Friedrich Wilhelm Leopold by Gaudi

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Friedrich Wilhelm Leopold Freiherr von Gaudi , also von Gaudy (born April 28, 1765 in Dothen (Heiligenbeil district), † September 21, 1823 in Görbitsch ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .

Coat of arms of those of Gaudi

Life

origin

His parents were Karl Friedrich von Gaudi (1735–1784) and his wife Sophie Luise Dorothea, born von Burgsdorff (1739–1774) from the Dothen family. His father was the heir to Genslack and Höfelhaus, Prussian Privy Councilor, chamber director in Bromberg.

Military career

In 1779 Gaudi became a corporal in the infantry regiment of his uncle, later Lieutenant General Friedrich Wilhelm von Gaudi (1725–1788). There he became ensign on April 3, 1783 and second lieutenant on May 31, 1787 . On May 5, 1790, he was transferred as Adjutant General to General von Pirch. On September 16, 1791 he was transferred to the "von Romberg" infantry regiment . During the First Coalition War he was at the sieges of Longwy, Mainz , Verdun , the cannonade of Valmy and the battles of Pirmasens and Kaiserslautern . At that time Gaudi was on January 31, 1793 Premier Lieutenant in the infantry regiment "von Kleist" and adjutant to Lieutenant General von Kleist. In addition, he received the order Pour le Mérite on July 9, 1793 . On July 17, 1794 he was promoted to captain of the army.

On March 5, 1795 he was then adjutant inspection to Lieutenant General von Kleist. On November 2, 1799 he was transferred again and came as a major and company commander in the infantry regiment "von Zenge" . There he was on June 14, 1800 commander of a grenadier battalion, which was formed from companies of the regiment "von Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen" and "Prince Heinrich" . He took part in the Fourth Coalition War, fought in the Battle of Jena , took part in the retreat to Lübeck and had to surrender there.

After the war, on October 4, 1808, he was appointed commander of the 2nd Brandenburg Infantry Regiment, on November 25, 1808, he was transferred as a commander to the Silesian reserve battalion and on February 17, 1809, he was appointed commander of the 1st Silesian Infantry Regiments . The King appointed Gaudi Governor of the Crown Prince on April 7, 1809. To this end, on May 29, 1809, he was granted an annual salary of 2,600 thalers. On May 31, 1809 he became lieutenant colonel and on January 18, 1810 he was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle III. Class. On February 8, 1812, he was promoted to colonel with a patent on February 12, 1812. On June 25, 1813 he became major general and from July 29, 1813 he received a salary of 3,000 thalers.

In the spring campaign of 1813 he fought in the battles of Großgörschen and Bautzen . On August 4, 1813, he was appointed Governor General of Silesia. On October 3, 1813, he received the Iron Cross, 2nd class. On June 3, 1814 he became commander in chief of the troops and fortresses in Silesia , but from July 21, 1814, he stayed in Berlin for further use. On August 31, 1814, he received the order to contact the Elector of Hesse-Kassel Wilhelm I so that he could rebuild his army. On September 17, 1814, Gaudi received a peace allowance of 100 thalers and on October 19, 1814 he was entrusted with running the business as Governor General of Silesia. From November 10, 1815, he took over the management of the General Government of the Kingdom of Saxony.

On June 21, 1815, the cabinet order was issued, with which he was appointed from July 1, 1815 as President of the Division Commission (to be precise: Royal Prussian Commission for the alignment with the Kingdom of Saxony ) in Dresden. On October 2, 1815, he received the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd Class with Oak Leaves, from the king. On October 3, 1815 he was appointed 1st Commander in Danzig. On March 30th, 1817 Gaudi was promoted to lieutenant general and on October 7th, 1818 he received his retirement and retirement with the award of the Order of the Red Eagle First Class with Oak Leaves . He died on September 21, 1823 in Görbitsch, Westernberg district.

family

Gaudi married on July 12, 1799 in Pemmerzig Konstanze Countess von Schmettow (1772-1817). She was a daughter of Count Gottfried von Schmettow auf Pommerzig and Charlotte Louise von Tauentzien . After the death of his first wife, Gaudi married Countess Henriette von Reichenbach (1791–1881) in Zessel on October 17, 1820 . The following children emerged from the marriages:

  • Franz (1800–1840), Prussian second lieutenant and poet
  • Konstanze Charlotte (1805–1876) ⚭ 1824 Karl Adolf von Kalkreuth (1789–1841)
  • Woldemar (1807-1844), Prussian Premier Lieutenant a. D.
  • Friedrich (1821–1866), Prussian lieutenant colonel, killed in action near Rudersdorf during the German War

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Leopold von Zedlitz-Neukirch : New Prussian Adelslexicon. Volume 4, Gebrüder Reichenbach, Leipzig 1837, p. 103 ( online ).
  2. ↑ Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the count's houses for the year 1842, p.419
  3. ^ Franz Bernhard Heinrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Gaudy. In: New Nekrolog der Deutschen. 18th year, 1st part, Bernh. Friedr. Voigt, Weimar 1842, pp. 178-181. ( online ).
  4. ↑ from Kalkreuth. In: Year book of the German nobility . Volume 2, WT Bruer, Berlin 1898, pp. 131–159, here p. 148 ( online ).
  5. ^ Theodor Fontane : The German War of 1866. Volume 1: The campaign in Bohemia and Moravia. P. 406 ( online ).
personal data
SURNAME Gaudi, Friedrich Wilhelm Leopold von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gaudy, Friedrich Wilhelm Leopold von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general and finally commandant of Danzig
DATE OF BIRTH April 28, 1765
PLACE OF BIRTH Dothen (Heiligenbeil district)
DATE OF DEATH September 21, 1823
Place of death Gorbitsch