Ernst von Wedel (Chamberlain)

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Ernst Graf von Wedel to the left of Kaiser Wilhelm II in front of the Hall of Fame in Barmen on October 24, 1900.

Ernst August Graf von Wedel (born June 5, 1838 in Osnabrück , † November 25, 1913 in Weimar ) was a Hanoverian prime lieutenant (until 1866), then chamberlain, later chief stable master of the Grand Duke of Saxony-Weimar , 1890–1905 chief stable master of Kaiser Wilhelm II. At the court in Berlin, Prussian Colonel à la suite , 1905 appointed senior chair .

origin

His father was Count Carl von Wedel (also: Wedel-Jarlsberg , born June 6, 1790 in Magdeburg ; † November 18, 1853 in Hanover ) from the von Wedel family , an administrative lawyer, since 1826 director of the law firm in Osnabrück , 1837–1846 Osnabrücker Landdrost , 1847 Minister of Culture in Hanover. His mother was Freiin Wilhelmine von dem Bussche-Hünnefeld (born May 10, 1805 in Haus Steinhausen near Halle (Westphalia) ; † June 21, 1892 in Weimar), lady of state of Queen Marie of Hanover , daughter of Clamor Graf von dem Bussche- Hünnefeld (1767–1822), Chamberlain in Hanover , Royal Westphalian envoy in Saint Petersburg , Royal Westphalian count ⚭ June 3, 1803 with Mauritia von Dalwigk (1775–1805).

Life

Wedel first grew up in Osnabrück, because his father was Landdrost there. In 1847 his father became a minister in Hanover. Like his older brothers Carl (half-brother) and Alfred , Ernst August attended the Knights Academy in Lüneburg before joining the Hanover Army . In 1859 he was a lieutenant in the Garde-du-Corps regiment in Hanover. In 1866 he fought against the Prussians in the Battle of Langensalza and was wounded in the process. After Ernst v. Wedel in the entourage of Rittmeister v. Lenthe, together with six other officers of the Garde du Corps, had initially been banished from the Kingdom of Hanover by the victorious Prussians , he was allowed to return in June 1867 and was appointed stableman of the court in Hietzing near Vienna, where King George of Hanover had fled. His mother as the Queen's lady of state and his brother Alfred as captain of the palace were also there.

It is still unclear where and in what role Wedel worked between 1867 and his marriage in 1880. Apparently he did not continue his military career in another army, which is suggested by a report on his participation in the imperial maneuver in 1899: “It was the sight of the gigantic figure of His Majesty's chief stableman, Count Ernst Wedel, in the uniform of a colonel of the royal ulans. The count had not worn a soldier's dress since Langensalza. ”Between 1880 and 1885 Wedel went to the court of the Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar , where his brother Oskar had been in the service of the Grand Duke since 1860, first as Chamberlain and Secretary to the Grand Duke, and later as House Marshal and Oberhofmarschall. Ernst von Wedel was initially also chamberlain and in 1885 stable master of the Grand Duke Karl August von Sachsen-Weimar . In the fall of 1890, Kaiser Wilhelm II. Wedel appointed to his court in Berlin in the same position, where he held the position of head stable master until he left in 1905. He was not only a member of the court, but also of the emperor's entourage. In 1892 he was awarded the title “ Excellence ”. When he left the court in 1905, Count Ernst von Wedel received the title of “ Obertruchseß Sr.M. of the emperor ”. Wedel spent his old age in Weimar, where he died on November 26, 1913. He is buried on the imposing grave of his father-in-law, the commercial councilor Emil von Wagner at Westfriedhof II in Aachen. His wife, as well as his daughter Alice Countess Lynar and his son Hans-Jürgen were buried there.

family

Count Ernst von Wedel married on July 28, 1880 in Aachen Johanna Marie Leonie von Wagner (* December 20, 1858 in Aachen, † March 16, 1932 in Berlin), daughter of Emil (von) Wagner (* February 12, 1814 in Aachen ; † December 27, 1897 in Aachen), cloth manufacturer and councilor in Aachen, who was raised to the Prussian nobility on January 5, 1892. Her mother was Marie-Luise Heuser (* August 2, 1833 in Ronsdorf / Wuppertal; † September 23, 1918 in Weimar).

