Friedrich zu Dohna-Schlobitten

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Friedrich Karl Emil Burggraf and Count zu Dohna-Schlobitten (born March 4, 1784 in Schlobitten , † February 21, 1859 in Berlin ) was a Prussian field marshal .

Life

origin

Friedrich Karl Emil was the son of Friedrich Alexander Burggraf and Count zu Dohna-Schlobitten (1741-1810) and his wife Luise Amalie Caroline, née Countess Finck von Finckenstein (1746-1825). She was the daughter of Friedrich Ludwig Finck von Finckenstein . His father was a chief marshal of the Kingdom of Prussia, a knight of the Order of St. John and a lord of Schlobitten and Prökelwitz. His siblings also included the Prussian interior minister and statesman Alexander zu Dohna .

Military career

Dohna-Schlobitten was employed on October 6, 1793 as a Junker in the Hussar Regiment "von Suter" of the Prussian Army . He then came on March 23, 1798 as an ensign to the Dragoon Regiment "von Werther" and on June 7, 1800 was promoted to Second Lieutenant . During the time of the Prussian reforms he was a confidante of General Gerhard von Scharnhorst . In 1812 he was a Major of the Russian Tsar at the conclusion of the Convention of Tauroggen responsible and commanded in the wars of liberation the 2nd Hussars Regiment of the Russian-German Legion . He fought with the regiment during the Wars of Liberation in 1813/15 at Vellahn, Schlagsdorf, Klavensick, Rossy, Namur, St. Denis, La Villette, the blockade of Rendsburg and Antwerp and in the battles near Ligny and Waterloo . For his achievements in the battle of Wavre Dohna-Schlobitten was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd class.

Friedrich Graf zu Dohna-Schlobitten

After Napoleon's overthrow, he returned to Prussian service and on March 29, 1815, was commander of the 8th Uhlan Regiment . He led this until his appointment as commander of the 14th Cavalry Brigade on April 3, 1820. In this position, he was promoted to major general on March 30, 1822 . As such, Dohna-Schlobitten was entrusted with the leadership of the 16th division on March 30, 1832 and appointed division commander two years later. Another three years later he was promoted to lieutenant general .

In 1839 he became the commanding general of the II Army Corps in Stettin and in 1842 the commanding general of the I Army Corps in Königsberg . As such he put down revolutionary unrest in 1848/49 quickly and decisively. He was at his farewell of from active service on 14 March 1854 character as Field Marshal awarded. He also received an annual pension of 3,000 thalers . King Friedrich Wilhelm IV also appointed him as a colonel chamberlain at his court.

He rests with his wife in the grave of the von Scharnhorst family in the Invalidenfriedhof in Berlin.

Honors

In Prussian service his name was associated with the Uhlans . Since September 16, 1845 Dohna-Schlobitten was chief of the 8th Uhlan Regiment. From 1889 until its dissolution, the regiment was named Uhlan Regiment "Graf zu Dohna" (East Prussian) No. 8 in his honor.

In 1850 the tower that was built west of the Rossgärtner Tor in Königsberg was named " Dohna Tower " in his honor .

Dohna-Schlobitten was a knight and chancellor of the Black Eagle Order . He also received numerous high orders and decorations :

family

Dohna-Schlobitten married on November 10, 1809 at Finckenstein Castle Julie von Scharnhorst (1788-1827), a daughter of Lieutenant General Gerhard von Scharnhorst and his wife Klara, née Schmalz. The couple had the following children:

  • Friedrich Adalbert (1811–1877), Privy Chamber Councilor ⚭ August 24, 1865 Charlotte Wahl (1834–1909)
  • Balduin Friedrich (1813–1843), government assessor
  • Magdalene Juliana (1817–1894), canon in the monastery Stift zum Heiligengrabe in Prignitz
  • Siegmar (1818–1909), Prussian lieutenant general
  • Clara Juliane (1818–1862) ⚭ Rudolph von Chaumontet (1815–1861), Prussian colonel
  • Lothar Friedrich Helvetius (1824–1906), Prussian colonel

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Remarks

  1. ↑ Justus Perthes (Ed.): Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Graeflichen Häuser. 52 year, Gotha 1879, p. 231.
personal data
SURNAME Dohna-Schlobitten, Friedrich zu
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dohna-Schlobitten, Count Friedrich Emil Karl zu (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian Field Marshal General
DATE OF BIRTH March 4, 1784
PLACE OF BIRTH Schlobitten
DATE OF DEATH February 21, 1859
Place of death Berlin