Karl Emil Kirchner

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Karl Emil Kirchner (born January 16, 1845 on the Quesitz manor ; † March 25, 1899 in Radebeul ) was a Saxon lieutenant general .

Life

origin

He was the son of the Quesitzer manor owner Karl Friedrich Kirchner and his wife Emilie, nee Clark.

Military career

In the course of his military career in the Saxon Army , Kirchner was commander of the Carabinier Regiment (2nd Heavy Regiment) in 1890/94 and then, as Major General, commander of the 1st Cavalry Brigade No. 23 . During this command, Kirchner was also entrusted with the management of the inspector of the military riding institute in Dresden (König-Georg-Allee) from March 31, 1895 , one of three such institutes within the German Reich. On April 13, 1898, he was bid farewell while simultaneously conferring the character of Lieutenant General z. D. granted.

Kirchner had received the Grand Cross of the Franz Joseph Order in early May 1896 . At the end of his life he wore numerous orders and decorations , including the Commander II class of the Albrecht Order and the Order of Merit , the Service Award Cross , the Saxon-Ernestine House Order (Commander II class), the Saxon-Weimar House Order of the White Falcon (Commander II. Class), the Japanese Order of the Holy Treasure (3rd class), the Order of the Crown of Italy (Komtur), the Mecklenburg House Order of the Wendish Crown ( Knight's Cross ), the star for the Prussian Crown Order II class, the Russian Saint Stanislaus Order (II. Class), the Swedish Order of the Sword (Commander II. Class) and the Officer's Cross of the French Legion of Honor .

Kirchner was still registered in Dresden-Neustadt at Glacisstraße  1 in 1898 , from where he was the owner of the house with his wife Ernstine Hedwig geb. Zschille moved to Radebeul to the Villa Schillerstraße 17 , newly built in 1897 and now a listed building . There he died on the night of March 25, 1899. He was buried in the Radebeul cemetery .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Dermot Bradley (Ed.), Günter Wegner: Occupation of the German Army 1815-1939. Volume 1: The higher command posts 1815-1939. Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1990, ISBN 3-7648-1780-1 , p. 454.
  2. ↑ a b Illustrirte Zeitung No. 2909 of March 30, 1899, p. 405.
  3. ↑ according to the civil status records of the Radebeul City Archives, death records no. 41/1899.
  4. ↑ Saxon War Ministry (ed.): Royal Saxon Military Ordinance Sheet. No. 9 of April 14, 1898. p. 56.
  5. ↑ Saxon War Ministry (ed.): Royal Saxon Military Ordinance Sheet. No. 18 of May 19, 1896. p. 74.
  6. ^ Address book Dresden with suburbs, 1899, VI. Theil: Radebeul, p. 385. Retrieved on September 2, 2014.
  7. ^ Address book Dresden with suburbs, 1898, I. Theil, p. 268. Retrieved on September 2, 2014.
  8. ^ Address book Dresden with suburbs, 1899, VI. Theil: Radebeul, p. 399. Retrieved on September 2, 2014.
  9. ^ Address book Dresden with suburbs, 1915, VI. Theil: Radebeul, p. 457. Retrieved on September 2, 2014.
  10. ↑ Todtenschau. In: Dresden history sheets. No. 3, 1899, p. 200.
personal data
SURNAME Kirchner, Karl Emil
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kirchner, Emil; Kirchner, Carl Emil (birth name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Saxon Lieutenant General
DATE OF BIRTH January 16, 1845
PLACE OF BIRTH Quesitz
DATE OF DEATH March 25, 1899
Place of death Radebeul