Hans Wilhelm von Schack

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Hans Wilhelm von Schack (born October 24, 1791 in Berlin , † September 25, 1866 in Magdeburg ) was a Prussian infantry general and governor general of the Saxon states under Prussian administration as well as heir to Stechau and knight of the Order of St. John .

Life

origin

Hans Wilhelm v. Schack before Rastatt in July 1849

Wilhelm comes from the Müssen branch of the Lüneburg nobility of the Lords of Schack . He was the eldest son of the Prussian major general Wilhelm Georg von Schack (1752-1827) and his wife Auguste Elisabeth Henriette, née von Borcke (1764-1830). His brothers were Major General Wilhelm von Schack , Major General Ferdinand von Schack (1787–1846) and Major General August von Schack (1793–1864). His brother-in-law were Major General Florian von Seydlitz (1777–1832) and the court marshal of Prince Wilhelm of Prussia, Hans Karl Dietrich von Rochow (1791–1857). His cousin and close friend was Johann Georg Emil von Brause . The draftsman Wilhelmine Auguste von Schack was his niece.

Military career

Schack came to Kalisch as a cadet in 1801 and from there to Berlin on May 25, 1802 as a cadet. On October 19, 1806, he was employed as a Junker in the Corps Blücher of the Prussian Army and promoted to ensign there on December 9, 1806 . After being sworn in on December 22, 1806, he took part in the campaign in 1807 .

On January 4, 1807 Schack came to the 6th East Prussian Reserve Battalion and on April 22, 1807 as a second lieutenant to the light battalion "von Schill". On August 20, 1808, he was transferred to the Leib-Infanterie-Regiment . In the campaign of 1812 he was wounded in a battle near Schlockhof and fought near Dahlenkirchen and Garossenkrug. For this, Schack received the order Pour le Mérite on October 18, 1812 . On June 16, 1813, he was promoted to Prime Lieutenant and on June 19, 1813, he was transferred to the 2nd Guards Regiment on foot . In the Wars of Liberation , Schack fought in the battles near Großgörschen , Bautzen , Dresden , Leipzig , Arcis-sur-Aube , LaFere-Champenoise , Paris and Belle Alliance as well as in the battles near Prina, Gießhübel, Altenburg, Güldengossa, Troyes, Nogent-Sur- Seine, Provins, Dormans, Pont-sur-Seine and the sieges of Maubeuge and Landrecies. He earned the Iron Cross II class from Belle Alliance and the Russian Order of Saint Anne II class with diamonds from Landcrecier . In addition, he was transferred to staff captain on October 9, 1814 and on April 8, 1815 to the adjutantage.

On April 24, 1815 he was promoted to captain and on April 21, 1816 appointed company commander in the 34th Infantry Regiment . On March 17, 1820, he joined the 35th Infantry Regiment, but on June 26, 1822, he left the regiment and was put up for disposition. On August 26, 1823, Schack came to the 20th Infantry Regiment as a captain and company commander with a patent from April 12, 1815 . There he was then major and regular staff officer on May 17, 1825 . On April 1, 1831, he was appointed commander of the Fusilier Battalion. On March 30, 1838, Schack was commissioned to lead the 20th Landwehr Regiment, and on January 24, 1839, he was appointed regiment commander. In addition, he became on March 30, 1839 as a lieutenant colonel with a patent from April 2, 1839 and on September 10, 1840 colonel. As such, he came on March 25, 1841 as commander of the 12th Infantry Regiment . For this he received the Order of the Red Eagle III on September 17, 1843 . Class. On March 30, 1844, he came as a commander in the 32nd Infantry Regiment , but on March 22, 1845 he became the commander of the 8th Infantry Brigade in Erfurt . In this capacity, he was promoted to major general on March 27, 1847.

