Georg von Waldstätten (1815–1881)

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Georg Freiherr von Waldstätten, Major General, 1866

Georg Freiherr von Waldstätten , (born April 27, 1815 in Krems an der Donau , † October 15, 1881 in Eberstein , buried in Klagenfurt ), was an Austrian officer ( major general ) from the von Waldstätten family .

biography

The son of Johann Baptist Ignaz von Waldstätten became ensign in infantry regiment No. 3 Archduke Karl, lieutenant on May 21, 1839, then on April 16, 1842 first lieutenant in infantry regiment No. 29 Hartmann v. Hartenthal, on December 16, 1847 lieutenant captain in the Wimpffen Infantry Regiment No. 13, and captain on November 29, 1848 . As such, he took part in the wars in Hungary in 1849 . On February 18, 1855, he was promoted to Major and Wing Adjutant to His Majesty Emperor Franz Joseph I and on April 9, 1858, he became a lieutenant colonel .

Promoted from lieutenant colonel to colonel (June 9, 1859) and commander of Regiment No. 26, Grand Duke Michael of Russia, he took part in the campaigns in Italy in 1859 and - as a colonel brigadier - against Prussia in 1866 . He led a brigade in the VI. Corps under General Ramming and took part in the Battle of Nachod on June 27 and the Battle of Königgrätz on July 3 . In recognition of this, he advanced to major general (appointment August 21, 1866, rank of August 23, 1866), then retired on November 1, 1867.

Georg has been honored several times, including the Commander's Cross of the Royal Saxon Order of Albrecht and the Commander's Cross of the Grand Ducal Hessian Order of Ludwig .

family

He married on September 14, 1867 in Klagenfurt Wilhelmine (born October 6, 1843 in Klagenfurt; † January 15, 1928 ibid), daughter of Baron Adolf von Aichelburg and Emma von Litzelhofen .

The baron was buried with military honors in Klagenfurt. A battalion of the "King of the Belgians" infantry regiment and the Uhlans from the regiment there were his last escort .

literature

  • Constantin von Wurzbach : Waldstätten, Georg . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 52nd part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1885, p. 205 f. ( Digitized version ).
  • Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the baronial houses S – Z, FB, 1905, 1941.
  • August v. Doerr: The Hayek von Waldstätten, separate print from the yearbook of the kais. Heraldic Society "Adler", Carl Gerold's Sohn printing works, Vienna 1914.
  • Dr. Alfred Waldstätten: "Contributions to the genealogy of the Waldstätten family and related families", with corrections and additions to the article by August von Doerr , in "ADLER" - Zeitschrift für Genealogie und Heraldik Volume 21 (XXXV), Issue 6 from April 8th – June 2002 (1st part); Issue 7 from July 8th – September 2002 (2nd part); Issue 8 from October 8th – December 2002 (end).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the baronial houses SZ, FB, 1905, 1941.
  2. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from October 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.oesta.gv.at
  3. ^ Ordinance sheet for the Imperial and Royal Army: Personnel matters: Volume 9, Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1859, p. 157
  4. ^ Anton Kreuzer: "Carinthian biographical sketches: 15.-20. Century “, Volume 3, Kärntner Druck- und Verlagsgesellschaft, 1998, p. 73 f.
personal data
SURNAME Waldstätten, Georg von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Waldstätten, Georg Freiherr von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian officer
DATE OF BIRTH April 27, 1815
PLACE OF BIRTH Krems at the Donau
DATE OF DEATH October 15, 1881
Place of death Eberstein