Emil von Frankenberg and Ludwigsdorf

Emil Otto Wilhelm Ludwig von Frankenberg and Ludwigsdorf (born October 7, 1813 in Breslau , †  August 31, 1900 in Nieder-Schüttlau ) was a Prussian major general .

Life

Nieder-Schüttlau manor around 1860, Alexander Duncker collection

origin

Emil comes from the Silesian noble family Frankenberg . He was the son of Major a. D. Karl Wilhelm Alexander von Frankenberg and Ludwigsdorf (* May 8, 1767; † June 22, 1852 in Breslau) and his wife Luise Antonie Charlotte, born von Köckritz (* May 15, 1786 in Breslau; † February 7, 1816 there) .

Military career

On June 26, 1830, Frankenberg joined the 1st Cuirassier Regiment of the Prussian Army as a cuirassier . Here he was promoted to Portepeefähnrich on March 16, 1831 and with commendation on July 17, 1831 to Second Lieutenant. Frankenberg was then sent to the General War School from 1834 to 1837 for further training . In the years to come, further assignments were to follow, initially from 1839 to 1840 to the teaching squadron and from 1841 to 1844 to the topographic office . On December 23, 1846, Frankenberg was transferred to the 9th Cavalry Brigade as adjutant and was promoted to Prime Lieutenant six months later with a patent from March 27, 1847 . After his promotion to Rittmeister he was adjutant of the 2nd division in Danzig from October 14, 1851 to June 17, 1853 , was then transferred to his regular regiment and commanded as adjutant and deputy general staff officer to the 6th division . Frankenberg then held the same position from May 5, 1855 to June 25, 1856 at the command of the Guard Cavalry. On June 26, 1856, Frankenberg was appointed major and squadron chief in the 2nd Uhlan Regiment . From January 12, 1858 to June 13, 1859 he was a regular staff officer in the 4th Cuirassier Regiment and then became the commander of the 4th Heavy Landwehr Cavalry Regiment. On May 12, 1860, Frankenberg was commissioned with the command of the 2nd Combined Uhlan Regiment and on July 1, 1860 he was finally commander of Uhlan Regiment No. 10 . As such, he received his promotion to on October 18, 1861 Lieutenant Colonel and on 17 March 1863 , Colonel .

On May 12, 1866, Frankenberg became the commander of the 5th Landwehr Cavalry Brigade, which was formed from the 2nd Landwehr Hussar Regiment and the 1st Landwehr Uhlan Regiment. With his association he took part in the German War of 1866 in the 2nd Army in the battle of Königgrätz and the battle of Tobitschau . After the end of the war, Frankenberg was appointed commander of the 1st Cavalry Brigade on September 17, 1867 and promoted to major general three days later. As such, Frankenberg was then from May 18, 1867 in command of Frankfurt am Main .

On June 13, 1869 Frankenberg was with board for disposition made. In recognition of his many years of service, King Wilhelm I awarded him the Order of the Red Eagle II on July 22, 1869, with oak leaves and swords on the ring. Frankenberg was also a legal knight of the Order of St. John and owner of the Commander-in- Chief of the Order of the Tower and the Sword and the Order of Saint Anne, 2nd class.

In 1850 he was a member of the Volkshaus of the Erfurt Union Parliament .

family

Frankenberg was married to Leopoldine Deodate Hedwig von Frankenberg and Ludwigsdorf since October 16, 1848 (* July 17, 1825 in Glogau ; † March 24, 1902 in Nieder-Schüttlau). The marriage produced several children, including:

• Margarethe (born January 14, 1857)
• Elisabeth (* April 27, 1859) ⚭ 1881 Peter August Beyerhaus (* 1853), pastor
• Leopold (September 28, 1861 - December 30, 1899), Lieutenant Colonel ret. D.
• Renate (born September 27, 1864 - † August 13, 1879)

literature

• Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 7, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1939], DNB 367632829 , p. 220, no. 2262.
• Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Areligen Häuser , Part A, 33 Jg., Gotha 1934, p. 191.
• Material on the Nieder-Schüttlau manor in the Duncker Collection of the Central and State Library Berlin (PDF; 239 kB)
• Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of noble houses , Gotha 1904. Fifth year, p. 267.
• Jochen Lengemann : The German Parliament (Erfurt Union Parliament) from 1850. A manual: Members, officials, life data, parliamentary groups (= publications of the Historical Commission for Thuringia. Large series, Vol. 6). Urban & Fischer, Munich 2000, ISBN 3-437-31128-X , p. 139.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Peter August Beyerhaus in genealogieonline.nl