Franz von Beust
Franz Joseph Freiherr von Beust (born August 6, 1776 in Rastatt ; † December 30, 1858 in Karlsruhe ) was Chamberlain and Major General of Baden .
origin
He came from the Catholic lineage of the ancient noble family of Barons von Beust . His parents were Lieutenant Colonel and Chamberlain Karl Ludwig Josef von Beust (1734–1792) and his second wife Maria Anna, née Countess von Zedtwitz .
Life
Beust first visited the Kadettenhau and in 1792 joined the Leib Grenadier Regiment of the Baden Army as a second lieutenant . During the First Coalition War , he fought in the Netherlands and was captured by a Hanoverian-Baden unit. He then remained in French captivity for 18 months. In the war of 1805 he was staff captain in the Jäger Battalion, from 1806 to 1807 captain in the infantry regiment "Harrant". In 1809 he was transferred to the "Hochberg" No. 3 body infantry regiment. At the Battle of Wagram Beust was General Legrand's orderly officer . In 1814, as a lieutenant colonel , he led a battalion of the Leib-Grenadier-Guard in the Wars of Liberation . Especially in the battle of Paris on March 31st, he was able to distinguish himself. Shortly afterwards he was promoted to colonel and commander of the Leib Grenadier Guard, which he also led in the 1815 campaign.
In 1832 he was appointed commander of the 1st Infantry Brigade, but retired that same year at his own request. He spent his last years in Karlsruhe, in 1847 he was appointed major general before he died on December 30, 1858.
family
From the year 1808 in Bruchsal closed marriage with Nanette sawdust (1785-1874), daughter of upper bailiff of Bruchsal Bernardo sawdust and Apollonia summer several children were born:
- Eduard Caspar Alexander (1817–1842)
- Ludwig (1819–1888), Major ⚭ Stefanie Stutz (* 1826)
- Mathilde (* 1812) ⚭ Karl Ludwig, Colonel and Commander of the Guard Grenadier Regiment
- Emilie Maria Theresia (* 1814)
- Pauline (* 1822) ⚭ 1845 Josef Sommer († 1847), general auditor
- Elise (* 1823)
- Adolf Ludwig Leopold (* 1829), captain ⚭ 1861 Caroline von Reitzenstein (* 1838) from the Regnitzlosa house
literature
- Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Freiherrliche Häuser. Part A, Volume 88, 1938, p. 12.
- Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the baronial houses. Volume 21, 1871, p. 41.
- Baden biographies. First part, p. 81.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Beust, Franz von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Beust, Franz Freiherr von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chamberlain and Major General of Baden |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 6, 1776 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rastatt |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 30, 1858 |
| Place of death | Karlsruhe |