Gustav von Görtz-Wrisberg

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Gustav Graf von Schlitz called von Görtz and von Wrisberg , on Brunkensen and Brünighausen (born December 29, 1815 in Hanover , † April 10, 1882 in Brunkensen ) was the Duke of Braunschweig colonel and in 1868 and 1869 the commandant of the Duke of Braunschweig Infantry Regiment No. 92 .

origin

Von Görtz-Wrisberg was named the son of Moritz Graf von Schlitz. Von Görtz and von Wrisberg, auf Brunkensen and Brünnighausen (1779-1853) and his wife Eugenie von Staff (1790-1847). His parents divorced in 1821.

Military career

He entered the military as a cadet on April 16, 1830 , where he was appointed Portepee Ensign on April 24, 1834 and Second Lieutenant in the 3rd Battalion of the Infantry Regiment on April 25, 1834 . After his promotion to Premier-Lieutenant on January 1, 1839 , he became captain and head of a company of the regiment on April 7, 1848 and shortly afterwards on April 14 in the war against Denmark as a general staff officer on the staff of the 10th German Federal Corps . On November 9, 1848 he was transferred as an adjutant to the staff of the field corps and on October 18, 1852 to the war college. In addition, from June 17, 1853, he was available to the ducal adjutant general . On April 25, 1855 he was given the character of a major and on May 9, 1858, he became a major and regular staff officer of the infantry regiment. Since March 6, 1859, he was in command of the 1st Battalion and was transferred to the General Staff on May 3 of that year. From May 31 to July 31, 1859, he was appointed military secretary with the management of the corps command of the mobile 10th Federal Corps. On April 25, 1863 he was given the character of a lieutenant colonel and on April 25, 1865 he was commander of the body battalion , where he was appointed lieutenant colonel on May 7 of that year. On 17 May 1865 he was commander of the Duke of Brunswick Infantry Regiment. 92 and there on September 24, 1868 Colonel transported before it in on February 5, 1869 Pension went.

family

Von Görtz-Wrisberg was married to Eugenie von Hertzberg (1823–1871), daughter of Lieutenant General Friedrich August von Herzberg . With her he had the sons Lubbrecht (1851-1908), Moritz (1853-1918), Eustach (1856-1914) and Leopold (1862-1931) as well as the daughters Elisabeth (1849-1931), Eva (1855-1890) and Irmelis (1859-1909). After his wife's death in 1876, he married Ellen von Cotta, who was born in 1846.

literature

  • Ernst Heinrich Kneschke: German count houses of the present. In heraldic, historical and genealogical relation . TO Weigel, Leipzig 1852, p. 281–283 ( Text Archive - Internet Archive - To the Counts of Görtz).
  • Gustav Franz Achatius von Kortzfleisch , Lieutenant General ret. D. von Otto: Graf v. Goertz-Wrisberg, Gustav. In: History of the Braunschweig Infantry Regiment No. 92. Volume 2: From the establishment of the new troop corps in 1813 until the outbreak of war in 1870. Printed and published by Albert Limbach, Braunschweig 1896, p. 425 ( tu-braunschweig.de PDF ).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gustav Graf von Schlitz called von Görtz and von Wrisberg, on Brunkensen and Brünnighausen ( memento from July 27, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) on Stammreihen.de
  2. ↑ Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the count's houses for the year 1878. P. 318–319 ( books.google.de )
  3. ^ Kortzfleisch : From the establishment of the new troop corps in 1813 to the outbreak of war in 1870. p. 425.
  4. ^ Genealogical handbook of the nobility . Volume V: Gräfliche Häuser A. Volume 40 of the complete series, CA Starke Verlag, Limburg (Lahn) 1972, pp. 380–384.
  5. ↑ Gustav, Graf von Schlitz called von Görtz and von Wrisberg on geneall.net
personal data
SURNAME Görtz-Wrisberg, Gustav von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Görtz-Wrisberg, Gustav Graf von; Schlitz called von Görtz and von Wrisberg, on Brunkensen and Brünighausen, Gustav Graf von (full title)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German officer
DATE OF BIRTH December 29, 1815
PLACE OF BIRTH Hanover
DATE OF DEATH April 10, 1882
Place of death Brunkensen