Franz von Soden (historian)

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Franz Freiherr von Soden

Baron Franz Ludwig Karl Julius von Soden (born August 12, 1790 in Kitzingen , † October 17, 1869 in Nuremberg ) was a German lieutenant colonel and Nuremberg historian and knight of the Legion of Honor .

origin

His parents were Johann Karl August von Soden (* March 31, 1756; † January 26, 1811) and his wife Freiin Sophie Susanne Charlotte, née Drechsel on Deuffstetten (* August 28, 1755).

Life

From 1804 to 1808, Soden attended grammar schools in Nuremberg, Ansbach and Würzburg and, after studying medicine at Altdorf University for six months , entered the royal Sondershausen military service in 1811 . From 1812 to 1815 he took part in the campaigns to Russia, the Netherlands and France. At the end of 1815 he was appointed captain . After Soden lost his right arm in a duel in 1825, he moved to Nuremberg. There he married Karoline Jakobine von Scheurl in 1828, the daughter of the assessor at the city court Johann Christian Wilhelm von Scheurl on Vorra. In 1835 he was awarded the character as a Major , 1863 as a lieutenant colonel. Since his stay in Nuremberg, he has dealt with perseverance and success with the history of this city.

He had access to the family archives of the Scheurl family , whose ancestors included the humanist Christoph Scheurl .

Works

  • Memoirs from Russian captivity by two German officers. 1831.
part 1
Volume 2
  • Historical-topographical description of the ancient chapel at Altenfurth near Nuremberg. 1834. Digitized
  • Christoph Scheurl II and his house in Nuremberg. 1837. Digitized
  • History of the former hamlet Affalterbach. 1841. Digitized
  • The storm on Velden. 1844. Digitized
  • Contributions to the history of the Reformation and the customs of that time. 1855. Digitized
  • The Nuremberg campaigns to Lichtenberg and Hungary. 1857. Digitized
  • Emperor Karl V in Nuremberg. 1858. Digitized
  • Emperor Maximilian II in Nuremberg. 1866. Digitized
  • War and moral history of the imperial city of Nuremberg. 1860-1862
From 1590 to 1619
From 1620 to 1628
From 1629 to 1631
  • Christoph Scheurl: Briefbuch: a contribution to the history of the Reformation. 1867. Volume 1
  • Gustav Adolph and his army in southern Germany from 1631 to 1635. 1869. Digitized

literature

  • Ernst Mummenhoff:  Soden, Freiherr Franz von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 34, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1892, p. 531 f.
  • Friedrich Wilhelm Boldewin Ferdinand von dem Knesebeck: Historical paperback of the nobility in the Kingdom of Hanover. P.264 The von Soden family
  • Ernst Heinrich Kneschke : German count houses of the present. Volume 2, p. 474.
  • Family register of the patriciate of the former imperial city of Nuremberg. P. 108.
  • Genealogical paperback of the German count's houses. 1849, volume 4, p. 625.

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personal data
SURNAME Soden, Franz von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Soden, Franz Ludwig Karl Julius von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German lieutenant colonel and Nuremberg historian
DATE OF BIRTH August 12, 1790
PLACE OF BIRTH Kitzingen
DATE OF DEATH October 17, 1869
Place of death Nuremberg