Friedrich von Aschoff

Friedrich Heinrich Aschoff , from 1847 von Aschoff (born February 23, 1789 in Bielefeld , † July 20, 1854 in Rheinmetternich near Koblenz ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .

Life

Aschoff came from a family mentioned at least in the 15th century in Rheda , who later served there as councilor and mayor. He was the son of the councilor and pharmacist in Bielefeld Heinrich Friedrich Adolf Aschoff († 1841) and his wife Wilhelmine, née Moeller († 1839).

After Aschoff had attended grammar school in Holzminden for three years , he joined the Prussian Army on March 17, 1804 as a corporal corporal with the Westphalian Fusilier Brigade . Aschoff was wounded during the Battle of Lübeck and was promoted to Second Lieutenant on September 16, 1807 . On August 20, 1808, he was transferred to the 9th Kolberg Infantry Regiment . At the beginning of the wars of liberation he took part in the battle of Großgörschen and on June 19, 1813 came on foot to the 2nd Guards Regiment . In Bautzen Aschoff was wounded, climbed on August 16, 1813 first lieutenant and fought in the Battle of Leipzig , for which he, the Iron Cross was awarded II. Class.

In 1815 he became captain and from 1816 to 1820 the 3rd Jäger Battalion aggregated. After further stations, including in the 36th Infantry Regiment , Aschoff became a colonel in 1842 . In 1845 he was inspector of the garrisons of the federal fortresses and in 1847 he was promoted to major general. In recognition of his services he was on 25 May 1847 Potsdam as a major general and commander of the 6th Landwehr - Brigade in the Prussian nobility raised. After the March Revolution , King Friedrich Wilhelm IV made him head of the vigilante group from March 18 to June 20, 1848 , with whom he participated in a parade of homage to the king on May 23, 1848, and from April 11 to July 14, 1848 to the city commander of Berlin . In this office, Aschoff was publicly criticized several times for his ruthless actions against the civilian population. In 1852 he was allowed to leave with the character of lieutenant general.

There is a lithograph of him by the Berlin artist Carl Wildt based on a drawing by Wilhelm Hensel .

family

Aschoff married Sophie Schmits (1799–1867) in Hamm in Westphalia in 1835 . From this marriage several children emerged: the later Major General Hugo von Aschoff (1829-1906) (whose son was once again the district administrator of the district of Melsungen ,) Friedrich von Aschoff (* 1864), also Friedrich Karl Heinrich (* 5 December 1830; † April 13, 1899), Prussian lieutenant colonel, Ludwig Hermann Ulrich (born October 6, 1836), who was the railway operations controller. The couple also had a daughter, Marie Therese Luise Amalie (born August 16, 1832), who remained unmarried.

literature

Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Briefadeligen houses. Volume 1, Justus Perthes, Gotha 1907, p. 6 .

[Leopold] Freiherr von Münchhausen: Officer master list of the Brandenbg. Jäger Battalion No. 3 and the Masch.-Gewehr-Abteilg. No. 7. Richter & Munkelt, Lübben 1909, p. 7.

Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 6, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1938], DNB 367632810 , pp. 111-113, no. 1738.

Web links

Leaflet from May 14, 1848 (PDF; 55 kB)

Individual evidence

^ Wilhelm Hensel, Lucius Grisebach , Cécile Lowenthal-Hensel , Horst Ludwig: Prussian portraits of the 19th century. Drawings. Published by the Nationalgalerie Berlin, Staatliche Museen Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin 1981, ISBN 3-88609-059-0 , p. 142 ( excerpt ).
^ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels , Adelslexikon. Volume I, p. 138. Volume 53 of the complete series, CA Starke Verlag, Limburg (Lahn) 1972.
↑ Wolfgang Bunzel, Ulrike Landfester (Hrsg.): In all agree with you. Bettine von Arnim's correspondence with her son Friedmund. (= Bettine von Arnim's correspondence with her sons, Volume 3). Wallstein Verlag, Göttingen 2001, ISBN 3-89244-240-1 , p. 383 ( digitized version ).

personal data
SURNAME	Aschoff, Friedrich von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Aschoff, Friedrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Prussian lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH	February 23, 1789
PLACE OF BIRTH	Bielefeld
DATE OF DEATH	July 20, 1854
Place of death	Rheinmetternich

[1] Wilhelm Hensel, Lucius Grisebach , Cécile Lowenthal-Hensel , Horst Ludwig: Prussian portraits of the 19th century. Drawings. Published by the Nationalgalerie Berlin, Staatliche Museen Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin 1981, ISBN 3-88609-059-0 , p. 142 ( excerpt ).

[2] Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels , Adelslexikon. Volume I, p. 138. Volume 53 of the complete series, CA Starke Verlag, Limburg (Lahn) 1972.

[3] Wolfgang Bunzel, Ulrike Landfester (Hrsg.): In all agree with you. Bettine von Arnim's correspondence with her son Friedmund. (= Bettine von Arnim's correspondence with her sons, Volume 3). Wallstein Verlag, Göttingen 2001, ISBN 3-89244-240-1 , p. 383 ( digitized version ).