Friedrich Alexander zu Solms-Hohensolms-Lich
Friedrich Alexander Solms-Hohensolms-Lich (* 18th June 1763 in Kiel ; † 12. September 1830 in Lich ) was a Prussian major general and military , and later Governor General of the General Government mountain .
Life
He was the son of Karl Christian zu Solms-Hohensolms-Lich (born April 16, 1725 in Hohensolms ; † March 22, 1803 in Lich) and his wife Sophie Charlotte, née Dohna-Schlobitten (born January 17, 1740 in Schlobitten ; † November 10, 1798 in Marburg ).
Solms was initially in Dutch service with the Guard on foot from January 1781 . At the end of August 1802 he joined the Prussian Army and was employed as a lieutenant colonel . He took part in the 1806 campaign against Napoleon . King Friedrich Wilhelm III. awarded Solms on March 21, 1810 the character of major general. He also awarded him the Order of the Red Eagle, 1st class , in 1812 . During the Wars of Liberation , after the occupation of the previous Grand Duchy of Berg , Solms was given the post of military governor of the provisional General Government of Berg on November 20, 1813 . From February 5 to July 1, 1814, he acted on behalf of the "High Allied Powers" as Governor General of the provisional Berg Generalgouvernor.
He died unmarried.
literature
- Kurt von Priesdorff (ed.): Soldatisches Führertum . Volume 3, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt, Hamburg 1937, DNB 367632780 , p. 350.
Individual evidence
- ^ Hermann Hengstenberg: The former Duchy of Berg and its immediate surroundings. B. Hartmann, Elberfeld 1897, p. 37.
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| SURNAME | Solms-Hohensolms-Lich, Friedrich Alexander zu |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian major general and governor of the Berg general government |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 18, 1763 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kiel |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 12, 1830 |
| Place of death | Lich |