Johann Ludwig Ferdinand von Valtier

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Johann Ludwig Ferdinand von Valtier , also: Valtier de Valmarin (born March 12, 1773 in Moritten ; † March 1, 1840 in Berlin ) was a Prussian major general .

Life

origin

He was the son of Peter Jakob von Valtier, heir to Moritten and Marienhöh and excise inspector (1734–1800) and his wife Barbara Maria, née von Hippel (* 1739).

Military career

After years of youth in Rouen , Valtier entered on April 9, 1790 as a Junker in the “von Borstell” dragoon regiment of the Prussian army . First as an ensign , later as a second lieutenant , he took part in the siege of Warsaw and the battles at Wola and Kapinos during the campaign in Poland in 1794/95 . In mid-May 1795, Valtier was promoted to adjutant . As a prime lieutenant on October 1, 1805, he became adjutant general to Lieutenant General von Hertzberg . During the Fourth Coalition War , Valtier fought in the skirmishes near Halle, Lychen, Waren and Criewitz. After the battle of Lübeck and the surrender of Ratekau , he was taken prisoner, was placed inactive and received only half pay from August 10, 1807 . In the meantime, on May 2, 1806, he had received the Prussian nobility recognition.

On February 3, 1808, Valtier received notification that his reinstatement was being considered. He was promoted to Rittmeister on March 8, 1811 , before Valtier joined the gendarmerie on August 2, 1812 and at the end of October 1812 as a district brigadier in Upper Silesia . From April 1, 1813 to November 19, 1814 he was a squadron leader in the 6th Silesian Landwehr Cavalry Regiment and during this time took part in the sieges of Glogau and Torgau in the Wars of Liberation . His behavior at Glogau was honored by being awarded the Iron Cross, 2nd class. After the Peace of Paris , Valtier resigned from the gendarmerie and became a district brigadier in Flatow . On January 28, 1815, he was promoted to major, and on December 3, 1820, he was appointed department commander in the Landgendarmerie (1st Gendarmerie Brigade). From March 30, 1829, he was employed as a brigadier of the 2nd Gendarmerie Brigade in Stettin . In this position became Valtier on 7 June 1832 to lieutenant colonel , and on March 30, 1836 , Colonel . Under awarding of the character as a major general, he received his on March 16, 1839 farewell . For his long service, King Friedrich Wilhelm III. He received an increased annual pension of 1200 thalers and awarded Valtier the Order of the Red Eagle III as an outward sign of his satisfaction . Class with a bow.

family

Valtier married on July 6, 1798 in Riesenburg in East Prussia Wilhelmine Amalie von der Gröben (1774-1809), widow of Henrich von Kleist († November 5, 1799) and the daughter of the packing inspector in Elbing Friedrich Siegesmund von der Gröben. The couple had several children:

  • Lydia Adelheid (born August 5, 1798) ⚭ October 8, 1829 Stanislaus von Stolle
  • Elvira Thusnelda Malwine (1799–1800)
  • Hulda Seraphine Marianne (* May 2, 1801) ⚭ Ludwig von Kurowski, Lord of Muhlack, Rastenburg district
  • Karl Erdmann Benno Erwin (born January 25, 1803 - † May 24, 1882), retired Premier Lieutenant D.
  • Karoline Hildegarde Beatrice (born April 16, 1804)
  • Ludwig Ferdinand (born December 12, 1805)
  • Agalja Theophile Pauline (born March 25, 1807)

After the death of his first wife, he married Karoline Wilhelmine Henriette Burow on December 14, 1810 in Kulm (* November 23, 1789; † May 23, 1817). The marriage had three children:

  • Feodorus Valerius Leonce (* December 8, 1811 - October 18, 1893), lieutenant colonel and district commander
  • Leontine Agalja Valerie (born December 3, 1815) ⚭ Adolf von Gerhardt (1803–1879), police chief of Magdeburg
  • Wilhelmine Eveline (born May 23, 1817)

After the death of his second wife, he married Friederike Maria Pauline von Gerhardt on February 13, 1820 in Flatow (* May 21, 1794; † January 13, 1869). The couple had several children:

  • Adelinde Karoline Liebwerke (March 3, 1821 - November 26, 1896) ⚭ Ludwig von Minnigerode (1820–1882), Lord of Wollershausen, member of the Prussian manor house
  • Marianne Therese Klara (born June 5, 1822)
  • Johanna Pauline Auguste (born February 3, 1824)
  • Karl Eugen Maximilian (born December 28, 1825)
  • Marie Helene Karoline (born May 31, 1827) ⚭ Hermann Nicolai, tenant of Radensleben (Neuruppin district)
  • Adelheid Pauline Berta (born December 29, 1834 - † May 23, 1920), lady-in-waiting in Berlin

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of noble houses 1903. Fourth year, p. 344.
  2. ^ Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the baronial houses 1892. Forty-second year, p. 567.
personal data
SURNAME Valtier, Johann Ludwig Ferdinand von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Johann Ludwig Ferdinand von Valtier de Valmarin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian major general
DATE OF BIRTH March 12, 1773
PLACE OF BIRTH Moritten
DATE OF DEATH March 1, 1840
Place of death Berlin