Gustav Adolf von Schlemüller

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Gustav Adolf Schlemüller , von Schlemüller since 1822 , (born February 6, 1797 in Stuhm in West Prussia , † May 25, 1863 in Berlin ) was a Prussian lieutenant general and adjutant general of King Wilhelm I.

Life

origin

His parents were the bailiff and later chamber commissioner Friedrich Heinrich Schlemüller and his wife Florentine Renate, née Neukirch.

Military career

Schlemüller attended the school in Marienwerder and the University of Königsberg . On January 20, 1813, he volunteered for the Prussian Army and joined the East Prussian National Cavalry Regiment . During the Wars of Liberation he fought in the sieges of Mainz and Thionville and the battles on the Katzbach , Leipzig , Laon and Paris . He was also at the crossing at Wartenburg and in the battles at Goldberg, Löwenberg, Bunzlau, Bischofswerda, Freyburg an der Unstrut, Claye and Soissons. During that time he received a commendation for Firmes, the Iron Cross II. Class from Coulommiers and the Order of St. Vladimir IV. Class for Meaux . By mid-April 1814, Schlemüller was promoted to second lieutenant .

On March 29, 1815 he was transferred to the 8th Hussar Regiment and on April 11th in the Guard Hussar Regiment. From 1816 to 1829 he was used as a regimental adjutant. At that time he was raised to the hereditary Prussian nobility on March 27, 1822 and promoted to Prime Lieutenant on May 17, 1825 . On April 15, 1832 he was then captain and squadron chief . In 1835 Schlemüller took part in the Kalisch revue . He was appointed chief of the teaching squadron on September 1, 1839 and aggregated in the Leib-Garde-Hussar Regiment . On May 18, 1840, he was transferred as a major to the War Department and appointed head of the Department of Army Affairs. In addition, he became a member of the remont department and on March 11, 1843 aggregated to the Guard Cuirassier Regiment . On March 31, 1845, he became lieutenant colonel there , before joining King Friedrich Wilhelm IV on May 22, 1845 as a wing adjutant . Leaving his position as a wing adjutant, he was initially charged with leading the Guard Dragoon Regiment on November 4, 1847, and on April 1, 1848, he was appointed regimental commander. His promotion to colonel took place on May 8, 1849. On September 22, 1851 Schlemüller was commissioned to lead the 2nd Guard Cavalry Brigade. He remains the king's wing adjutant. On November 4, 1851 he was also entrusted with the management of the business of the commandant of Berlin until the new commandant General von Borcke came. On March 11, 1852 he was confirmed as brigade commander. On August 7, 1852, he was posted to Russia to observe the autumn maneuvers. On March 22, 1853, Schlemüller was promoted to major general and was awarded the Order of St. John in January 1854 on the occasion of the festival of the Order . He was transferred to the 14th Division as commander on April 2, 1857 and promoted to lieutenant general on April 9, 1857. On May 29, 1858, he was transferred to the 2nd Guard Division as commander. When it came to mobilization in 1859 on the occasion of the Sardinian War , he was commander of the Guards Cavalry Division and after the end of mobilization on July 25, 1859 confirmed in the position. But he asked for his departure , which was refused on September 27, 1859. On October 28, 1859, he received the Order of St. Anna 1st Class and on January 26, 1861, the Grand Cross of the Albrecht Order . On June 25, 1861 he was appointed adjutant general of King Wilhelm I , inspector of the Guard Cavalry and the Riding School. In addition, on October 18, 1861, Schlmüller was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle First Class with Oak Leaves. Seriously ill, he was leaving his position as Adjutant General and awarding of the September 16, 1862 Crown Order , First Class with the statutory board for disposition made.

He died on May 25, 1863 in Berlin and was buried in the garrison cemetery on May 28, 1863 .

family

Schlemüller married Adelaide Karoline Claude († 1856), a daughter of Jean Benjamin Claude , on November 25, 1823 in the Berlin Cathedral . She was buried on April 19, 1856 in the garrison cemetery. The couple had four daughters, including:

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Obituary. In: Weekly newspaper of the Johanniter-Ordens-Balley Brandenburg. Volume 4, issues 1-53, p. 137.
  2. ↑ grave
  3. ↑ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Freiherrlichen Häuser. 1878. Volume eight and twentieth, p. 761.
  4. ↑ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Freiherrlichen Häuser. 1890. p. 413.
personal data
SURNAME Schlemüller, Gustav Adolf von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general and adjutant general of King Wilhelm I.
DATE OF BIRTH February 6, 1797
PLACE OF BIRTH Stool
DATE OF DEATH May 25, 1863
Place of death Berlin