Heinrich von Roeder (General, 1804)

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Maximilian Heinrich von Roeder (born October 10, 1804 in Berlin ; † November 8, 1884 in the Bernerhof in Bern ) was a Prussian infantry general and envoy .

Life

origin

Maximilian was the son of Wilhelm Karl Ferdinand von Roeder (1781–1813) and his wife Karoline, born von Kahle (1780–1837). His father was a Prussian major in the General Staff, adjutant to General Friedrich von Kleist and died in the Battle of Kulm, which was victorious for Prussia .

Military career

Roeder visited from November 1, 1819 cadet Berlin and was then on 6 April 1822 sergeant the 1st Guards Regiment walk the Prussian Army transferred. Here he was promoted to second lieutenant on March 15, 1823 . In 1828/29 he was sent to the General War School for further training . From May 17, 1831 to March 29, 1837, Roeder served as an adjutant in the 14th Division . He then returned to his main regiment and the following year, from June 19, 1838, he was commanded as a military advisor to Prince Alexander of Prussia . With his promotion to major on October 7, 1850, he was finally appointed personal adjutant to the prince. In this position Roeder received the Crown Order III at the end of May 1859 . Class and at the end of August 1860 the Commander of the Order of St. Michael and finally rose to Major General on March 17, 1863 . On October 1, 1864, he was released from his position as adjutant and placed with officers à la suite in the army for use in the diplomatic service .

Roeder then took up the post of Prussian ambassador to the Electorate of Hesse in Kassel on October 27, 1864 . His area of ​​activity also extended to Lippe-Detmold , Waldeck and Schaumburg-Lippe . After the defeat in the German War , the electorate was occupied and annexed by Prussia. Roeder was on June 8, 1866 character as Lieutenant General awarded. On March 12, 1867, Roeder was appointed Prussian envoy in Bern on the recommendation of Albrecht von Roon . In 1868 he was appointed envoy of the North German Confederation in Switzerland and from 1871 ambassador of the German Empire . On November 21, 1878 he received the character of General of the Infantry, and on March 6, 1882 the Grand Commander of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern . Roeder was released from his position as envoy on November 3, 1882, when he was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of the Red Eagle with diamonds.

He was a legal knight of the Order of St. John .

family

Roeder married on January 6, 1830 in Kleve with Johanna Ernestine Agnes Countess and Noble Mistress zur Lippe-Sternberg-Schwalenberg (1807-1830). After her untimely death, he married on September 19, 1839 in La Tour-de-Peilz Bertha Mathilde, widow of Gyicko, née Ausset (1816–1895). The following children emerged from the marriages:

  • Karl Heinrich Bernhard (1830–1876), Prussian Second Lieutenant, most recently a farmer in Texas
  • Jenny (* 1840) ⚭ Rudolf von Krause on Poblotz
  • Eugen Alexander Heinrich (1847–1938), real Privy Councilor , Vice Master of Ceremonies and Introducer of the Diplomatic Corps ⚭ Lavinia Grace Watson (1852–1933)
  • Pauline (1845–1914) ⚭ Rudolf von Winterfeldt (1829–1894), General of the Infantry
  • Maximilian (1851–1899), mining engineer ⚭ Gertrud Perigal (* 1859)
  • Emma Agnes (1843–1911) ⚭ Constantin De Gautard

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SURNAME Roeder, Heinrich von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Roeder, Maximilian Heinrich von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian general of the infantry and envoy
DATE OF BIRTH October 10, 1804
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH November 8, 1884
Place of death Bern