Ernst von Bülow

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Ernst Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Bülow (born May 1, 1842 in Stade , † May 9, 1901 in Bad Ems ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .

Life

origin

He was the son of the same name Ernst Freiherr von Bülow (* May 6, 1801; † September 2, 1861) from the Plüskow house and his wife Ernestine, née Frese (* October 22, 1803; † January 22, 1866). His father was Landdrost of the Principality of Calenberg .

Military career

After his upbringing in his parents' house, Bülow attended grammar school in his home town and the cadet corps in Hanover . Subsequently, on September 21, 1859, he was transferred as a second lieutenant to the guards regiment of the Hanoverian army . From October 16, 1864 he graduated with interruptions from the military academy in Hanover . On the occasion of the war against Prussia , Bülow was in command of the snipers of the 1st Battalion and fought in the battle of Langensalza .

After the lost war and the annexation of the Kingdom of Hanover , Bülow was hired on March 9, 1867 as Prime Lieutenant in the Leib-Grenadier-Regiment (1st Brandenburg) No. 8 of the Prussian Army . With this association he took part in the war against France in 1870/71 and initially fought at Spichern , Mars-la-Tour and Gravelotte . During the siege of Metz , Bülow was promoted to captain on October 22, 1870 and appointed chief of the 3rd Company. He led them in the battles at Beaune-la-Rolande , Orléans and Le Mans . Bülow received both classes of the Iron Cross for his achievements .

After the Peace of Frankfurt he was transferred to the 2nd Guards Regiment on November 21, 1871 on foot in Berlin . There Bülow was promoted to major on September 18, 1880 and as such he was appointed staff officer on October 18, 1881 and commander of the 1st battalion on November 15, 1883. Assigned to the functions of the regular staff officer, he was transferred on foot to the 1st Guard Regiment on September 1, 1887 . With his promotion to lieutenant colonel Bülow received on September 17, 1887 the appointment to this post. On January 27, 1890, he was charged with the leadership of the Emperor Alexander Guard Grenadier Regiment No. 1 . As a colonel , Bülow was in command of this unit from March 24, 1890 to April 17, 1893. Subsequently, he was entrusted with the leadership of the 1st Guard Infantry Brigade under position à la suite of the regiment and at the same time commissioned with the management of the business of the commandant's office in Potsdam . With the promotion to major general and leaving the relationship with the administration of the business of the commandant's office in Potsdam, Bülow was appointed brigade commander on June 17, 1893. From January 27, 1897 he was assigned to represent the commander of the 29th Division in Freiburg im Breisgau . In this position, promoted to lieutenant general on March 22, 1897, Bülow was commander of this large unit from April 17 to August 31, 1897 . This was followed by a job as a commander of the 1st Guard Division . On January 27, 1900, Bülow was transferred to Münster , initially commissioned with the command of the VII Army Corps and finally appointed as the commanding general on July 22, 1900 . On the occasion of the order festival in 1901, he was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle 1st Class with Oak Leaves. Bülow died unexpectedly in Bad Ems. On the occasion of his death, Wilhelm II decreed on May 11, 1901 that all officers of the VII Army Corps had to mourn for three days.

family

Bülow had married Hedwig von Frese (* January 8, 1847 - February 22, 1918) at Hinta Castle on May 5, 1869 . The couple had the following children:

  • Ernst (* / † 1872)
  • Cuno (1874–1879)
  • Leopold (1876–1879)
  • Theda (born November 7, 1878; † February 19, 1954) ⚭ 1910 Carl Rudolf Friedrich Victor von Frese (born September 2, 1861; April 17, 1942)
  • Hedwig Marie Natalie Emmy (born July 3, 1880), Malchow Monastery
  • Ursula Erna Marie (born November 20, 1886), Ripnitz Monastery

literature

  • Kroll: List of officers of the Leib Grenadier Regiment King Friedrich Wilhelm III. (1. Brandenburgisches) No. 8. ES Mittler & Sohn , Berlin 1899, pp. 600–601.
  • Werner von Bock: Master list of the officer corps of the 2nd Guard Regiment on foot. June 19, 1813– May 15, 1913. Verlag R. Eisenschmidt, Berlin 1913, p. 183.
  • Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the baronial houses 1908. P. 96.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Genealogical paperback of the primeval nobility. First volume, 1891, p. 213.
  2. ^ Military weekly paper . No. 6 of January 18, 1901, p. 154.
  3. ^ Military weekly paper. No. 42, May 15, 1901, pp. 1111-1112.
  4. ↑ Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of noble houses 1903. Fourth year, p. 302.
personal data
SURNAME Bülow, Ernst von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bülow, Ernst Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH May 1, 1842
PLACE OF BIRTH Stade
DATE OF DEATH May 9, 1901
Place of death Bad Ems