Ferdinand von Cronenbold

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Ferdinand Georg Karl Freiherr von Cronenbold (born July 29, 1837 in Worms , † August 31, 1904 in Darmstadt ) was an Austrian officer, most recently Feldzeugmeister , of Hessian descent.

biography

The son of Major General Georg Casimir Cronenbold from Greater Hesse graduated from the Austro-Hungarian Technical Military Academy , from which he was retired on August 20, 1856 and assigned as second lieutenant, 2nd class of the engineering team, and later first lieutenant in the 2nd regiment of the genius weapon.

With rank from March 1, 1866 captain , he was from 1869 as a staff officer, then in the newly formed 67th Hungarian Infantry Regiment under Feldzeugmeister Joseph Ritter von Schmerling . On August 1, 1873 he received the imperial approval to wear the Imperial Russian Order of Saint Stanislaus 3rd class .

With rank from May 15, 1878, he advanced to lieutenant colonel at the general command in Lemberg . In August 1881 (P.-V.-Bl. No. 39 of August 31), Cronenbold's enlistment for general staff service in infantry regiment No. 41 was ordered, then with the rank of Colonel in the General Staff Corps from May 8, 1882 and chief of staff at the military command in Kaschau and 1883-1884 Chief of Staff of the 6th Corps.

Cronenbold was on April 29, 1888 (rank of May 1 of the year) major general and commander of the 34th Infantry Brigade in Arad , then with rank of November 1, 1892 field marshal lieutenant . In this role he led the 15th Infantry Division in the 6th Corps and also took part in the major maneuvers in Bohemia and Hungary in 1894.

By the very highest resolution of Emperor Franz Joseph I , the general received the Austrian baron status on May 31, 1898, with a diploma from July 7 of that year, in Vienna. The promotion to Feldzeugmeister with title and character took place on July 1, 1898.

Among other things, the baron was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Austrian Leopold Order and the Order of the Iron Crown 3rd Class.

coat of arms

1898: shield in blue with 3 (2, 1) golden leaves. The baron's crown rests on the shield, on it a crowned helmet with an armored sword arm between an open flight, divided by gold over blue. The ceilings are blue and gold.

literature

  • Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of baronial houses, 1941
  • Genealogical Handbook of the Nobility - Volume 58, 1974
  • Antonio Schmidt-Brentano: The kk or kuk generals 1816–1918, Austrian State Archives, 1907

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Anton Bettelheim: "Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog with the constant participation of Guido Adler, F. von Bezold, Alois Brandl", Volumes 10-11, Verlag G. Reimer, Berlin 1907, p. 369
  2. ^ Imperial and Royal Army Ordinance Gazette - Volume 6, Imperial Court and State Printing Office Vienna 1856, page 120
  3. ↑ Military Schematism of the Austrian Empire for 1864, Part 1, Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office Vienna 1864, p. 487
  4. ↑ Quays. royal Military schematism of the Austrian Empire for 1871, part 1, kk Hof- und Staatsdruckerei Wien 1871, pp. 194, 400
  5. ↑ Die Presse No. 218, of Saturday, August 9, 1873, p. 2
  6. ↑ Jaromir Formanek, Karl Dvořák: “History of the k. K. Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 41 “, printed and published by H. Czopp'schen Buchdruckerei, Czernowitz 1887, p. 866
  7. ^ Ordinance sheet for the Imperial and Royal Army: Personnel Affairs, Volume 32, Verlag KK Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1883, p. 133
  8. ↑ http://www.austro-hungarian-army.co.uk/comd1883.htm
  9. ^ The great maneuvers of 1894 in Bohemia and Hungary, Verlag Reichswehr, Vienna 1895, p. 127 ff.
  10. ↑ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch der Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, Volume 16, kk Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1890, p. 298
  11. ^ Antonio Schmidt-Brentano: The kk or kuk Generalität 1816–1918, Austrian State Archives, 1907, p. 29
  12. ↑ Hans Friedrich von Ehrenkrook, Deutsches Adelsarchiv, Committee for Nobility Law Issues of the German Nobility Associations, German Nobility Law Committee: “Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels”, Volume 58, Verlag Ostsee, CA Starke., Limburg ad Lahn, 1974, p. 373
  13. ^ Antonio Schmidt-Brentano: The kk or kuk Generalität 1816–1918, Austrian State Archives, 1907, p. 29
  14. ↑ http://www.archive.org/stream/schematismusfrd00kriegoog/schematismusfrd00kriegoog_djvu.txt
  15. ↑ Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the baronial houses: at the same time the register of the nobility of the associations united in the honor protection league of the German nobility, Verlag Justus Perthes, Gotha 1941, p. 73
personal data
SURNAME Cronenbold, Ferdinand von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cronenbold, Ferdinand Georg Karl von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian officer, most recently Feldzeugmeister, of Hessian descent
DATE OF BIRTH July 29, 1837
PLACE OF BIRTH Worms
DATE OF DEATH August 31, 1904
Place of death Darmstadt