Hermann von Trotha

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Karl Hermann von Trotha (born September 18, 1804 in Querfurt , † May 23, 1891 in Darmstadt ) was a Prussian cavalry general and long-standing adjutant general of the Grand Dukes of Hesse and the Rhine .

Life

origin

Hermann was a son of the Saxon lieutenant colonel Karl von Trotha (1770-1838) and his wife Amalie, born Freiin von Lobkowitz . His father was the master of gold show and co-owner of Obhausen .

Military career

Trotha joined the Guard Chevaulegers Regiment of the Grand Ducal Hessian Army on April 26, 1821 and was promoted to Second Lieutenant a year later . In 1823/24 he was assigned to the University of Leipzig as the companion of Prince Ludwig of Hesse , with whom he would remain connected throughout his life. When Grand Duke Ludwig II took office , Trotha was promoted to Rittmeister to his wing adjutant . He rose further in the following years, was commanded to Russia as a military companion of Prince Alexander of Hesse-Darmstadt in 1840/41 and, as a colonel , was appointed adjutant general to the Grand Duke on October 11, 1847. In 1848 he was assigned to deliver the news of the death of Ludwig II to the court in Saint Petersburg . Trotha also served Grand Duke Ludwig III. as adjutant general and was promoted to baron by him on January 26, 1854 . By April 26, 1871 he was promoted to general of the cavalry . Leaving his position as adjutant general, he was accepted into the Prussian Army on January 1, 1872 . After the death of Grand Duke Trotha came to his successor Louis IV. About the end of September 1877 with the Grand Cross of the Red Eagle Award and finally in mid-October 1878 board for disposition made.

family

Trotha had married Elisabeth Freiin von Adlersberg zu Adlershöh (1811-1885) on November 24, 1831 in Darmstadt. She was the illegitimate daughter of Prince Ludwig Georg Karl von Hessen-Darmstadt (1749-1823), who was legitimized by Grand Duke Ludwig I in 1821. The marriage resulted in a son, who later became the Hessian chamberlain Ludwig (1832-1892).

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SURNAME Trotha, Hermann von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Trotha, Karl Hermann Freiherr von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian general of the cavalry and longstanding adjutant general of the grand dukes of Hesse and the Rhine
DATE OF BIRTH September 18, 1804
PLACE OF BIRTH Querfurt
DATE OF DEATH May 23, 1891
Place of death Darmstadt