Franz Joseph of Remchingen
Franz Joseph Eustach Freiherr von Remchingen (born October 17, 1684 in Pfaffenhausen ; † January 20, 1752 in Marktoberdorf ) was sergeant-general of the Swabian Empire , general chief of the Württemberg army and Württemberg chief steward, later Augsburg curator and privy councilor.
Life
From Remchingen came from the Catholic line apple string of the Lords of Remchingen . His parents were Franz Carl von Remchingen, caretaker and councilor of the Augsburg bishopric , and his first wife Maria Franziska von Westernach . He was married to Maria Magdalena von Enzberg . The couple had a son: Joseph Anton, a Knight of Malta .
Franz Joseph von Remchingen began his career in the imperial military service and achieved the rank of sergeant-general. In 1735 he became general chief of the Württemberg army and the following year the chief steward of the children of the Württemberg duke Karl Alexander . After his death in 1737 von Remchingen was arrested for treason, but was able to escape. In 1742 the diocese of Augsburg entrusted him with the maintenance office in Marktoberdorf and awarded him the title of privy councilor.
His nature was described as follows: "... Sergeant General Franz Joseph von Remchingen, an experienced soldier loyal to the duke, but quick-tempered and violent, boastful and careless in his speeches."
Arrest and trial
The Catholic Duke Karl Alexander was in conflict with the majority of the Protestant elite in Württemberg. He wanted to expand his absolutist position of power and achieve equality between Catholics and Protestants. Von Remchingen was supposed to enforce these plans with military force if necessary. This did not happen anymore, only violent verbal attacks by Remchingens against the Protestant opposition. The Duke died unexpectedly on March 12, 1737 and two days later his uncle Carl Rudolf took over the affairs of state as regent for the minor heir to the throne. Army chief von Remchingen refused to follow him and was arrested.
While von Remchingen was still waiting for his trial at Hohenasperg fortress , Joseph Suss Oppenheimer , who was arrested shortly before him, was already executed. In November 1738 von Remchingen was released against an oath of honor not to flee and under house arrest in Ludwigsburg . In September 1739 he fled from there to the Kaiser in Vienna, from where he printed several writings against the Württemberg government, which were also replied to. In October 1739, the trial against him began in absentia, which ended in lifelong banishment from Württemberg and a fine.
literature
- Otto Bickel u. A .: Remchingen - history of its districts and the noble family of the same name . Remchingen 1993, p. 59 and 101-102 .
- Joachim Brüser: About the trial of General Franz Joseph von Remchingen . Stuttgart 2011 ( Introduction to sub-inventory A48 / 11 in the Stuttgart Main State Archive [accessed on March 11, 2013]).
- Remchingen. In: Johann Heinrich Zedler : Large complete universal lexicon of all sciences and arts . Volume 31, Leipzig 1742, column 539 f.
- Joachim Brüser (arr.): Trial of General Franz Joseph von Remchingen: 1726–1795 . Main State Archives Stuttgart, Stuttgart 2011.
- Innocentia Remchingiana vindicata that is nothgedrungene honor rescue of Frey Mr. Frantz Joseph of Remchingen ... against the Hertzoglich-Würtembergische Men provincial administration councils, of which the same ... illegally ... arrestiret ... has been . 1742, urn : nbn: de: bvb: 12-bsb10323618-7 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Paul Friedrich von Stälin : Karl Alexander (von Württemberg) . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 15, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1882, pp. 366-372.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Remchingen, Franz Joseph von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Remchingen, Franz Joseph Eustach Freiherr von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Imperial General, Württemberg General |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 17, 1684 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pfaffenhausen |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 20, 1752 |
| Place of death | Marktoberdorf |