On May 2, 1849, he became the commander of the 3rd Division, which was brought together to fight the Baden Revolution near Erfurt. This division - consisting of an infantry brigade and a cavalry brigade as well as two batteries of artillery - took part in the battle near Ladendorf and on the Federbach. For a failure at Rauenthal he received the Badischer Orden from the Zähringer Löwen . On September 15, 1849, it was made available to the Prince of Prussia. On September 20, 1849, he received the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd class with oak leaves and swords. On October 12, 1849, he was appointed commander of the Mainz fortress , and on April 20, he was also commander of the fortress's occupation brigade. In addition, on June 8, 1850, he received the Grand Cross of the Duke of Saxon-Ernstin House Order and on August 19, 1851, he was promoted to Lieutenant General. Shortly afterwards, on September 9, 1851, he was awarded the Order of the Iron Crown, 1st Class, and on October 20, 1851, the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Philip the Good-natured . In 1853 he was commissioned by the German Confederation to inspect the Hessian, Luxembourg and Nassau troops.

On November 4, 1854, he was then commander of the 15th division , on January 5, 1856, he received the Order of the Red Eagle First Class with swords on the ring from the king and, on December 9, 1856, to celebrate his 50th anniversary in service with the diamonds Order of the Red Eagle. On June 18, 1857, he received the Order of the Falcon from Sachsen-Weimar .

On June 3, 1858 he was commanding general of the IV Army Corps and on May 31, 1859 General of the Infantry . In addition, on June 14, 1859, he was appointed military governor of the province of Saxony. In 1860 he applied for his departure, but was refused. Instead, he was appointed chief of the 2nd Thuringian Infantry Regiment No. 32 on September 20, 1861 . From the king he received on October 18, 1861 the Grand Cross for the Order of the Red Eagle with Swords on the Ring and on November 28, 1861 the Grand Cross of the Anhalt Order of Albrecht the Bear . On May 16, 1862 he was briefly commanding general of the VII Army Corps . The units were mobilized to give weight to demands against the Kurhessen. The demobilization took place on June 25, 1862 and Schack received the king's personal thanks for the exemplary mobilization . On March 17, 1863, he also received the highest Prussian award, the Order of the Black Eagle . Since General Field Marshal Friedrich von Wrangel was posted, Schack became governor of Berlin on December 19, 1863. On May 18, 1865, however, he gave up command of the IV Army Corps. From the Russian side he received the Alexander Nevsky Order on September 24, 1864 and the Silver Commemorative Medal on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of his entry into Paris in 1814.

On September 23, 1865 Schack was placed à la suite of the 8th Leib Grenadier Regiment. In addition, he received the regiment's uniform and 2000 thalers. On July 8, 1866, the king appointed him Governor General of the Saxon states under Prussian administration. However, he died of a stroke in Magdeburg on September 25, 1866.

In his assessment by Prince Albrecht of Prussia in 1842 it was said of him: "A very excellent, completely reliable staff officer, with a very scientific education, sharp mind, with very correct tactical views suitable for a higher sphere of activity, must therefore preferably be recommended."

family

Schack married on September 16, 1816 in Wolde Elisabeth Luise Georgine Countess von Moltke (1793–1874), a daughter of Friedrich Detlef von Moltke (1750–1825). The couple had the following children:

  • Friedrich Wilhelm (* 1817)
  • August Johann Karl Wilhelm (1819–1861), Major in the Regiment of the Gardes du Corps ⚭ Marie Therese Weltz (1831–1899)
  • Friedrich Wilhelm Max (1821–1880), Major, Knight of the Order of St. John ⚭ Magdalene Anna von Lawrenz (1827–1903)
  • Elisabeth Wilhelmine Charlotte (* 1835)
  • Auguste Wilhelmine (1829-1914)
⚭ 1850 Thassilo Krug von Nidda (1814–1871), major general
⚭ 1873 Max von Byern (* 1835), Herr auf Zabakuck, Rittmeister a. D.
  • Georg Franz Wilhelm (* 1832)
  • Hans (* 1832 in Brandenburg - January 9, 1857 in Frankfurt am Main)

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ New Prussian Newspaper. 1849 wedding announcement
  2. ^ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Briefadeligen houses. 1914. Eighth year, Justus Perthes, Gotha 1913, p. 574.
  3. ^ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Nobeligen houses. 1908, p. 146.
personal data
SURNAME Schack, Hans Wilhelm von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian infantry general and governor general of the Saxon states under Prussian administration
DATE OF BIRTH October 24, 1791
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH September 25, 1866
Place of death Magdeburg