Joseph Staader von Adelsheim

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Joseph Plazidus Freiherr Staader von Adelsheim (* 1738 in Königseggwald ; † November 12, 1808 in Vienna ) was an Austrian officer ( Feldzeugmeister ) during the coalition wars and owner of the 3rd Infantry Regiment.

origin

According to Joseph Freiherr von Liechtenstern, Poppo von Dürrn , who had the city of Adelsheim am Rhein expanded, is also said to be the progenitor of this family.

It is historically documented that Christoph, who came from the Staader family in Baden and was the grandfather of the later Feldzeugmeister, was mayor of Reichenau . His son Johann Jacob, Oettingischer Hofrat and Landvogt, father of the officer, was raised to the imperial and hereditary knighthood with "Edler von Adelsheim" (also Adelsheimb) in 1736.

With a diploma dated October 6, 1773, the later Feldzeugmeister, together with his brothers Johann Sebastian, Neuburgian Landvogt and Government Councilor, and Franz Xaver, Kurtrierscher clerical councilor of the abolished Abbey of St. Martin, became dean and councilor of the former government in Landshut in the Electoral Palatinate Barons and in the nobility register of the Kingdom of Bavaria added. With a diploma dated December 1, 1780, the family was accepted into the hereditary-Austrian baron, mainly because of the award of Joseph Plazidus.

biography

Gautor of the fortress Mainz

Joseph Plazidus joined the Imperial Austrian Army in 1753 at the age of 15. During the Seven Years' War he fought in Infantry Regiment No. 16 Königsegg-Rothenfels and advanced to lieutenant captain during this time.

Promoted to Major in Infantry Regiment No. 27 Baden in 1768, Staader became Lieutenant Colonel in the Styrian Grenadier Battalion in 1769 and Colonel and Commander of the Migazzi Infantry Regiment No. 46 in 1777. As such, he participated in the Bavarian War of Succession and signed up in combat on November 26, 1778 Weißkirchen and the heights of Mösnig near Jägerndorf , whereupon Field Marshal Lieutenant Stein praised him for his bravery. On December 21st he undertook a reconnaissance against the position of the enemy, which he drove back to Neustadt, taking away several prisoners from them. When superior enemy forces attacked his formation near Olbersdorf on January 12, 1779 , they were completely repulsed by the defense measures taken with great care by Staader and the bravery of his troops. He received the Knight's Cross of the Military Maria Theresa Order for the behavior shown on this occasion, as well as for that at Weißkirchen . As a result, he was raised to the hereditary-Austrian baron on December 1, 1780.

With rank of May 15, 1784 he was promoted to major general and brigadier in Inner Austria and led a brigade in Transylvania in the Turkish wars 1788–1789 , took part in the battle at Hátszég on October 8, 1788 and on October 7 and 8, 1789 that at Porčenj (Waidenj) glorious share, so that the commanding general praised his "activity and cleverness".

On March 24, 1790 Staader was appointed field marshal lieutenant and in 1791 the second owner (later owner) of Infantry Regiment No. 3. In 1793 the baron , who was appointed Reichsgeneralfeldmarschall-lieutenant on April 8th of this year, commanded the troop cordon on the right bank of the Rhine with battles around Fort Mortier, in 1794 the troops in Upper Austria and Breisgau and had to watch the Rhine from Ottenheim to Basel , finally standing In 1795 he joined the Imperial Army between the Lahn and the Salzbach and commanded the troops of the occupation of the Mainz fortress destined for the offensive ; later, in early September, he was in command of all troops between the Main and Neckar and was considered independent. While crossing the Main, he drove the French patrols behind the Nidda with the avant-garde under his command and was awarded the Commander's Cross of the Military Maria- Maria for the storming of the French lines off Mainz on October 29, 1795. Theresa Order honored. In the following years he also gained military recognition, including in the battles near Flörsheim , Lambsheim , which he captured, Neuwied and Sayn and in the battle of Amberg August 24, 1796.

In 1797 Staader was near Mannheim, in 1798 he commanded the left wing of the army in Germany, later Archduke Karl gave him overall supervision of the imperial troops, imperial fortresses and all business related to the items of the imperial army in the narrower sense. In 1798 he commanded the Reich contingent army in Bavaria am Lech .

With rank of February 26, 1801, the baron was promoted to Feldzeugmeister with title and character and then retired to Vienna, where he also died.

coat of arms

Coat of arms of the Barons Staader von Adelheim 1773

1773: shield squared with central shield. In the silver center shield is a crowned blue lion, turned to the right. 1 and 4 a gold crowned and armored black double-headed eagle, which is covered with a six-pointed gold star on the chest, as on each wing. 2 of blue and silver divided lengthways with a red, oblique bar, which is covered with three silver pilgrim shells, the lock above, and 3 of silver and blue divided lengthways with three (2 and 1) red hearts , the lower one on the dividing line of the field. There are two crowned helmets on the shield. The one on the right bears the double-headed eagle of the 1st and 4th field and the one on the left an open eagle flight. The right wing of the same is divided lengthways by silver and blue and covered with the oblique bar and the shells of the 2nd field, but the left wing is divided lengthways by silver and blue and covered with the three red hearts of the 3rd field ( according to Hefner, the open flight on the left helmet is silver). The helmet covers are black and gold on the right, blue and silver on the left.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Jaromir Hirtenfeld: “The Military Maria Theresa Order and its Members”, Volume 1, KK Hof- und Staatsdruckerei., Vienna 1857, p. 449 f.
  2. ↑ Joseph Freiherr von Liechtenstern: “General German subject dictionary of all human knowledge and skills, etc.” ..., Volume 1, Verlag FW Goedsche, Meissen 1836, p. 117.
  3. ↑ Karl Heinrich Ritter von Lang: "Book of the nobles of the Kingdom of Baiern: Basic work", Volume 1, Munich 1815, p. 242.
  4. ^ A b Ernst Heinrich Kneschke : "The coats of arms of the German baronial and noble families", Volume 2, Verlag TO Weigel, Leipzig 1855, p. 409 f.
  5. ↑ a b Prof. Dr. Ernst Heinrich Kneschke: " New general German nobility lexicon ", Volume 8, Friedrich Voig's Buchhandlung, Leipzig 1868, p. 579 f.
  6. ↑ http://www.austro-hungarian-army.co.uk/mmto5.htm
  7. ↑ Staader
  8. ↑ http://www.napoleon-online.de/AU_Generale/html/staader.html
  9. ^ Adolf Schinzl:  Staader, Joseph, Freiherr v. Noble home . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 35, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1893, p. 331 f.
  10. ^ Antonio Schmidt-Brentano: Imperial and Imperial Generals (1618-1815), Austrian State Archives / A. Schmidt-Brentano 2006, p. 95
  11. ↑ http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/biographies/Austria/AustrianGenerals/c_AustrianGeneralsS2.html#S101
personal data
SURNAME Staader von Adelsheim, Joseph
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Staader von Adelsheim, Joseph Plazidus Freiherr (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian officer (Feldzeugmeister)
DATE OF BIRTH 1738
PLACE OF BIRTH Koenigseggwald
DATE OF DEATH November 12, 1808
Place of death Vienna