Heinrich von Lyncker

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Heinrich Friedrich Freiherr von Lyncker (born March 30, 1810 in Falkenberg , † February 28, 1883 in Berlin ) was a Prussian major general .

Life

origin

Heinrich Friedrich came from the noble family von Lyncker and Linker von Lützenwick . He was the son of Ernst von Lyncker (1782–1846), major in the gendarmerie , and his wife Emilie Juliane Ulrike, born von Holtzendorff (* 1788) a daughter of Lieutenant General Jakob Friedrich von Holtzendorff . His older brother Lothar (1809–1864) also embarked on a military career in the Prussian Army and made it to major general.

Military career

Lyncker visited the cadet houses in Potsdam and Berlin from 1822 and was then transferred on July 28, 1827 as portepeef ensign to the Emperor Franz Guard Grenadier Regiment of the Prussian Army. There he was promoted to second lieutenant on December 13, 1827 and to prime lieutenant on June 18, 1844 . As such, Lyncker took part in the suppression of the March riots in Berlin in 1848 and then in the campaign against Denmark . During the battle near Schleswig Lyncker was able to prove himself particularly well and was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle, IV class with swords. On September 19 of the same year he was promoted to captain . Associated with this was the simultaneous appointment as company commander . In this capacity Lyncker became major on July 16, 1855 and then rose to battalion commander on December 18, 1855. On April 28, 1857 he was transferred to Graudenz , where he was in command of the III. Battalion of the 1st Guard Landwehr Regiment took over. This commanded Lyncker until January 11, 1858, was then transferred to Potsdam in the 1st Guards Regiment on foot and there on May 31, 1859 promoted to lieutenant colonel. On July 1, 1860, Lyncker came to Rastenburg , where he was commander of Grenadier Regiment No. 4 stationed there . As such, he was promoted to colonel on October 18, 1861, and on January 14, 1862 he was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle III for his long service. Class with swords. On 11 March 1865 Lyncker was with the character as a major general with board for disposition made.

He died in Berlin and was buried on March 3, 1883 in the local cemetery in the Hasenheide.

family

Lyncker had married Elise Hübner (1816–1890) on February 2, 1836 in Berlin. The marriage resulted in three sons and a daughter:

  • Ernst (* 1836)
  • Lothar (1839-1886), first lieutenant a. D.
  • Helene (1842–1904) ⚭ 1862 Waldemar von Schack (1839–1870), Prussian captain and son of Major General August von Schack
  • Maximilian (1845–1923), Prussian infantry general , court marshal and general manager of the royal gardens

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the baronial houses for the year 1866. P. 591.
personal data
SURNAME Lyncker, Heinrich von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lyncker, Heinrich Friedrich Freiherr von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian major general
DATE OF BIRTH March 30, 1810
PLACE OF BIRTH Falkenberg
DATE OF DEATH February 28, 1883
Place of death Berlin