Heinrich von Rosenberg (racing rider)

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Heinrich von Rosenberg

Heinrich Gottschalk Wilhelm von Rosenberg (* 1. June 1833 in Puditsch ; † 19th April 1900 in Rathenow ) was a Prussian general of cavalry and a successful amateur - jockey . He is known as the "father of the German officer - equestrian sport " and founder of the Hanoverian racing club .

Life

Rosenberg, who was born in Prussia , founded the cyclo-cross races as a young officer, "from which officer-obstacle racing later developed". Rosenberg's saying has come down to us:

"The exercises that make us cavalrymen begin only in the field."

After the annexation of the Kingdom of Hanover by Prussia, Rosenberg was transferred to the 1st Uhlan Regiment No. 13 in Hanover on October 30, 1866, and was promoted to Rittmeister and appointed squadron chief from the Leib-Cuirassier Regiment No. 1 . Rosenberg quickly recognized the benefit of “amalgamating riding hunt with track riding” for the Military Riding Institute Hanover (MRI) and founded the “Riding Hunting Association” that same year.

April 5, 1900, a few days before the death of the Rosenbergs: “1. German finish in XX. Century "on the racetrack on the Kleine Bult (today: Stadtpark ), organized by the Hanover racing club and" recorded with Gorizia - Anschütz'scher Klapp-Camera "

As early as the following year 1867, Rosenberg wrote an appeal to all officers and gentlemen's riders, together with his prime lieutenant at the Königsulanen, Adalbert Perrinet von Thauvenay, as well as with the cavalry master Dedo von Krosigk (at that time already riding instructor at the MRI), that they like the riding hunting club to join. The strong influx in 1867 finally led to the foundation of the Hanoverian Racing Club , at that time still under the name "Association for the Promotion of Hanoverian State Horse Breeding ". In the same year Rosenberg rode the club's first hunt with the pack he had created .

With his regiment, Rosenberg took part as a major in the war against France in 1870/71 and received both classes of the Iron Cross for his services . After the end of the war he rose to the status of regular staff officer. On September 24, 1875 he was commissioned to lead the Brandenburg Hussar Regiment No. 3 in Rathenow ; he followed Colonel Egmont von Rauch , also a formative figure in horse racing, who had suffered a fatal stroke the month before while exercising with the regiment. Rosenberg commanded the regiment of the traditional Zieten Hussars until 1883. On October 17, 1883, he was appointed commander of the 30th Cavalry Brigade in Metz . From October 15, 1888, Rosenberg was commander of the cavalry division of the 1st Army Corps and from March 24, 1890 to March 15, 1895 inspector of the 2nd cavalry inspection in Berlin. He was then in approval of his leave request, leaving his position à la suite "of Zieten" (Brandenburg) no. 3 with the law of the Hussars board for disposition made.

Heinrich von Rosenberg made great contributions "to the development of the Hanoverian military riding institute" and was soon known as the "father of German officer equestrian sport."

The amateur racing rider won 184 of 584 races he rode himself, and in 1873 and 1874 he even won the title of champion twice .

His son was the future German Vice Admiral Hugo von Rosenberg (1875-1944).

Honors

Rosenberg memorial, unveiled on April 20, 1902 in Welfengarten,
postcard no. 366 by F. Astholz junior.
Relocated memorial with a portrait medallion on the grounds of the Neue Bult racecourse operated by the Hannoversche Rennverein
  • The Rosenberg Monument with a portrait medallion of Rosenbergs on a granite boulder was ceremoniously unveiled on April 20, 1902. initially in the Welfengarten on (today's) Wilhelm-Busch-Strasse near the Marstall at the Welfenschloss . Among those invited were, in addition to "His Majesty", the Kaiser Wilhelm , for example city director Heinrich Tramm .
  • The Rosenbergplatz , which was laid out in Vahrenwald in 1933, honors the general of the cavalry with its name
  • At the end of the 1980s, the Heinrich von Rosenberg monument was moved from Wilhelm-Busch-Strasse in Hanover to the Neue Bult racecourse

literature

Web links

Commons : Heinrich von Rosenberg  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Remarks

  1. ↑ Deviating from this, Wolfgang Leonhardt names (see literature) "Hannover-Bult", which is, however, a Hanover district ; compare Klaus Mlynek : Bult. In: Stadtlexikon Hannover , p. 97

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Compare the information under the GND number of the German National Library
  2. ↑ a b c Helmut Zimmermann: Rosenbergstrasse ... (see literature)
  3. ↑ a b c d e f g Wolfgang Leonhardt: Rosenbergstrasse ... (see literature)
  4. ↑ a b c d e Horst Willer: Reiterstadt Hannover. Historical review. can be downloaded as a PDF document from rv-hannover.de
  5. ↑ a b F. von Seydewitz: The first 25 years of the Königs-Ulanen-Regiment (1. Hannoversche) No. 13. Verlag Hermann Peters. Berlin 1897. p. 262.
  6. ↑ Karl-Heinz Grotjahn MA: Hannoverscher Rennverein eV In: Klaus Mlynek, Waldemar R. Röhrbein (ed.) U. a .: City Lexicon Hanover . From the beginning to the present. Schlütersche, Hannover 2009, ISBN 978-3-89993-662-9 , p. 265.
  7. ↑ Die Kunst für Alle ... , Volume 17, 1902, p. 408; preview
  8. ^ Sid Auffarth , Wolfgang Pietsch: The University of Hannover: its buildings, its gardens, its planning history , Michael Imhof Verlag, Petersberg 2003, ISBN 978-3-935590-90-7 , pp. 84–87 and 140–142
  9. ^ Kurt Morawietz (ed.): Brilliant Herrenhausen. History of a Guelph residence and its gardens , Hannover: Steinbock-Verlag, 1981; Pp. 159-162; Preview over google books
  10. ↑ Sabine Mossig (contact person): Horse racecourse Neue Bult on the page longhagen.de
personal data
SURNAME Rosenberg, Heinrich von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rosenberg, Heinrich Gottschalk Wilhelm von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian general of the cavalry, amateur racing rider
DATE OF BIRTH June 1, 1833
PLACE OF BIRTH Puditsch
DATE OF DEATH April 19, 1900
Place of death Rathenow