Johann Franz Kempen

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Johann Franz Kempen, lithograph by Karl Sterio, 1849

Johann Franz Kempen , from 1816: Johann Franz Kempen von Fichtenstamm , from 1854: Johann Franz Freiherr Kempen von Fichtenstamm (born June 26, 1793 in Pardubitz , Eastern Bohemia; † November 29, 1863 in Schwarzau am Steinfeld , Lower Austria ) was an officer in the Army of the Austrian Empire . The highest active rank held by him was that of a field marshal lieutenant , after retirement that of a field witness .

Life

In 1849 Kempen was appointed General Inspector of the Gendarmerie by Emperor Franz Joseph , which he built up and transformed into a powerful corps. Furthermore, Kempen, protégé of Feldzeugmeister Julius von Haynau (1786–1853), held the position of military governor of Vienna from 1851 and was chief of the highest police authority from 1852 to 1859 and thus an essential bearer of the state in the time of neo-absolutism .

As the head of the gendarmerie and police, Kempen had extensive powers: the secret research service (as it existed under Josef von Sedlnitzky ) was resumed and a large number of shop stewards were hired. The gendarmerie observed all offices, district captains, governors, officers and even ministers. In 1857 alone, about as many officials were transferred from other police authorities to the Vienna Police Department as between 1800 and 1848. Since the gendarmerie reports were too often based on assumptions and evidence was missing, there were countless disagreements not only with civil but also with military authorities.

On June 28, 1859 , the inauguration of a prayer hall took place on the ground of the city of Wiener Neustadt , which Baron Kempen had built in memory of his entry into the army 50 years ago (and in view of his imminent retirement). The building no longer exists today, the so-called Kempen Cross , which originally had its place in the prayer hall, has remained.

Baron Kempen von Fichtenstamm died in the early morning hours of November 29th, 1863 after two months of painful sick bed . He was buried in a crypt on December 2nd of that year in the cemetery of the Imperial and Royal Military Academy in Wiener Neustadt .

The diary of Police Minister Kempen from 1848 to 1859 is considered a valuable source of that era.

photos

  • Kempen Cross (1859)

  • Kempen cross , dedication plaque, commemorative plaque

  • Kempenkreuz , public notice (Author: Willbald Hufnagl)

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kempen v. Spruce trunk, also barons . In: Ernst Heinrich Kneschke : New general German nobility lexicon . Volume 5: Kalb - Loewenthal . Voigt, Leipzig 1864, p. 63, text online .
  2. ↑ † Feldzeugmeister Freiherr v. Kempen. In:  Wiener Zeitung , No. 282/1863, December 6, 1863, p. 684, top left. (Online at ANNO ). Template: ANNO / Maintenance / wrz.
  3. ↑ a b Kempen von Fichtenstamm Johann Franz Frh .. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 3, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1965, p. 293.
  4. ↑ Little Chronicle. (...) FZM. Kempen †. In:  Die Presse , No. 329/1863 (XVIth year), November 30, 1863, p. 1, bottom center. (Online at ANNO ). Template: ANNO / maintenance / apr.
  5. ^ Wiener Nachrichten. (...) FZM. Baron von Kempen. In:  Die Presse , No. 331/1863 (XVIth year), December 2, 1863, p. 3, bottom right. (Online at ANNO ). Template: ANNO / maintenance / apr.
  6. ↑ Permalink OBV .
personal data
SURNAME Kempen, Johann Franz
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kempen von Fichtenstamm, Johann Franz Freiherr (from 1815)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian general
DATE OF BIRTH June 26, 1793
PLACE OF BIRTH Pardubice , Eastern Bohemia
DATE OF DEATH November 29, 1863
Place of death Schwarzau am Steinfeld , Lower Austria