Neustadt