Georg Friedrich Heinrich von Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen

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Georg Friedrich Heinrich von Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen (born November 10, 1757 - † December 11, 1803 in Bartenstein ) was a Prussian major general and chief of Infantry Regiment No. 31 .

Life

origin

His parents were Prince Heinrich August zu Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen (1715–1796) and his wife Wilhelmine, née Countess zu Hohenlohe-Öhringen. His brother Friedrich Ludwig von Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen (1746-1818) was a Prussian infantry general .

Military career

Hohenlohe was in French service until 1775. At the instigation of his brother, he then switched to Prussian services and on September 11, 1781, he became major and company commander in the “von Plötz” infantry regiment (patent dated April 6, 1781). There ar advanced to battalion commander on July 22, 1783. On August 30, 1787, he was commanded to perform the great maneuver in Potsdam . On August 14, 1790, he was made lieutenant colonel and commander of the grenadier battalion, and on June 13, 1791, he became a colonel . On December 28, 1792, he became the commander of the von Wolfframsdorff infantry regiment . Hohenlohe led this regiment during the First Coalition War during the siege of Mainz (1793) , the blockade of Landau and the battle near Frankenthal. During the siege of Mainz he was awarded the order Pour le Mérite and for his behavior at Frankenthal he was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle . On July 6, 1795 he was appointed chief of the "von Larisch" infantry regiment. For this he was promoted to major general on January 1, 1796 with a patent from January 14, 1796. In April 1799 he broke his leg during an exercise, which hindered him from then on. He died surprisingly on December 11, 1803 in Bartenstein.

family

Hohenlohe married in Bartenstein on September 7, 1800 Charlotte Julie Polyxene von Klüchzner (* September 7, 1776, † April 6, 1807), daughter of General Karl Ludwig Ferdinand von Klüchtzner (1736-1809). The couple had a son August Eduard Friedrich Ludwig (born January 22, 1801, † March 14, 1830). He died unmarried as a prime lieutenant in Württemberg .

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Georg Hassel: Genealogical-historical-statistical almanac. P. 270, digitized
  2. ^ New Nekrolog der Deutschen 1830. P. 937, digitized
personal data
SURNAME Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen, Georg Friedrich Heinrich von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian Major General, Chief of Infantry Regiment No. 31
DATE OF BIRTH November 10, 1757
DATE OF DEATH December 11, 1803
Place of death Bartenstein