Heinrich Adolph von Zwanziger

Coat of arms of the noble family von Zwanziger

Heinrich Adolph Zwanziger , from 1787 von Zwanziger (born January 26, 1776 in Castell (Lower Franconia) , † September 15, 1835 in Munich ) was a Bavarian officer and commander of the 1st Bavarian Infantry Regiment "König" .

origin

The family came from Lower Franconia . Friedrich Adolph Zwanziger (1745–1800), envoy of the princes of Löwenstein , the counts of Castell and von Erbach as well as the taverns of Limpurg , at the Franconian Empire in Nuremberg , also founder of the Fürstlich Castell'schen Bank , was born on April 5, 1784, Emperor Joseph II raised to hereditary nobility.

biography

Heinrich Adolph von Zwanziger was the son of the aforementioned diplomat Friedrich Adolph von Zwanziger and his wife Marie Salome nee. Günther. He studied humanities and later law at the University of Jena . After completing his studies, Zwanziger joined his father's legation and also took over his office when he died in 1800; he also advanced to the royal Löwenstein court councilor . He remained in this position until the territories represented by him were mediatized (1803) and then went to the Bavarian state services.

At his own request, the nobleman joined the Bavarian Army on November 11, 1806 and began his career as a captain in the then 13th Bavarian Infantry Regiment (later 11th). With this unit he took part in the campaign in Silesia in 1807 and in the fighting in 1809 in Tyrol . Zwanziger was seriously wounded there in May 1809 in the battle near Waidring . Only in 1812, in the campaign against Russia , could it be used again. Here he advanced to major and received the Knight's Cross of the French Legion of Honor . During the winter retreat, he lost several fingers on both hands due to frostbite, which is why he was unable to work for a while. Heinrich Adolph von Zwanziger took part in the campaigns of 1814 and 1815 in France, and he was successively appointed city commander of Nancy and Colmar . Ultimately, the officer remained in Bitsch as the fortress commander of the Allied occupation forces until 1819 , where he was directly subordinate to the Duke of Wellington , who held him in high regard. Upon departure, King Louis XVIII awarded him . the Knight's Cross of the French Order of Military Merit .

Until 1823 it was used for the bars of the fortresses Landau and Germersheim . Then the Zwanziger were transferred to the 1st Bavarian Infantry Regiment "König" in Munich, whose commander he was appointed colonel in 1825 and remained until his retirement in 1833.

Heinrich Adolph von Zwanziger had to retire early because the late effects of his Tyrolean wound resulted in progressive paralysis of the legs. On September 6, 1835, the severely disabled officer went for a walk in Munich in his carriage. On the way from the Hofgarten to the Englischer Garten , he passed the Hofgarten barracks of the Infantry Leib Regiment . There his horse shied away from a drum signal and went through with the carriage. Zwanziger fell on the street, where he seriously injured his head and died on September 15.

In addition to the awards already mentioned, Heinrich Adolph von Zwanziger also wore the Bavarian Military Monument 1813–1815 and the Prussian Order of Herford Abbey .

literature

• Friedrich August Schmidt: New Nekrolog der Deutschen , 13th year (1835), second part, pages 763–766, Weimar, 1837; Digital scan .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Zwanziger, Friedrich Adolph. In: Karl Bosl (ed.): Bosls Bavarian biography. Supplementary volume. 1000 personalities from 15 centuries. Pustet, Regensburg 1988, ISBN 3-7917-1153-9 , p. 181 ( digitized version ).
2. ^ Karl Heinrich von Lang: Adelsbuch des Kingdom of Baiern , basic work, Volume 1, page 608, Munich, 1815 ( digitized in the Google book search).
3. ↑ Regensburger Zeitung No. 216, from September 10, 1835 and No. 220, from September 15, 1835 ( limited preview in the Google book search).
4. ^ Website of the Herford Monastery Order