Johann Kasimir von Auer

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Johann Kasimir von Auer with the order Pour le Mérite

Johann Kasimir von Auer (born November 6, 1736 in Königsberg , † October 19, 1809 in Gallhöfen ) was a Prussian major general .

Life

origin

Johann Kasimir came from the noble family von Auer . He was the son of Christoph Albrecht von Auer (February 26, 1710 - July 23, 1794) and his wife Rosa, born von Mirande (February 18, 1718 - April 19, 1790). His father was a gentleman at Bilshöfen and Lichtenfeld, court judge and secret finance councilor and hospital director. Major General Jonas Casimir von Auer was his grandfather.

Military career

Auer enrolled on September 29, 1752 as a student at the University of Königsberg . In 1754 he was employed as a Junker in the "von Schorlemer" dragoon regiment of the Prussian army . First as ensign , later as second lieutenant and prime minister , Auer fought during the Seven Years' War near Groß-Jägersdorf , Zorndorf , Kay , Liegnitz and Freiberg and was at the siege of Dresden . In December 1770 he became staff captain and took part in the War of the Bavarian Succession in 1778/79 . Auer remained connected to his regiment throughout his life. He became squadron chief and rose to regimental commander in April 1790. On the occasion of a revue in Königsberg, Auer received the order Pour le Mérite on June 7, 1802 . The following year King Friedrich Wilhelm III appointed him . head of the regiment and promoted him on May 20, 1803 to major general.

He dimittierte on 20 March 1807 an annual pension of 800 taler.

family

Auer married Friederike Elisabeth, née d'Artis von Bequignolle (born December 26, 1754 in Sieslack, † April 11, 1809 in Königsberg) on ​​November 22, 1774. The marriage resulted in the following children:

  • Karl Wilhelm (born November 14, 1775 in Königsberg; † September 7, 1776)
  • Henriette Charlotte (born November 13, 1776 in Königsberg; † April 29, 1853) ⚭ Dietrich Christoph Gotthold von Cosel (1752–1825), Prussian general
  • Friederike Karoline (born March 29, 1778 in Königsberg; † June 30, 1819) ⚭ 1806 Heinrich Sigismund Petrusch († March 2, 1821), district tax collector
  • Auguste Marianne (born April 2, 1780 in Königsberg; † July 2, 1807) ⚭ 1802 Friedrich Wilhelm Bülow von Dennewitz (1755–1816), Prussian infantry general
  • Amalie Wilhelmine (born November 30, 1782 in Labiau; † February 13, 1785)
  • Emilie Antoinette (born October 16, 1784 in Labiau; † February 6, 1886)
  • Ludwig Kasimir (1788–1837), Prussian major general
  • Pauline Juliane (born November 7, 1790 in Labiau; † July 15, 1842) ⚭ Friedrich Wilhelm Bülow von Dennewitz (1755–1816), Prussian infantry general
  • Emilie Alexandria (born May 23, 1792 in Königsberg, † June 27, 1892)

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personal data
SURNAME Auer, Johann Kasimir von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian major general, chief of the "von Auer" dragoon regiment
DATE OF BIRTH November 6, 1736
PLACE OF BIRTH Königsberg (Prussia)
DATE OF DEATH October 19, 1809
Place of death Gallhöfe