Emmanuel von Mensdorff-Pouilly

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Emmanuel Graf von Mensdorff-Pouilly, Imperial and Royal General of the Cavalry
Emmanuel Graf von Mensdorff-Pouilly in imperial uniform
Farewell serenade of the Mainz Liedertafel

Emmanuel Graf von Mensdorff-Pouilly (born January 24, 1777 in Pouilly ; † June 28, 1852 in Vienna ) was Austrian Lieutenant Field Marshal , Vice-Governor of Mainz Fortress , and an honorary citizen of the city of Mainz .

Life

family

Mensdorff-Pouilly is a widespread noble family from Lorraine and derives its origin from the barony of Pouilly near Stenay on the Meuse River. Albert Louis de Pouilly (1731–1795) with his wife Marie-Antoinette, née de Custine (1746–1800), emigrated with their children from France in 1790 during the Revolution . The sons Albert (1775-1799, fallen in Italy) and Emmanuel (1777-1852) took the name Mensdorff (after a municipality in the County of Roussy in Luxembourg ).

Count Emmanuel von Mensdorff-Pouilly was married to Princess Sophie von Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld (1778-1835), daughter of Duke Franz von Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld , since February 22, 1804 . His son Alexander von Mensdorff-Pouilly was an Austrian statesman, Austrian Foreign Minister 1864-1866 and Prime Minister of the Austrian Empire .

career

In 1793 Emmanuel joined the Austrian army and fought as an officer in the Revolutionary Wars . He was wounded several times in combat, in the battle near Frauenfeld in 1799 his right hand was so badly injured that it was handicapped for life. After the death of the Prussian Prince Louis Ferdinand in the battle near Saalfeld , Mensdorff, who had been with the Coburg court in Saalfeld Castle , succeeded in releasing his body from the French against payment of a large sum of money. The fact that the "war hero" Louis Ferdinand was not rescued by a Prussian officer was seen as a disgrace by the Berlin public.

In the Fifth Coalition War in 1809 he was awarded the Maria Theresa Order as a lieutenant colonel for his achievements . In 1810 he took over the Galician Uhlan Regiment "Archduke Carl" No. 3 as a colonel . During the Wars of Liberation Mensdorff was also highly decorated by Tsar Alexander I.

After he had commanded a cavalry brigade as major general in Bohemia , Mensdorff became fortress commander of the federal fortress of Mainz in 1824 and its deputy governor in 1829, an office he held until 1834. In the same year he was made an honorary citizen of the city. Subsequently again general in Bohemia followed in 1840 the appointment as vice-president of the court war council , 1848 retirement .

In 1838 Mensdorff-Pouilly acquired the Preitenstein estate and castle in western Bohemia. This estate remained the property of the Mensdorff-Pouillys until 1945.

During the revolution of 1848 the old Mensdorff was sent to Prague as a commissioner, where he unsuccessfully demanded the replacement of the city commander, Prince Windisch-Graetz , during the Whitsun uprising in Prague , who ultimately put down the uprising with blood.

progeny

Sophie Friederike (* 1778; † 1835), b. Princess of Saxony-Coburg-Saalfeld, Duchess of Saxony, wife of Emmanuel von Mensdorff-Pouilly

From his marriage to Sophie von Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld he had six sons:

  • Hugo Ferdinand (1806-1847)
  • Alphons (1810-1894), Count of Mensdorff-Pouilly
⚭ 1. 1843 Countess Therese von Dietrichstein-Proskau-Leslie (1823–1856)
⚭ 2. 1862 Countess Maria Theresia von Lamberg (1833–1876)
  • Alfred Carl (1812-1814)
  • Alexander (1813–1871), since 1868 Prince of Dietrichstein zu Nikolsburg
⚭ 1857 Countess Alexandrine Maria von Dietrichstein-Proskau-Leslie (1824–1906)
  • Leopold Emanuel (1815-1832)
  • Arthur August (1817-1904)
⚭ 1. 1853 (closed 1882) Magdalene Kremzow (1835–1899)
⚭ 2. 1902 Countess Bianca Albertina von Wickenburg (1837–1912)

Works

  • Diary of the Streifkorps under the leadership of the Imperial and Royal Colonel Emanuel Count von Mensdorff-Pouilly (August 21 to December 10, 1813). Communications from the Austro-Hungarian War Archive, Third Volume, III. Volume, 1904, pp. 251-314.

literature

Web links

Commons : Emmanuel von Mensdorff-Pouilly  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Honorary citizen of Mainz
  2. ^ A b c Adolf Schinzl:  Mensdorff-Pouilly, Emanuel Graf von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 21, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1885, pp. 366-370.
  3. ↑ Hubertus Büschel: Subject love. The cult of German monarchs 1770–1830 . Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Verlag, Göttingen 2006, ISBN 3-525-35875-X , p. 133.
  4. ↑ Jaromir Hirtenfeld : The Military Maria Theresa Order and its Members , Imperial Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1857, p. 1746.
  5. ↑ Mensdorff-Pouilly on the website of Castle Boskovice ( Memento of the original of August 13, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.zamekboskovice.cz
  6. ^ Karl Bosl : Life pictures for the history of the Bohemian countries . Verlag Oldenbourg, Munich 1974, ISBN 3-486-47801-X , p. 152f.
personal data
SURNAME Mensdorff-Pouilly, Emmanuel von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mensdorff-Pouilly, Emmanuel Graf von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian general, vice-governor and honorary citizen of the city of Mainz
DATE OF BIRTH January 24, 1777
PLACE OF BIRTH Pouilly
DATE OF DEATH June 28, 1852
Place of death Vienna