Franz von Lucadou

Johann Paul Franz von Lucadou (born April 27, 1783 in Morges ; † August 3, 1860 in Breslau ) was a Prussian lieutenant general , commander of the 11th Infantry Brigade and, since 1849, a lord of Rohrau, district of Ohlau .

Life

origin

Lucadou comes from a Swiss soldier family. His parents were the Sardinian major and adjutant general Peter Anton von Lucadou (* January 27, 1731 - March 30, 1812) and his wife Anna Elisabeth, née Johannot de Chagnian (* February 11, 1754; † February 12, 1818). His uncle was the commandant of Kolberg, Major General Ludwig Moritz von Lucadou . The Prussian Lieutenant General Heinrich Menu von Minutoli was also related to him.

Military career

Lucadou attended the college in Morges from 1793 . On the recommendation of his relatives in Prussia and their money, he graduated from the cadet house in Berlin from January 1796 and during this time was also temporarily the page of Princess Friederike of Prussia . At the end of March 1801, Lucadou joined the Infantry Regiment "von Braunschweig" of the Prussian Army in Magdeburg as an ensign . He often visits his uncle there. In 1803 he was given a longer vacation to his family in Switzerland and was promoted to second lieutenant on his return in March 1804 .

During the Fourth Coalition War , Lucadou came into the grenadier battalion "von Braun", which was formed from grenadier companies of the regiments "von Braunschweig" and "von Renouard" . He fought in the battle of Auerstedt and was captured with the surrender of Magdeburg . Loucadou was classified as French and taken to Halberstadt. He was supposed to be integrated into the French army there, but escaped and reached his uncle in Kolberg. In 1807 he came there as an adjutant to the battalion "von Waldenfels" and fought in the defense of the city. Because of his brave behavior, Gneisenau recommended him to the Prussian King Friedrich Wilhelm III. personally for further use.

After the war, Lucadou was promoted to Prime Lieutenant on August 22, 1807 and a year later to the Leib-Infantry-Regiment . On September 19, 1809, he was given six months' leave, which was extended by three months on March 1, 1810. On June 3, 1811 he was staff captain and November 26, 1812 captain and company commander . As such he took part in the fighting at Ruhenthal and Kosackenkrug on the side of France during the Russian campaign in 1812 . He received a commendation for Plackan. After his return, Lucadou von Yorck was commissioned to go to Hamburg with three officers and 200 men to see General von Tettenborn . This subordinated Lucadou two squadrons Cossacks and two guns. With these troops he effectively protected the Elbe crossing at Zollenspieker in April / May 1813 and was awarded the Iron Cross, 2nd class. He was also given the task of setting up the 3rd Hanseatic (Lübeck) battalion . During the armistice, Lucadou was transferred on foot to the newly established 2nd Guards Regiment on June 22, 1813 and took over a company here .

Lucadou fought in the Battle of Leipzig and was promoted to major on December 29, 1813 . For his work in the Battle of Paris he received the Iron Cross 1st Class on June 2, 1814. On May 29, 1814 he was appointed commander of the 1st battalion. In September 1814 he was given three months' leave to go to Switzerland. In 1815 he was temporarily appointed commander of the Guards Rifle Battalion in Paris because the previous commander of Meuron was ill. On February 20, 1816 he was aggregated on foot to the 2nd Guards Regiment and commanded to Emperor Alexander I in Saint Petersburg . On April 5, 1816, Lucadou received an allowance of 2,700 thalers and a further 1000 thalers in addition to his salary in order to be able to set up in the Russian capital. On July 25, 1817, he was appointed wing adjutant to the king while remaining in his position . In addition, on October 7, 1817, he received another bonus of 125 thalers. On July 13, 1818 Lucadou was promoted to lieutenant colonel without a patent and with the Order of St. Vladimir III. Class excellent. On August 5, 1819 he received the patent for his rank dated March 30, 1819. On June 23, 1820 he was recalled from Russia and Lucadou received another 1,500 thalers on November 3, 1820 to cover his expenses in St. Petersburg cover. He now served as the king's wing adjutant and accompanied him to the congress in Verona in 1822 .

On June 18, 1825, Lucadou was promoted to colonel with a patent from June 30, 1825 and was awarded the service cross . In order to become familiar with the troop service again, Lucadou was commanded on foot to serve with the 2nd Guard Regiment in mid-January 1826. He was then appointed commander of the 25th Infantry Regiment in Koblenz on March 30, 1826 . On January 15, 1827 he was awarded the Order of St. John . On March 30, 1833, he was transferred to Breslau as commander of the 11th Infantry Brigade, and in this position was promoted to major general on March 30, 1835 with a patent from April 3, 1835. At the end of September Lucadou received the Russian Order of St. Stanislaus, First Class. On January 18, 1838 he was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd Class with Oak Leaves. Due to his health, Lucadou took a three-month vacation in Karlsbad and Berlin on July 8, 1839 . Lucadou was retired on March 24, 1841 with the statutory pension and the character of lieutenant general.

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the defense of Kolberg, the city made Lucadou an honorary citizen on July 2, 1857 . He died on August 3, 1860 in Breslau and was buried on August 5, 1860 in the garrison cemetery.

In his assessment from 1829, the Commanding General von Borstell wrote : “Morally eager and punctual on duty. Very reliable and with the best of will, the regimental economy takes great care. Scientific and military knowledge. Still unsure when exercising, careful when maneuvering and inside the management. Particularly clear and instructive in the exercises of the outpost service. Recommended. "

family

He married Elisabeth Marie Luise Johannol d'Echendens in Paris on October 26, 1820 (* 1798 - March 16, 1869). The couple had several children:

• Alexander Friedrich Wilhelm (* July 30, 1821; † August 2, 1822)
• Gustav Johann Paul Emil (* May 8, 1824 - March 12, 1902), retired lieutenant. D., Herr auf Rohrau, Knight of the Order of St. John ∞ Caecilie von Woyrsch (born November 14, 1845 - † January 12, 1929)
• Paul Armand (1826–1911), Prussian Lieutenant General ∞ Hildegard Franziska Marie Friederike Pauly (* December 28, 1840 - † April 2, 1918)
• Julie Elise (born August 25, 1827, † December 24, 1849)
• Friedrich Wilhelm August (born September 29, 1832), Colonel
• Anton Paul Wilhelm Theodor (born July 19, 1834), Colonel

A fragment of the estate of Franz von Lucadou is now in the Gerlach archive at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg .

literature

• Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 5, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1938], DNB 367632802 , pp. 247-250, no. 1534.
• Hans-Joachim Schoeps : Leftover Letters JPF Lucadou From Yorck Corps to the Tsar's Court. Journal of Religious and Intellectual History (ZRGG), volume. 15 (4), 1963, pp. 347-360.
• Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of noble houses. 1941, p. 350.
• Carolyn Leigh Lucado Griffin: Lucadou, Lookadoo, Luckado and Lucado family history. 1986

Individual evidence

1. ↑ also: Jean Paul Francois de Lucadou
2. ^ Johann Caspar Struckman: Prussian diplomats in the 19th century. Biographies and filling of positions abroad from 1815 to 1870, Berlin 2003, p. 287.
3. ↑ She was buried on March 20, 1869 in Sillmenau (Breslau district).
4. ↑ Schlesischen Provinzialblätter 1870. S. 52. Death news
5. ^ Weekly newspaper of the Johanniter-Ordens-Balley Brandenburg. Volume 14, issues 1-53, p. 49.
6. ↑ Wedding announcement. In: National newspaper. 1868, 4/6, p. 166.