Friedrich of Brandenburg (1819-1892)
Viktor Gustav Karl Friedrich Count of Brandenburg (born March 30, 1819 in Potsdam , † August 3, 1892 in Domanze ) was a Prussian general of the cavalry .
Life
origin
Friedrich was the son of the Prussian Prime Minister Friedrich Wilhelm Graf von Brandenburg and his wife Mathilda, born von Massenbach (1795–1855). The later Prussian general of the cavalry Wilhelm von Brandenburg was his twin brother.
Military career
He first attended the Brandenburg Knight Academy and on July 1, 1836 joined the Regiment of the Gardes du Corps of the Prussian Army . Brandenburg belonged to this regiment for 30 years. With his promotion to Rittmeister , Brandenburg became chief of the 6th Company on February 13, 1851 and was promoted to commander of the Leibcompanie the following year. On the occasion of the mobilization , Brandenburg took over the regiment on June 14, 1859, was entrusted with the further leadership after the demobilization and was finally appointed regimental commander on May 12, 1860. Left in this position, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel on October 18, 1861 and appointed wing adjutant to the king .
During the war against Austria , Brandenburg led his regiment in 1866 in the battles near Skalitz , Schweinschädel and Königgrätz . After the Peace of Prague he received the rank and the fees as brigade commander and for his achievements during the war the swords for the Order of the Crown, 2nd class. In position à la suite of his regiment and left in his position as wing adjutant, he was appointed commander of the 1st Guards Cavalry Brigade on October 30, 1866 . As such, Brandenburg was promoted to major general on March 22, 1868 , while being appointed general à la suite of the king. In late November 1869, he was commissioned by William I in the funeral of Prince Albert of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt part.
Brandenburg led his brigade in 1870/71 in the war against France in the fighting at Gravelotte , Beaumont , Le Bourget and the siege of Paris . Brandenburg was awarded the Iron Cross, 2nd class, for its work in the Battle of Sedan . After the peace agreement , he was appointed commander of the 11th Division in Breslau and promoted to lieutenant general in March of the following year . Leaving his position as division commander, the emperor appointed him on September 10, 1873 as his adjutant general. On 13 January 1880 he was charged with board for disposition made, but remained in his position as Adjutant General and should in the rankings to be continued the army.
Brandenburg became General of the Cavalry on September 18, 1880, celebrated his 50th anniversary in service on July 1, 1886 and Wilhelm I made him Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle on March 22, 1887 . After the death of the first emperor, he joined his successor Friedrich III. as adjutant general over.
In 1888 he was the Prussian envoy in Brussels and Lisbon in the position of Real Privy Councilor . He died unmarried just under four months after his twin brother.
literature
- Gustav von Glasenapp : Military Biographies of the Officer Corps of the Prussian Army. Berlin 1868, p. 263.
- Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 7, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1939], DNB 367632829 , pp. 490-492, no. 2430.
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| SURNAME | Brandenburg, Friedrich von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brandenburg, Viktor Gustav Karl Friedrich Graf von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian general of the cavalry |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 30, 1819 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Potsdam |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 3, 1892 |
| Place of death | Domain |