Karl Friedrich August von Eberstein

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Karl Friedrich August Freiherr von Eberstein (born March 18, 1797 in Memel , † August 28, 1864 in Vilich ) was a Prussian major general and most recently in command of Jülich .

Life

origin

He was the son of Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm von Eberstein (* July 21, 1753; † October 31, 1810) and his wife Friederike Wilhelmine, née Jacobi (* 1763; † July 17, 1831), a daughter of the war council Jacobi from Königsberg . His father was a retired colonel , most recently in the 2nd East Prussian Infantry Regiment and a knight of the order Pour le Mérite . The later Prussian major general Robert von Eberstein was his brother.

Military career

Eberstein came to Berlin as a cadet on August 1, 1811 and was employed from there on May 31, 1813 as a portepeef ensign in the 2nd Reserve Battalion of the 4th Infantry Regiment (No. 5) of the Prussian Army . But already on September 19, 1813 he came as a second lieutenant in the 5th Reserve Infantry Regiment (No. 17). During the Wars of Liberation Eberstein fought in the sieges of Stettin and Wittenberg. He was wounded in the assault on Arnhem and awarded the Iron Cross, 2nd class. He was also wounded in the battle near Wilmersdorf, and later he fought again with Coswig.

After the war, Eberstein was promoted to prime lieutenant on January 18, 1825 . On October 25, 1831 he became a captain and company commander . On March 30, 1840, he was transferred to the 15th Infantry Regiment with a patent from April 13, 1832 . On March 28, 1844, he became major and commander of the 1st Battalion in the 25th Landwehr Regiment. In the same capacity, he was transferred to the 28th Infantry Regiment on March 30, 1844 . There Eberstein was still lieutenant colonel on March 22, 1853 , before he was transferred to Jülich as commandant on May 23, 1854 . Shortly afterwards he was placed à la suite of the 28th Infantry Regiment and on July 13, 1854 Eberstein was promoted to colonel. Under awarding of the character as a major general Eberstein was on July 8, 1858, the statutory pension for disposition made.

In his assessment from 1847 it said: “Morally and spiritually educated, correctly recognizing and completely fulfilling his position as an experienced soldier, he acts with uncomfortable zeal on the officers and soldiers subordinate to him. The battalion he commands is therefore also in laudable condition, both in terms of discipline and internal order and in terms of practical training. It is suitable for transportation on the tour. "

family

Eberstein married on July 19, 1822 in Berlin Emilie Wilhelmine von Budritzki (* June 7, 1802, † January 14, 1863), a daughter of Karl Friedrich von Budritzki, lieutenant colonel in the 17th Infantry Regiment. The couple had several children:

  • Auguste Frederike Henriette (April 13, 1823 - May 16, 1866) ⚭ 1851 Otto von Zaborowski, post office clerk
  • Emil Ferdinand (* May 28, 1824 - May 14, 1886), station master vor 1856 Josefine Franziska Elisabeth Neuendorff (* January 28, 1827)
  • Benno Julius Rudolf (January 2, 1826 - February 4, 1885)
⚭ 1860 Mathilde Engelberts (* July 8, 1830 - December 1, 1864)
⚭ 1866 Alma Auguste Karoline von Münchow (* March 5, 1834; † November 18, 1876) from the Natzdorf family
⚭ 1877 Johanna Auguste Emilie Frost (born September 1, 1845), daughter of the senior medical officer Frost
  • Hedwig Mathilde Ottilie (* August 8, 1827 - † August 18, 1827)
  • Klara Johanna Mathilde (* 23 August 1828) ⚭ 1850 Georg Hermann Benjamin Lob († 26 March 1890), spinning mill owner
  • Max Friedrich Gustav (born September 7, 1829 - † November 24, 1882), railway inspector ⚭ Wilhelmine Moog (born June 27, 1830)
  • Oskar Xaver Alexander (* October 23, 1830 - † November 26, 1867)
⚭ Franziska Fischer
⚭ Friederike Kröll († 1882)
  • Richard August Franz (March 23, 1835 - August 5, 1835)
  • Viktor August Theodor (born May 2, 1836 - December 31, 1891), Prussian colonel, commandant of Kolberg ⚭ 1864 Pauline Wilhelmine Katharina von Hess (born September 6, 1845)
  • Jenny Pauline Florentine (born August 13, 1837 - † January 27, 1846)
  • Olga Emilie Sophie (born September 18, 1838 - † November 3, 1846)
  • Friedrich Wilhelm (March 18, 1840 - March 29, 1840)
  • Fanny Franziska Ulrike (born March 17, 1843)
  • Hugo Otto Ewald (born October 3, 1846 - † June 26, 1908), Prussian major general ⚭ 1869 Hedwig Wilhelmine Scherz (born May 19, 1850)

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Louis Ferdinand Eberstein: History of the barons of Eberstein and their possessions. Volume 1, p. 1117
  2. ↑ Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the baronial houses for the year 1864. Fourteenth year. P. 1010. Obituary
  3. ↑ Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of noble houses 1905. Sixth year p. 535.
  4. ↑ Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of noble houses 1905. Sixth year, p. 239.
personal data
SURNAME Eberstein, Karl Friedrich August von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian major general, most recently in command of Jülich
DATE OF BIRTH March 18, 1797
PLACE OF BIRTH Memel
DATE OF DEATH August 28, 1864
Place of death Vilich