Ferdinand of Parseval

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Ferdinand von Parseval as a Bavarian cuirassier, with the Prussian Order of St. John
Coat of arms of the noble family of Parseval

Alexander Ludwig Ferdinand von Parseval (born February 27, 1791 in Metz , † November 13, 1854 in Erlangen ) was a Bavarian major general of French descent.

Life

origin

Parseval came from a French aristocratic family who originally lived in Fontaine near Belfort . He was the son of the French artillery officer Philbert Marie César de Parseval (1765–1796) and his wife Frédérique Alexandrine de Bergh, who fled to Zweibrücken before the effects of the French Revolution .

Military career

Parseval initially served in the Prussian , but soon afterwards in the Bavarian army . He took part in the Russian campaign in the 2nd Infantry Regiment in 1812 and fought a. a. at Polotsk . Parseval received the Knight's Cross of the Legion of Honor for his bravery demonstrated here . In 1816 he was Rittmeister with the Uhlans , switched to the 3rd Chevauleger Regiment in 1819 and became major in 1827 . In the 1st Cuirassier Regiment Parseval was promoted to colonel in 1842 , and in 1848 to major general and commander of the 1st Cavalry Brigade . In 1852 the general retired .

Parseval had his title of French nobility recognized in Bavaria in 1816. He held the dignity of a royal chamberlain .

family

Parseval married Countess Franziska (Fanny) O'Hegerty (1797-1881) from Dublin in Paris in 1821 . The couple had several children, including Maximilian (1823-1902), Otto (1827-1901) and Ferdinand Jakob (1829-1919), who all embarked on a career in the Bavarian Army and made it to general. The son Joseph (1825–1887), born in Landau (Pfalz) , Bavarian district administrator and chamberlain, is the father of the well-known inventor and airshipman August von Parseval (1861–1942).

Awards

literature

  • Genealogical manual of the nobility enrolled in Bavaria. Volume 16. P. 615. Scientific commission publisher. 1986. ISBN 3-7686-5075-8 .
  • Bavarian Army Command. dated March 31, 1855 (obituary notice). in: Government Gazette for the Kingdom of Bavaria. No. 19. Munich. April 19, 1855.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Rudolf Wolf: Maybach engines and automobiles in the Rhine-Neckar triangle and the Palatinate. 2008. ISBN 3-8334-8938-3 . P. 206. Digitized
  2. ↑ Karl Gemminger: Bavarian That book. Pustet Verlag. Passau 1830. p. 186. Digitized
  3. ^ Eduard von Völderndorff and Waradein: War history of Bavaria under King Maximilian Joseph I. Munich 1826. 3rd volume. P. 478. Digitized
  4. ↑ Royal Bavarian Government Gazette . No. 34. Munich. October 5, 1816. Digitized
personal data
SURNAME Parseval, Ferdinand von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Parseval, Alexander Ludwig Ferdinand von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bavarian major general
DATE OF BIRTH February 27, 1791
PLACE OF BIRTH Metz
DATE OF DEATH November 13, 1854
Place of death gain