Friedrich von Diebitsch

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Friedrich Wilhelm First Johann Christoph Adolf von Diebitsch (born August 29, 1790 in Wesel , † May 1, 1872 in Northeim ) was a Hanoverian major general and commander of Northeim.

Life

origin

Friedrich was a son of the Prussian captain Christian Gottlieb von Diebitsch (1852–1821) and his wife Wilhelmine, nee Freiin von Troschke (1865–1833).

Military career

Diebitsch went into Prussian service and was promoted to ensign on June 24, 1804 . On October 27, 1809 he moved to the 7th Line Battalion of the King's German Legion and advanced to lieutenant at the end of June 1811. He fought in Spain in 1810/11 and in northern Germany and the Netherlands in 1812/14. On March 1, 1816, he joined the 4th Infantry Regiment as a captain with a patent from March 27, 1815, from which the 4th Line Battalion of the Hanoverian Army was later formed. On February 13, 1838, Diebitsch retired as a major .

He was then transferred to Northeim as a commandant on February 10, 1841. There he rose to lieutenant colonel on August 12, 1842 and to colonel on December 16, 1851. On May 27, 1866, he was appointed major general and died on May 1, 1872 in Northeim. He was an honorary citizen of the cities of Northeim and Münden .

family

Diebitsch married Cäcilie Jokisch-Scheuereck (1801–1873) in Rudolstadt on July 27, 1819. The couple had several children:

  • Adolf (1820-1833)
  • Meta (1822–1896) ⚭ 1856 Otto von Voigt († 1873), chief magistrate
  • Oskar (1823–1906), Prussian major general ⚭ 1863 Dorothea Countess zu Dohna-Schlodien (1837–1897), daughter of Fabian zu Dohna-Schlodien
  • Wilhelmine August (1825–1861) ⚭ 1852 Louis Stumpf († 1900), senior judge
  • Julie (1827–1880), canonist in Ebsdorf
  • Alfred (1831–1866), Hanoverian captain ⚭ 1865 Sophie Barckenhausen (* 1845)
  • Arthur (* 1834), Prussian Lieutenant Colonel ⚭ 1863 Emily Straker (1835–1898)
  • Viktor (* 1836), Saxon Lieutenant Colonel ⚭ 1878 Thekla Hinckel (* 1846)

literature

  • Bernhard von Poten . Generals of the royal Hanoverian army and their main troops. P. 317, no. 414.
  • Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the noble houses. 1903. Justus Perthes, Gotha 1902, p. 269.
  • North Ludlow Beamish : History of the Royal German Legion. Volume 2, Appendix p. 109.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch for the Kingdom of Hanover. 1863, p. 227.
  2. ↑ The German Herald. Magazine for coat of arms, seal and Family studies. Volume 2, p. 15.
  3. ^ Nassau parliamentarians, a biographical handbook. Volume 71, p. 332.
  4. ↑ remarried in 1875 to Max von Müller, Herr auf Westenbrügge
personal data
SURNAME Diebitsch, Friedrich von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Diebitsch, Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst Johann Christoph Adolf von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hanoverian Major General and Commandant of Northeim
DATE OF BIRTH August 29, 1790
PLACE OF BIRTH Wesel
DATE OF DEATH May 1, 1872
Place of death Northeim