George of Kloeden
Friedrich Ludwig Georg von Kloeden (born November 27, 1849 in Potsdam , † July 20, 1929 in Saffig ) was a Prussian major general and member of the state parliament .
Life
origin
Georg was the eldest son of the Prussian Lieutenant General Ludwig von Kloeden (1822–1898) and his wife Ida, née Weigand (1828–1892).
Career
After visiting the French Gymnasium in Berlin Kloeden occurred on 27 March 1867 as a cadet in the 1 Emperor Alexander Grenadier Guards Regiment. The Prussian army and advanced to early July 1868 second lieutenant . During the Franco-Prussian War he became adjutant of the 1st Battalion on July 20, 1870 and took part in the battles at Gravelotte , Beaumont , Sedan and Le Bourget and the siege of Paris .
Awarded the Iron Cross 2nd class, Kloeden was appointed regimental adjutant after the peace treaty in early August 1874 and promoted to prime lieutenant in mid-October 1875 . On June 13, 1876 he was appointed adjutant of the 55th Infantry Brigade and on November 12, 1878 he was left in this position à la suite of his regiment. After his promotion to captain his transfer joined on November 8, 1881 as a company commander in the "queen" 4th Guards Grenadier Regiment of. On January 17, 1888, he became adjutant of the 1st Guard Division and on October 11, 1888, adjutant at the General Command of the Guard Corps . There Kloeden rose to major on December 13, 1888 . Subsequently, on September 2, 1889, he was promoted to commander of the NCO school in Biebrich under position à la suite of his regiment and in mid-May 1894 to lieutenant colonel. Then he was appointed commander of the Landwehr district II. Berlin on October 18, 1896. There he was promoted to colonel on March 22, 1897, and on June 15, 1898, he was appointed commander of the Fusilier Regiment “General-Field Marshal Prince Albrecht of Prussia” (Hannoversches) No. 73 . On May 22, 1900, Kloeden was promoted to major general in command of the 61st Infantry Brigade in Strasbourg . On 12 May 1901 he was awarded the Red Eagle II. Class with oak leaves and was on 19 June 1902 board for disposition made.
After his adoption, Kloeden was a member of the state parliament of the Rheingau-St. Goarshausen (independent (center)). A candidacy for the Reichstag from 1912 failed. He was also chairman of the Rheingau Witzervereine association. He died on July 20, 1929 in Saffig in the Rhineland.
family
Kloeden married Theodora Freiin von Ungern-Sternberg (1857–1934) in Karlsruhe on September 28, 1878 . The couple had several children:
- Theodora (* 1879)
- Thilo (1881–1914), Prussian first lieutenant, died at Flirey
- Wilhelm (* 1888), Prussian captain in the 1st Baden Leib-Grenadier-Regiment No. 109 ⚭ 1920 Helene von Ziegesar (* 1890)
literature
- Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 10, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1942], DNB 986919810 , pp. 53-54, no. 3076.
- Georg Friedrich Ludwig von Kloeden . In: Marcelli Janecki , Deutsche Adelsgenossenschaft (Hrsg.): Yearbook of the German nobility . Second volume. WT Bruer's Verlag, Berlin 1898, p. 296-297 ( dlib.rsl.ru ).
- Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Uradelige houses. 1916. Seventeenth year, Justus Perthes, Gotha 1915, p. 388 ; Twenty-third year, Justus Perthes, Gotha 1921, p. 431.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Freiherrlichen Häuser to the year 1871 . Twenty-first year, Justus Perthes, Gotha 1871, p. 730.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kloeden, Georg von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kloeden, Friedrich Ludwig Georg von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian major general and member of the state parliament |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 27, 1849 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Potsdam |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 20, 1929 |
| Place of death | Saffig |