Emmerich von Offenberg
Emmerich Johann Baron von Offenberg ( Russian Оффенберг, Иван Петрович Offenberg, Ivan Petrovich , born May 2, jul. / 13. May 1791 greg. In Illien, † February 6 jul. / 18th February 1870 greg. In Mitau ) was a Russian general of the cavalry .
Life
Origin and family
Emmerich was a member of the Courland line of the Barons Offenberg . His parents were the Majoratsherr on Illien Peter Georg von Offenberg (1746-1819) and Julianne, née von Korff (1760-1832). The Russian general of the cavalry Friedrich von Offenberg (1789-1856) and the Russian real secret councilor , chamberlain and head of the domain council in Courland Heinrich Christian Wilhelm von Offenberg (1788-1871) were his brothers.
His marriage to Countess Katharina Repnin-Repninska (1805–1852) in 1833 resulted in two young deceased daughters and two sons.
Career
Offenberg began his career in 1807 as a junker in the Plekauer Dragoon Regiment. He participated with distinction in the defense of the Russian campaign (including in Smolensk , Borodino , Tarutino , Vyazma ) and the Wars of Liberation (including in Leipzig ). In 1815 he was transferred to the Guard Hunters Regiment on Horseback and in 1816 to the Guard Hussars, and in 1819 he was promoted to colonel . From 1823 to 1828 he was commander of the Jamburg Uhlan Regiment, was promoted to major general in 1828 and distinguished himself as a brigade commander in Poland near Warsaw in 1830 . He rose to lieutenant general in 1837 and at the same time became commander of the 3rd Light Cavalry Division. In the Hungarian campaign he was able to excel again and was awarded the Alexander Nevsky Order . From 1849 to 1851 he was the commanding general of the II. Reserve Cavalry Corps and in 1851 advanced to the position of general of the cavalry and a member of the war corps. From 1856 to 1862 he was the commanding general of the reserve cavalry corps and during this time, in 1859, he received the Order of St. Vladimir 1st Class. In 1862 he took over the inspection of the cavalry and was directly attached to the person of the emperor . He had been the 2nd chief of honor of the Mariupol Hussar Regiment since 1861 , which he remained until 1869.
Web links
- Baltic Historical Commission (Ed.): Entry on Emmerich Johann von Offenberg. In: BBLD - Baltic Biographical Lexicon digital
- Entry in the Erik Amburger database at the Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies .
- Alexander Alexandrowitsch Polowzow (Red.): Русский биографический словарь , Volume XII, St. Petersburg 1902, pp. 474–475 ( Wikisource ; Russian)
- Иван Петрович барон Оффенберг In: Военная энциклопедия , Volume 17, pp. 235-236 (Wikisource; Russian)
Notes & individual references
- ↑ The GGT (FN) names 1792 as the year of birth, Amburger (WL), however, the year 1791.
- ↑ a b Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of baronial houses , 9th year, Justus Perthes, Gotha 1859, pp. 550– 552 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Offenberg, Emmerich von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Offenberg, Emmerich Johann Baron von (full name); Оффенберг, Иван Петрович (Russian); Offenberg, Ivan Petrovich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian general of the cavalry |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 13, 1791 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Illien |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 18, 1870 |
| Place of death | Mitau |