Ferdinand von Langenau
Ferdinand Freiherr von Langenau (born February 8, 1818 in Linz , † January 19, 1881 in Vienna ) was an Austrian ambassador and general of the cavalry .
Life
Ferdinand von Langenau was the son of Feldzeugmeister and Theresa knight Friedrich Karl von Langenau (1782-1840), who had been promoted to baron in 1827.
Military career
Ferdinand von Langenau became second lieutenant in 1834, first lieutenant in 1835, second class captain in 1837 and first class captain in 1841. He became Quartermaster General in Galicia. In 1849 he was given to the Russian intervention troops to crush the Hungarian Revolution . After a battle in Vác on April 10, 1849, his left leg was amputated and on October 11, 1849 promoted to major general of the reserve.
Diplomatic career
From 1850 to 1851 he was ambassador extraordinary and ministre plénipotentiaire at the courts of Hanover , Oldenburg and Braunschweig . From December 13, 1851 to February 14, 1855 he was Envoy Extraordinary and Ministre plénipotentiaire in Sweden. From 1855 to 1859 he was envoy extraordinary and ministerial plénipotentiaire in Norway.
After Langenau was promoted to field marshal lieutenant on November 15, 1859 (with rank of April 28 of the year) , he served from November 17, 1859 to September 18, 1871 as envoy extraordinary and ministerial plénipotentiaire in The Hague . In 1864 he became a Privy Councilor. From 1867 he then represented Austria-Hungary . The emperor honored him on May 16, 1870 with the title of general of the cavalry ad honores , before he headed the embassy in Saint Petersburg from September 18, 1871 until his retirement on January 12, 1880 . During this term of office, the general became ambassador on March 4, 1874.
Marriage with Amalia von Haffner
On April 27, 1856, he married Amalia in a German Lutheran church in Stockholm, called Amélie (* December 28, 1830 or 1833; † October 7, 1902), the eldest daughter of the royal Danish chamberlain Wolfgang von Haffner on Egholm and perhaps the Wilhelmine von Krieger - they married in 1832. Amelie later (1890) joined the Methodists as a widow in Vienna.
literature
- Rumpel: Langenau Ferdinand Frh. Von. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 5, Publishing House of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1972, p. 1 f. (Direct links on p. 1 , p. 2 ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Antonio Schmidt-Brentano: The kk or kuk generals 1816-1918. Austrian State Archives, 1907, p. 100.
- ↑ http://www.deutsche-biographie.de/sfz48011.html
- ↑ [1] [2]
- ↑ Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the baronial houses for the year 1871, Volume 21, Verlag Justus Perthes, Gotha 1871, p. 374
- ^ Paul Ernst Hammer: Baroness Amelie von Langenau. Methodist Church in Austria (self-published), Vienna 2001.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
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Austrian envoy in Stockholm December 13, 1851 to February 14, 1855 |
Friedrich von Ingelheim | |
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Austrian envoy in Christiania 1855 to 1859 |
Alexander Hoyos | |
| Anton von Doblhoff-Dier |
Austrian envoy in the Hague November 17, 1859 to September 18, 1871 |
Heinrich Karl von Haymerle |
| Boguslaw Chotek by Chotkow |
Austrian ambassador in Saint Petersburg September 18, 1871 to January 12, 1880 |
Gustav Kálnoky |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Langenau, Ferdinand von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Langenau, Ferdinand Freiherr von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian diplomat and officer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 8, 1818 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Linz |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 19, 1881 |
| Place of death | Vienna |