Ernst Maximilian von Troschke

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Ernst Maximilian Freiherr von Troschke (born March 11, 1780 in Frankfurt an der Oder , † March 3, 1847 in Stettin ) was a Prussian lieutenant general and commander of the 4th Landwehr Brigade. He was the master of Tammendorf , Klebow ( Crossen district ), Rauffe and Wältschkau ( Neumarkt district ) as well as Zeinicke ( Saatzig district ) and Fürstenflagge ( Naugard district ), which he bought from his wife.

Life

origin

His parents were the Prussian major general and commander of the infantry regiment "von Zenge" Ernst Friedrich von Troschke (1741-1809) and his second wife Karoline Sophie Henriette, born von Oppell (* July 27, 1756; † May 20, 1803). The Prussian lieutenant general and military writer Theodor von Troschke (1810–1876) was his brother.

Military career

Troschke came on November 1, 1793 as a private corporal in the infantry regiment "von Frankenberg" of the Prussian army and took part in the campaign in Poland in 1794 . There he fought in the siege of Warsaw and the skirmishes at Blonie and Kamion. On April 1, 1795 he was ensign and on October 8, 1797 second lieutenant . On February 1, 1798, he was appointed adjutant to the battalion and attended the lectures of major engineer Müller in Berlin. On July 9, 1803 Troschke received the Order of St. John and on April 21, 1804 his resignation . He married in October and retired to his estate .

With the beginning of the Wars of Liberation Troschke returned to Prussian service and on June 1, 1813, joined the 9th Silesian Landwehr Infantry Regiment as captain . Already on August 21, 1813 he was promoted to major with a patent from October 19, 1813 . During the war Troschke fought near Dresden , Kulm , Leipzig , Zinnwald and Peterswaldau as well as in the siege of Erfurt . For Leipzig he was awarded the Iron Cross II class and the Order of St. Vladimir IV class.

After the war he was aggregated to the 14th Infantry Regiment on June 8, 1816 . On April 16, 1817 Troschke was promoted to lieutenant colonel and battalion commander in this regiment. On February 24, 1819 he was appointed commander of the fusilier battalion. As a colonel , he was given the command of the 21st Infantry Regiment on June 18, 1825, and in the same year he was also given the service cross . On September 10, 1826 Troschke was appointed regimental commander. On March 30, 1833, he joined the 33rd Infantry Brigade as commander . With a patent from April 1, 1835, he became major general and commander of the 4th Landwehr Brigade on March 30, 1835. In recognition of his achievements, Troschke received the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd Class with Oak Leaves, on January 18, 1840 . For health reasons he took his leave on March 10, 1842 with the character of lieutenant general and the statutory pension . He died in Szczecin on March 3, 1847.

General Rüchel-Kleist wrote in his assessment: “A well-thinking staff officer with decent and always correct behavior. Has a lot of natural mind and is not without a scientific education. The regiment is in very good shape and order under him, and leads the troops under him, both on the parade ground and during the maneuvers, with care and according to the purpose. Has a good knowledge of field service and is very suitable for employment as a commander of an infantry or Landwehr brigade. "

family

Troschke married on October 19, 1804 on Schmarse Charlotte Helene Friederike von Sydow (* March 21, 1781, † December 24, 1821). The couple had several children:

  • Karoline Hedwig Marie Eveline (* August 7, 1817 - August 21, 1841) ⚭ March 19, 1839 Philipp Christian August von Canstein (1804–1877), General of the Infantry
  • Emil Eduard Oskar Ludwig (born October 13, 1818 - † August 25, 1900)
⚭ February 12, 1852 Anna Amalie Caroline von Görzke (* March 24, 1833; † January 11, 1853)
⚭ May 19, 1858 Ottilie Julie Frederike Eleonore von Plötz (born April 14, 1839) from the Stuckow family, parents of Ernst von Troschke
  • Karl Friedrich Ernst Maximilian Julius Erdmann (* December 20, 1821 - June 12, 1880) ⚭ 1851 Emilie Steffenhagen (* November 8, 1829), widow of Johann George Wilhelm von Loeper († 1850), master of Nessin

After the death of his first wife, Albertine married on May 8, 1823 in Schönwerder Dorothea Franziska von Bonin (* July 27, 1788, † May 18, 1854) from the Elvershagen house , a daughter of the landscape director Otto Friedrich Fürchtegott von Bonin . The couple had several children:

  • Luise Ottilie Ernstine (* March 10, 1824) ⚭ 1847 Wilhelm Palm (* 1811 - February 16, 1876), district administrator
  • Helene Julie Friederike Hulda (March 29, 1827 - March 25, 1906) ⚭ 1849 Eduard Kuno von der Goltz (1817–1897), General of the Infantry
  • Hulda Emma Hermine (* October 30, 1831) ⚭ Wilhelm Heinrich Ludwig Richard Graf von Hoym (* December 1, 1826 - † May 22, 1866)

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the baronial houses for the year 1871. P. 715.
  2. ^ Genealogical pocket book of the correspondence houses 1916. P. 612.
  3. ↑ The daughter Martha (1848–1872) came from the marriage between Johann George Wilhelm von Loeper and Emilie Steffenhagen. She was married to the later General of the Infantry Robert von Massow .
  4. ^ History of the von Bonin family in the East Pomeranian. P. 270.
  5. ↑ Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the baronial houses 1888. S. 869.
  6. ↑ Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the baronial houses 1871. P. 220.
  7. ↑ Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the count's houses 1876. P. 391.
personal data
SURNAME Troschke, Ernst Maximilian von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Troschke, Ernst Maximilian Freiherr von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general, commander of the 4th Landwehr Brigade
DATE OF BIRTH March 11, 1780
PLACE OF BIRTH Frankfurt Oder
DATE OF DEATH March 3, 1847
Place of death Szczecin