Karl Kress from Kressenstein

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Karl Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein

Christoph Karl Jakob Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein , also Kreß von Kressenstein , (born March 21, 1781 in Nuremberg , † January 26, 1856 in Vienna ) was an Imperial and Royal Chamberlain , Privy Councilor , General of the Cavalry , fortress commander, General Inspector of Central Equitation and second owner of the Uhlan Regiment No. 11.

Origin and family

Karl Kreß von Kressenstein came from an old, originally Bohemian family, whose parent company, located between Eger and Asch, no longer exists. It then belonged to the Nuremberg patrician families (1291) and was ennobled. Several members of the family rendered outstanding services to the imperial family.

He was the son of the Chamberlain of Greater Hesse , Johann Georg Friedrich (1750-1835) and Maria Hedwig Haller von Hallerstein (* June 12, 1753 - May 8, 1784) and married on February 16, 1822 with Leopoldine Countess Zichy von Zich and Vasonykeö (born February 16, 1800, † December 24, 1872 in Algiers ). The couple had a daughter, Leontine (born November 16, 1822 in Pressburg ; † April 10, 1907 in Vienna), who was Othmar Maria Johannes Graf von Khevenhüller-Metsch (born November 1, 1819 in Sankt Pölten; † May 23, 1890 in Teplitz ) married.

biography

Battle of Wagram

At the age of 16, Kreß joined the Austrian Infantry Regiment No. 56 on March 29, 1797, and became an ensign on October 22, 1798 because of his exemplary behavior during the scandal of the then French ambassador Bernadotte in Vienna. Promoted to lieutenant in the 3rd Cuirassier Regiment in 1799, he took part in all campaigns from then on. In 1805 he was already Rittmeister , wounded near Wertingen , taken prisoner, brought to France and only rancioned on April 16, 1806 . After his return he was transferred to the Uhlan Regiment No. 3. He attended the 1809 campaign, where he distinguished himself in several skirmishes, especially in the Battle of Wagram , and in 1810 became second in command of the Central Military Equitation.

After he was promoted to major in 1811, his field of activity changed constantly: in the army in 1813, in the riding school again in 1814, in 1815 as Lieutenant Colonel Chief of Staff of the main army under Count Radetzky , after the peace he returned to equitation in Wiener Neustadt , but rejoined in 1818 at his own request his regiment. He became colonel and regimental commander of the same on July 20, 1820 .

On August 26, 1830 (rank of September 3 of the year) Kress advanced to major general and brigadier in Güns , advanced to field marshal lieutenant and divisional officer on May 29, 1837 , was fortress commander of Theresienstadt in 1844 , then to Ofen in 1845 .

kk summer riding school in Salzburg

In order to cure his weakened hearing, the general went to Vienna in 1847, where treatment prevented him from returning for several months. Meanwhile, the 1848 revolution broke out in Hungary , but the general was unable to attend his fortress command for the reason mentioned above to take over again, but could therefore not be used in the active army. He had to wait for his future destination in Vienna. In the following year Field Marshal Prince von Windisch-Grätz appointed him to Ofen, and appointed him general inspector at the Central Equitation in Salzburg . Karl felt quite happy in this position, which suited his inclination and knowledge, as well as the evidence he received of the utmost satisfaction. A few months later, however, probably because of a new organization intended for the institute (the general had reached his seventieth year and his hardness increased significantly), with the addition of his functional allowance, with attestation of the utmost satisfaction in the year 1850, after 53 uninterrupted years of service, taken into retirement.

Fortified church St. Georg, Kraftshof

Soon afterwards he was given the privilege of being a privy councilor and on January 10, 1851 the character of a general of the cavalry. In the course of his career, the baron was also appointed Imperial Real Chamberlain and Colonel-Owner of the Uhlan Regiment Emperor Alexander of Russia No. 11, was among other things bearer of the Grand Cross of the Imperial Royal Order of the White Eagle , the Russian Imperial St. Anne Second Class Order and the Knight's Cross of the Royal French Military Order of St. Ludwig . Four battalions of infantry, two divisions of cavalry and two batteries moved out to attend his funeral. The corpse was consecrated according to the evangelical rite. The military took up positions at Graben and Josephsplatz and fired the gun and musket volleys at the Glacis .

The gentleman at Kraftshof and Röthenbach near Sankt Wolfgang in the Kingdom of Bavaria was a recognized good rider and horse connoisseur and earned services to the cavalry in the imperial army, partly by training capable riders, partly by introducing more appropriate treatment for horses. He published the experiences he gained in this regard in the book “The Rider and His Horse. A cavalry fragment ”.

plant

  • The rider and his horse. A cavalry fragment, Verlag Carl Gerold, Vienna 1848, 108 pages, with six additionally bound lithographic plates with 12 illustrations

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Johann Christian von Hellbach : "Adels-Lexikon: or manual about the historical, genealogical ...", 1st volume, A – K, Verlag Bernhard Friedrich Voigt, Ilmenau 1825, p. 701 f.
  2. ↑ Prof. Dr. Ernst Heinrich Kneschke: "New general German Adels-Lexicon", Volume 5, Kalb-Loewenthal, Verlag Friedrich Voigt's Buchhandlung, Leipzig 1864, p. 282 ff.
  3. ↑ http://geneall.net/de/name/1875733/karl-freiherr-kress-von-kressenstein/
  4. ↑ http://en.rodovid.org/wk/Person:366509
  5. ^ A b Constant von Wurzbach : " Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich ", 13th part, KK Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1865, p. 199 f.
  6. ^ A b Carl Gräfe: "The Hippological Literature from 1848 to 1857 inclusive", Verlag FA Brockhaus, Leipzig 1863, p. 97
  7. ^ A b Antonio Schmidt-Brentano: The kk or kuk Generalität 1816–1918, Austrian State Archives, 1907, p. 95
  8. ↑ Jaromir Hirtenfeld (Ed.): "Oesterreichisches Militär-Konversations-Lexikon", Volume 3, A – K, Verlag Karl Gerold and Son, Vienna 1852, pp. 682 ff.
  9. ↑ Wiener Zeitung No. 26, of Thursday, January 31, 1856, p. 321
  10. ↑ Die Presse No. 24, of Tuesday, January 29, 1856, p. 3
personal data
SURNAME Kress von Kressenstein, Karl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kreß von Kressenstein, Karl Freiherr; Kress von Kressenstein, Christoph Karl Jakob Freiherr (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian officer
DATE OF BIRTH March 21, 1781
PLACE OF BIRTH Nuremberg
DATE OF DEATH January 26, 1856
Place of death Vienna