Johann Ernst Theodor von Belderbusch
Johann Ernst Theodor Freiherr v. Heyden called Belderbusch (* 1717 in Düsseldorf or Montzen; † February 4, 1799 in Mannheim ) was an electoral Palatinate general, Teutonic knight , military governor and provincial commander of Mannheim during the siege by the French revolutionary armies in 1794/95.
Life
Johann Ernst Theodor was a member of the Von der Heyden family called Belderbusch . His brother was Caspar Anton von Belderbusch , his parents called Vincenz Philip Anton von der Heyden. Belderbusch (* January 21, 1690 - March 23, 1771), Aachener Schöffe, Lord of Montzen, Streversdorp and Donrath, and Maria Clara Eugenia von Westrem (born May 14, 1687 in Gutacker; † September 30, 1775).
In the Teutonic Order, Belderbusch was the "Teutonic Order Commander of the Ballei on the Adige and in the Mountains".
In order to unite the Palatinate and Bavarian military and the associated administrations, Elector Carl Theodor von Bayern set up a Secret War Office and a Secret War Department in Munich in 1779, both of which were under the direction of the Privy Council and Lieutenant General Johann Ernst Theodor Freiherr von Belderbusch until 1788. He had previously been in command of the Electoral Palatinate-Bavarian body regiment since 1778.
As the commandant of Mannheim, he handed over the Mannheim Rheinschanze to the French revolutionary troops on December 24, 1794 . The city of Mannheim itself, also handed over without a blow on September 20, 1795 at the mere threat of Count Franz Albert Oberndorff and the city governor Lieutenant General Johann Theodor von Belderbusch, was only a stopover on their way to larger goals.
After Mannheim's capitulation, Belderbusch moved his provincial command to Mosbach, but was soon relieved of his command and sent to Munich.
Individual evidence
- ↑ For the correct spelling of the family name, see Max Braubach in NDB Berlin (1955), p. 28
- ^ Directory of German Orders , accessed on June 8, 2011.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Belderbusch, Johann Ernst Theodor von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Belderbusch, called Johann Ernst Theodor Freiherr von der Heyden |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | General of the Electorate of the Palatinate |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1717 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Düsseldorf or Montzen |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 4, 1799 |
| Place of death | Mannheim |