Heinrich LII. Reuss to Köstritz

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Count Heinrich LII. Reuss zu Köstritz (born September 21, 1763 in Köstritz ; † February 23, 1851 in Munich ) was a Bavarian general of the infantry and holder of the Commander's Cross of the Military Max Joseph Order .

Life

Heinrich LII. was the son of Count Heinrich XXIII. Reuss zu Schleiz-Köstritz (1722–1787) and his wife Countess Ernestine von Schönburg-Wechselburg (1736–1768).

On June 30, 1780 he joined the then 2nd Infantry Regiment "Kurprinz" as a lieutenant . In this regiment he bought a captain's post from Captain Morawitzky. On June 12, 1791 Reuss was promoted to Major in the 6th Fusilier Regiment "Count Palatine Wilhelm von Birkenfeld" and on August 16, 1793 to Lieutenant Colonel in the 1st Grenadier-Leib Regiment . He was transferred to the 4th Grenadier Regiment from June 4, 1796 to October 5, 1798 and then returned to the 1st Grenadier Leib Regiment.

In the spring of 1800 the grenadier units were pulled out of the infantry regiments and put together in battalions . As the commander of one of these grenadier battalions, he took part in the campaign against France , assigned to the 1st Brigade under Major General von Deroy . On June 27, 1800, he distinguished himself with his grenadiers in the battle near Neuburg an der Donau , so that he was awarded the Military Medal of Honor with a cabinet order of August 20, 1800 . After being promoted to colonel in the Leib Regiment , Reuss took part in the unfortunate battle of Hohenlinden on December 3, 1800. Although he suffered heavy losses in the course of the fighting at St. Christoph near Wasserburg am Inn and was thrown by the French after heavy resistance, General Zweybrücken explicitly mentioned his excellent behavior.

After the peace agreement, Reuss was appointed to the Commission for the Improvement of the Army in Amberg , headed by Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria . At the end of June 20, 1803, he was dismissed at his own request with the character of a major general à la suite , but was called up again on February 8, 1804 and appointed as major general adjutant general of the infantry to the elector.

On March 1, 1806, Reuss was awarded the Commander's Cross of the Military Max Joseph Order. In the same year he was ordered to Paris . On March 25, 1807 he was appointed Chief of the General Staff of the High Command of the 2nd Division and took part in the war against Prussia and Russia as such . Promoted to lieutenant general on January 1, 1811 , he remained as adjutant general until the end of 1815. In the meantime, Reuss was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown in 1813 . Retired at his own request since December 8, 1815, he was reactivated in his previous position on March 17, 1818. According to the highest resolution, he was appointed capitular of the Knightly Order of St. Rupert and on February 11, 1824 was promoted to general of the infantry while retaining his previous position.

Heinrich LII followed in 1840. as Count Reuss zu Schleiz-Köstritz, after his older brothers Heinrich XLVII. and Heinrich XLIX. died without offspring.

Shortly after Max I Joseph's death , Reuss submitted a pension application for the third time , which was granted with the greatest possible signature. He was given the right to continue wearing the adjutant general's uniform. On the orders of Ludwig I on March 27, 1841, the term Feldzeugmeister was to be used instead of General of the Infantry.

Feldzeugmeister Count Reuss died on February 23, 1851 of complications from pneumonia in Munich, unmarried and childless. He was followed as Count Reuss zu Schleiz-Köstritz by the son of his younger brother Heinrich LV., Count Heinrich LXXIII. (1798-1855).

Honors

  • The Vorwerke XV and XVI of the fortress Germersheim were given the name "Reuss" on March 26, 1842.
  • In Germersheim there is also a Reussstrasse named after the Vorwerke .

literature

  • Baptist Schrettinger: The Royal Bavarian Military Max Joseph Order and its members. R. Oldenbourg. Munich 1882.
  • Hermann Helmes: The name of the fortifications in Germersheim. J. Lindauersche Buchhandlung. Munich 1903.
  • Andreas Nerlich: The mummy of the King General. Heinrich LII. Reuss-Köstritz. The life story of a Bavarian general in Napoleon's time . Self-published, Munich 2016, ISBN 978-3-00-054636-5

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ludwig von Coulon: The knight orders, honor merit mark and the orders of noble ladies in the kingdom of Bavaria. Munich 1838. p. 76.
personal data
SURNAME Heinrich LII. Reuss to Köstritz
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Heinrich LII. Reuss
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Count Reuss zu Schleiz-Köstritz and Bavarian general of the infantry
DATE OF BIRTH September 21, 1763
PLACE OF BIRTH Köstritz
DATE OF DEATH February 23, 1851
Place of death Munich