Karl Friedrich von Wedel

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Karl Friedrich von Wedel (born September 18, 1814 in Neuwedell , † February 24, 1890 in Charlottenburg ) was a Prussian major general and commander of the Koblenz fortress .

Life

origin

His parents were Ferdinand von Wedel (1773–1841) and his wife Christiane, born von Ludwig (1788–1851). His father was a knighthood councilor in the Arnswalde district and heir to Neuwedell and Mürbenfelde.

Military career

Wedel went on March 27, 1831 as a fusilier in the 9th Infantry Regiment (called Colbergsches) of the Prussian Army . There he was on November 19, 1831 Portepeefähnrich and on May 22, 1833 Second Lieutenant . In 1846 he came as a company commander to the Landwehr battalion of the 34th Infantry Regiment in Ortelsburg . On January 12, 1847 Wedel was assigned to the Guards Artillery Brigade for one year and during this time on March 27, 1847 transferred to the 19th Infantry Regiment . There he was promoted to Premier Lieutenant on April 18, 1848 . During the Polish uprising in 1848 he fought near Czernigewo, Gietowy, Nekla and was seriously wounded in the battle near Miloslaw. For this he received the Order of the Red Eagle, IV class with swords. On October 24, 1848 Wedel was commanded as adjutant of the 6th Infantry Brigade in Brandenburg an der Havel and on September 15, 1849 he was assigned to the mobile 2nd division in Baden in the same capacity . During the Baden uprising in 1848 he fought in Baden and the Palatinate.

On October 12, 1849 Wedel came as an adjutant to the 3rd Infantry Brigade , on February 8, 1851 to the 6th Infantry Brigade and on May 4, 1852 to the 12th Infantry Brigade . On June 22, 1852 he was promoted to captain and came on September 18, 1856 as a company commander in the 19th Infantry Regiment. On May 8, 1858, he came to the 2nd Battalion of the 28th Landwehr Regiment in Brühl as a major and commander. On May 8, 1860, as battalion leader, he commanded the 28th Combined Infantry Regiment, from which the 6th Rhenish Infantry Regiment No. 68 emerged shortly afterwards . Wedel was initially used as a battalion commander and was transferred to the 3rd Lower Silesian Infantry Regiment No. 50 on December 13, 1860 . On October 18, 1861, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel . On April 18, 1865 he was commissioned with the leadership of the 3rd East Prussian Grenadier Regiment No. 4 and on June 18, 1865 Wedel became colonel and commander of the regiment.

In the war against Austria in 1866 Wedel fought in the skirmishes near Trautenau and Tobitschau and the Battle of Königgrätz . On September 20, 1866 he received the Order of the Crown III. Class with swords. On June 18, 1869, he received his appointment as major general, but was initially transferred to the army officers due to a serious illness. He received the Order of the Red Eagle II. Class with Oak Leaves and Swords on November 11, 1869 and on March 10, 1870 Wedel was awarded the Grand Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit by St. Michael . However, he did not receive his full salary as major general until April 12, 1870. Shortly before the war against France , he was appointed commander of the 29th Infantry Brigade on May 24, 1870 . During the war he fought in the Battle of Gravelotte . Wedel fell seriously ill during the siege of Metz and was brought back to Cologne, but he was awarded the Iron Cross, 2nd class.

On October 15, 1870, he was therefore appointed First Commandant of Koblenz and Ehrenbreitstein, until Wedel was transferred to the army officers on May 3, 1871 after the war. Thereupon he was put up for disposition on October 18, 1871 with the statutory pension . He died on February 24, 1890 in Charlottenburg and was buried on February 28, 1890 in the Luisenfriedhof.

family

Wedel married on August 26, 1849 in Weßnig Adelheid von Griesheim (1828–1901). She was a daughter of Adolf von Griesheim and the Clementine von Lüttichau . The couple had a daughter Clementine (1851-1915), who married Ernst von Wedel († 1904) from the Pumptow-Burghagen house on August 23, 1879.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Adelheid Henriette Karoline von Griesheim . In: Marcelli Janecki , Deutsche Adelsgenossenschaft (Hrsg.): Yearbook of the German nobility . First volume. WT Bruer's Verlag, Berlin 1896, p.  727-727 ( dlib.rsl.ru ).
personal data
SURNAME Wedel, Karl Friedrich von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian major general and finally commander of Koblenz
DATE OF BIRTH September 18, 1814
PLACE OF BIRTH Neuwedell
DATE OF DEATH February 24, 1890
Place of death Charlottenburg