Children:

  • Alice Wilhelmina Maria Louise Emilie (born March 18, 1882 in Weimar; † March 14, 1974 in Cologne) ⚭ 1911 with Heinrich Hermann Albert Guerrino Graf von Lynar (born August 31, 1874 in Lübbenau ; † February 13, 1961 in Pönitz ), Son of Lieutenant General Count Hermann Albert zu Lynar .
  • Emil Eugen Erhard Alfred Oskar Fritz Edzard (born September 14, 1886 in Weimar ; † December 18, 1970 in Wiesbaden ), electrical engineer and administrative officer .
  • Jürgen-Ernst Friedrich (born March 18, 1890 in Weimar; † March 27, 1956 in Hanover), officer in the German Empire, Reichswehr, Wehrmacht, most recently major.
  • Wilhelm Alfred Karl Leo (born November 18, 1891 in Berlin; † October 19, 1939 in Potsdam), Prussian cavalry captain, landowner, district administrator of Ostpriegnitz, police chief of Potsdam and SS brigade leader .
  • Alfred Robert Clemens (born February 22, 1895 in Berlin; † October 18, 1973 in Cologne) I. ⚭ on May 15, 1927 in Burgdorf with Victoria Freiin von Dobeneck (born May 5, 1809 in Munich; † May 2, 1943 in London), divorced January 3, 1933; II. ⚭ on June 23, 1936 in Berlin with Alice Bronsch (1910–), divorced on May 1, 1948; III. ⚭ October 4th 1950 in Wiesbaden with Caroline Princess von Reuss-Köstritz.

medal

Handbook about the Royal Prussian Court and State 1902, p. 12:

Trivia

  • When in the two decades 1888 and 1908 two Wedel worked there [at the Kaiserhof in Berlin] at the same time, Count Ernst Wedel as Head Stable Master, Herr von Wedel-Piesdorf as House Minister, both were referred to only as "Stallwedel" and "Hauswedel".
  • During his time in Berlin, Wedel lived at Breite Strasse 36, 1st floor. Google street view.

literature

  • Tilo Wahl: Ernst August Graf von Wedel (1838–1913). Royal Prussian head stable master. In: Orders and Medals. The magazine for friends of phaleristics, publisher: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Ordenskunde , issue 90, 16th year, Gäufelden 2014. ISSN 1438-3772.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the baronial houses. Justus Perthes, Gotha 24th year (1894), p. 134.
  2. ↑ Uta Reinhardt (arrangement): The register of the Knight Academy in Lüneburg. 1656 - 1850 (= publications of the Historical Commission for Lower Saxony and Bremen, 9, Section 4), Hildesheim: Lax, 1979. p. 398.
  3. ↑ Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the count's houses . Justus Perthes, Gotha 1859, p. 931.
  4. ↑ There are two photo albums from that time in the Hanover State Archives with photos of officers of the Garde du Corps, undated [1] and from 1866 [2] , u. a. each with Prime Lieutenant Count Ernst von Wedel.
  5. ↑ Harald Rockstuhl (Ed.): Battle of Langensalza 1866. Reports on the occupation battalions of Aschersleben and others [3]
  6. ↑ Leipziger Zeitung of June 12, 1867 p. 3435
  7. ↑ The royal exile in Hietzing, Die Gartenlaube. No. 28, 1867, pp. 437-438.
  8. ^ Military weekly paper, volume 84, part 1 (1899) p. 11.
  9. ↑ Countess Elisabeth Werthern, From Weimar to Bonn - memories . 1985 p. 23.
  10. ↑ State Handbook for the Grand Duchy of Saxony 1885, p. 55.
  11. ^ John CG Röhl, Wilhelm II .: The structure of the personal monarchy 1888-1900. P. 481 (On the takeover of Count Ernst von Wedel from the court service of Grand Duke Carl Alexander von Sachsen-Weimar, Röhl refers to the memories of the daughter of the head stable master, Countess Alce zu Lynar in the private property of Count Peter von Wedel in Bad Drieburg, footnote 68)
  12. ↑ Düsseldorfer Volksblatt 1892, No. 124 (May 9, 1892)
  13. ↑ Gravesite of the von Wagner and von Wedel families on Westfriedhof II in Aachen.
  14. ^ Carl Reissner, Gestalten Rings um Hindenburg: Leading Minds of the Republic and Berlin Society of Today. 1930. [4]
personal data
SURNAME Wedel, Ernst von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wedel, Ernst August von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hanoverian prime lieutenant, chamberlain, later chief stable master at the court in Berlin
DATE OF BIRTH June 5, 1838
PLACE OF BIRTH Osnabrück
DATE OF DEATH November 25, 1913
Place of death Weimar