Gustav von Gotzkow

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Gustav von Gotzkow (born October 7, 1789 in Popowken ; † November 2, 1841 in Grünberg ) was a Prussian officer and knight of the order Pour le Mérite .

origin

His parents were the heir of Popowken Carl Ludwig von Gotzkow (1752-1817) and his wife Julie von Buchholtz (1767-1838).

Life

Gotzkow began his career in the Prussian Army on March 15, 1804 as a Junker in the "Esenbeck" dragoon regiment . He was promoted to Second Lieutenant in 1805 , took part in the Fourth Coalition War and was promoted to Prime Lieutenant in 1810 . After Gotzkow took part in the Russian campaign , he was transferred to the 2nd East Prussian Infantry Regiment due to injury . In September 1812 Gotzkow was awarded the order Pour le Mérite. The award was made at the suggestion of his superior, Major von Treskow. According to his report of July 25, 1812, Gotzkow received a serious head injury in a cavalry battle on July 19, 1812, with which he continued to participate in the battle, despite the objection of the doctor and his superior. Later he continued to serve with his unit. The report reached the headquarters of the Prussian king in Peterhof as a submission from Lieutenant General von Massenbach . It was the 662nd award of the Pour le Mérite under the reign of Friedrich Wilhelm III.

In his new regiment he continued to participate in the Wars of Liberation in 1813. Gotzkow then joined the 1st East Prussian Grenadier Battalion on October 14, 1814 when the Alexander Grenadier Regiment was formed, and on July 22, 1815 took part in the entry into Paris. 1817 dimittierte Gotzkow the rank of captain with the regiment uniform. In 1818 he received the character as a major.

Gotzkow became postmaster in Grüneberg in Silesia in 1826 , where he also died in 1841.

family

He married Friederike von Corvin-Wiersbitzki (1793-1827) on March 15, 1815 in Rastenburg . The couple had several children including:

  • Gustav Friedrich Karl Julius (1815–1883) ⚭ June 30, 1857 Johanna Elisabeth Emilie von Wittich (1823–1898)
  • Friederike (1818-1859)
  • Wilhelm (* 1819) ⚭ Wilhelmine Krampe († 1887)
  • Leo (* 1821)
  • Mathilde (1824-1840)

After the death of his first wife, he married Laura von Frankenberg-Proschlitz (* October 8, 1803; † November 12, 1841), the youngest daughter of the Prussian major Hans Heinrich von Frankenberg-Proschlitz (1740-1812). The couple had several children including:

  • Carl (1830-1854)
  • Hugo (* 1831)
  • Laura Julie Amalie Caroline Wilhelmine (1834–1905) ⚭ July 4, 1864 Friedrich von Gotzkow (1830–1880)
  • Julie (* 1840)

literature

  • Gustav Lehmann: The knights of the order Pour le Mérite 1740-1913. Medium publisher. Berlin 1913. Volume 2. pp. 17-18.
  • Claus von Lettow-Vorbeck: Commemorative sheets for the ranking of the Emperor Alexander Guard Grenadier Regiment No. 1. For the centenary on August 17, 1914. With an appendix; The rankings 1818–1914. W. Moeser. Berlin 1914. pp. 5-6.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gotzkow had received a severe wound on his left elbow during the campaign against Russia , which made him (initially) incapable of cavalry service .
  2. ↑ Gustav Lehmann: The knights of the order Pour le Mérite 1740-1913. Volume 2. pp. 17-18.
  3. ^ Leopold von Zedlitz-Neukirch : New Preussisches Adels-Lexicon . Volume 5. Leipzig 1839. p. 188
  4. ^ Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of noble houses , Justus Perthes , Gotha 1904. Fifth year, p. 253 .
personal data
SURNAME Gotzkow, Gustav von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gotzkow, Gustav Ludwig von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian officer and knight of the order Pour le Mérite
DATE OF BIRTH October 7, 1789
PLACE OF BIRTH Popowken
DATE OF DEATH November 2, 1841
Place of death Grünberg