Hermann von Nostitz-Rieneck

Hermann Reichsgraf von Nostitz-Rieneck (born July 29, 1812 in Türmitz ; † December 27, 1895 in Prague ) was an Austrian officer ( general of the cavalry ) and owner of the Uhlan Regiment No. 13 as well as the kk Real Privy Councilor and Chamberlain from the House of Nostitz .

Hermann Graf von Nostitz-Rieneck 1851

Life

The young Hermann came in 1829 when Cuirassier Grand Duke Constantine of Russia no. 8 a, was there on July 1, 1830 Lieutenant , on August 1, 1832 Lieutenant , became then on May 16, 1833 to captain the Nostitz Chevaulegers Regiment. 7 his father and on December 5, 1842 major , on October 20, 1845 lieutenant colonel in the Uhlan regiment Duke Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha No. 1 and on April 9, 1848 chamberlain.

In 1848 he took part in the fight against the rebellious Hungarians and was able to distinguish himself in the battle near Bábolna on December 18 of that year and in that of Kàpolna on February 27 of the following year, in which he was able to conquer the village of Kaàl with a brilliant attack . That's why he was appointed on May 4, 1849 Colonel and appointed regimental commander of the aforementioned regiment.

In this capacity took part in the summer campaign against Hungary. After he had proven himself in the Battle of Pered and the battles at Nyárasd , Aszot and Szent Pál, for which he received the Military Merit Cross with war decoration on August 26th of that year , he signed himself up as commander of the Barco Brigade on September 3rd of that year Puszta Harkály especially: the Hungarians attacked the 4,000 Austrian soldiers there with 10,000 men and 30 guns. Nostitz managed to stop the opposing cavalry through tactical skill and great courage. On the evening of the day of the fight, he formed the rear guard and broke off the strategically important bridge at Lél despite heavy counterfire . Thus the brigade was saved from destruction or capture. For this he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Military Maria Theresa Order on March 26, 1850 . On August 16, 1851 he was promoted to major general , after which he was brigadier of various corps.

On March 1, 1859, he was promoted to field marshal lieutenant and division general in Agram and the second owner of the Volunteer Uhlan Regiment (May 15, 1861). On February 1, 1862, the Count received command of the Cavalry Division in Bohemia and from January 29, 1864 was assigned to the State General Command in Transylvania , and on April 13, 1866, he was a real secret council. He was also the bearer of the Imperial Russian Order of St. Anne, 2nd class with crown and swords , the war medal and the officer badge, 1st class.

Although he retired with this rank on December 1, 1867, the Count became the owner of the Uhlan Regiment No. 13 on July 20, 1886, and was honored on April 5, 1892 with the title of General of the Cavalry.

family

The count was the son of Field Marshal Lieutenant Johann Nepomuk (born March 24, 1768 in Prague; † October 22, 1840), brother of the Oberstland Marshal of Bohemia Albert von Nostitz-Rieneck (1807–1871), and made famous by the Battle of Leipzig Uncle of Johann Wilhelm (born April 6, 1847 in Baja ; † October 15, 1915 in Vienna), field marshal lieutenant, educator of the two older sons of Archduke Karl Ludwig and chief steward of Archduchess Maria Annunziata . Hermann married on April 9, 1839 Wilhelmine Franziska Caroline Princess von Auersberg (born April 2, 1813 in Prague; † February 16, 1886 there) whose son Albert (born April 18, 1843 in Prague; † February 3, 1929 in Vienna) was also a high officer (field marshal lieutenant) and chief steward of the archduke heir to the throne Franz Ferdinand .

coat of arms

Coat of arms of the Counts of Nostitz and Rieneck

1651: Squared shield with crowned red heart shield, in it three gold bars (Grafschaft Rieneck). In the first field in blue on a golden crescent moon, two outwardly curved horns with red and silver shafts with the tips pointing downwards. In the second field in silver a black eagle's wing covered with a gold bar. On the division of the shield lies an anchor, which is blue in the third silver field, but gold in the fourth, blue field. A count's crown covers the shield, on which are three crowned helmets. On the right with black and silver covers the eagle's wing covered with the beam, on the middle with black and silver covers on the right, red and silver covers on the left a silver swan (Rieneck) ready to fly, on the left with red and silver covers two of silver and red nested buffalo horns, in between three ostrich feathers blue, gold and blue.

literature

• Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Graefliche Häuser , Justus Perthes , Gotha 1825 to 1942.
• Jaromir Hirtenfeld : The Military Maria Theresa Order and its members , Verlag der Buchhandlung für Militärliteratur Karl Prohaska, Vienna 1857.
• Constantin von Wurzbach : Nostitz-Rieneck, Hermann Graf . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 20th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1869, pp. 399–401 ( digitized version ).
• Peter Broucek :  Nostitz-Rieneck Hermann Gf. from. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 7, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1978, ISBN 3-7001-0187-2 , p. 156.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Wiener Zeitung of December 28, 1895
2. ↑ http://sammlungen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/1848/content/titleinfo/2236995
3. ↑ Prager Tagblatt of December 28, 1895, p. 2
4. ↑ Neue Freie Presse of December 28, 1895, p. 5
5. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from June 22, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
6. ^ Antonio Schmidt-Brentano: The kk or kuk generality 1816-1918. Austrian State Archives, 1907, p. 128
7. ^ Eduard Maria Oettinger, Karl August Kesselmeyer: "Moniteur des Dates", 4th volume, self-published, Dresden 1867, p. 68
8. ↑ P. Broucek:  Nostitz-Rieneck Hermann Gf. from. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 7, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1978, ISBN 3-7001-0187-2 , p. 156.
9. ↑ Leonard Dorst von Schatzberg: "Schlesisches Wappenbuch or the arms of the nobility in the Sovereign Duchy of Silesia etc.", Volume 1, Verlag G. Heinze & Co., Görlitz 1847, p. 27.