Friedrich von Gerstein-Hohenstein

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Friedrich Georg von Gerstein-Hohenstein (born May 7, 1814 in Hannoversch Münden , † June 28, 1891 in Wiesbaden ) was a Prussian lieutenant general and commander of Altona and knight of honor of the Order of St. John .

Life

origin

His parents were Ernst Ludwig von Gerstein-Hohenstein (1775-1826) and his wife Marianne, née Abel (1785-1827). His father was a former captain of the Kings German Legion .

Military career

After attending grammar school in Hildesheim , Gerstein joined the 6th Infantry Regiment of the Prussian Army on March 21, 1831 and advanced to the position of redundant second lieutenant by mid-March 1833 . On March 12, 1834, he was transferred to the 13th Infantry Regiment on March 30, 1836 . From 1836 to 1839 he completed the General War School for further training , was commanded as adjutant of the 14th Infantry Brigade on May 2, 1844 and transferred to the 16th Infantry Regiment on March 27, 1847, leaving his position as Prime Lieutenant . On September 19, 1850, he was appointed adjutant to the commandant's office of Mainz Fortress , and on December 28, 1850, he was promoted to captain in the adjutant's office. In 1853 he received the Order of the Iron Crown III. Class. Gerstein came to the 29th Infantry Regiment as a company commander on June 18, 1853 and received the Knight's Cross of the Order of Philip the Magnanimous with Swords the following year . On July 26, 1857 he was promoted to major with a patent from July 6, 1857 and at the same time transferred to the General Staff of the 15th Division . On July 25, 1857, he joined the General Staff of the 14th Division . He was transferred to the 28th Combined Infantry Regiment as a battalion leader on May 8, 1860 and came on May 23, 1860 as commander of the III. Battalion in the 28th Landwehr Regiment to Siegburg . But on July 1, 1860, he became battalion commander in the 6th Rhenish Infantry Regiment No. 68 . In this capacity, Gerstein rose to lieutenant colonel on October 18, 1862 , was transferred to the 2nd Rhenish Infantry Regiment No. 28 on January 19, 1863 and promoted to colonel on March 17, 1863 .

During the mobilization on the occasion of the German War , Gerstein was commander of the 31st Infantry Brigade , which formed the lead of the vanguard of the Elbarmee and took part in the fighting at Hühnerwasser and Münchengrätz . After the end of the war he was appointed commander of the 31st Infantry Brigade on September 17, 1866 under position à la suite of the 2nd Rhenish Infantry Regiment No. 28 for the peace relationship, three days later promoted to major general and with the Crown Order II Class awarded with swords. Subsequently, on March 22, 1868, he became commandant of Altona and the troops garrisoned in Hamburg. During the war against France he was promoted to lieutenant general on January 18, 1871, and in mid-January 1872, on the occasion of the festival of the order, he was awarded the star of the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd class with oak leaves. For health reasons, he was connected with special thanks for his long and faithful services rendered by the October 8, 1872 Board for disposition made. He died on June 28, 1891 in Wiesbaden.

family

Gerstein married on August 9, 1841 in Wesel Lucy Mary Oakes (1805-1875), a daughter of Thomas Oakes and Maria Lucy Gahagan.

Gernstein Castle

In 1880 Gerstein acquired the ruins of the Gernstein Castle in South Tyrol , probably due to the same name, and had it rebuilt in the historicist neo- Romanesque style .

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ North Ludlow Beamish : History of the Royal German Legion. Volume 2, p. 190 , No. 1233.
  2. ^ Military weekly paper . No. 38 of September 17, 1853, p. 168.
  3. ^ Military weekly paper. No. 45 of November 11, 1854, p. 206.
  4. ↑ Latest, complete guide through Hamburg, Altona and the surrounding area, 1869, p.106 Prussian presence in Hamburg
  5. ↑ Rank and quarter list of the royal Prussian army: for the year 1870/71. P. 107.
  6. ^ Military weekly paper. No. 8 of January 22, 1872, p. 61.
  7. ^ The Court magazine and belle assemblée [afterw.] And monthly critic and the Lady's magazine and museum. P. 252.
personal data
SURNAME Gerstein-Hohenstein, Friedrich von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gerstein-Hohenstein, Friedrich Georg von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian Lieutenant General, Commander of Altona and Knight of Honor of the Order of St. John
DATE OF BIRTH May 7, 1814
PLACE OF BIRTH Hannoversch Münden
DATE OF DEATH June 28, 1891
Place of death Wiesbaden