Karl Ludwig von Grünne

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Karl Ludwig Grünne, Count von Pinchard (born August 25, 1808 in Vienna , † June 15, 1884 in Baden (Lower Austria) ) was an Austrian general .

Karl Ludwig von Grünne as General of the Cavalry ( Wiener Salonblatt , 1873)
Karl Ludwig von Grünne
Karl Ludwig von Grünne

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Karl Ludwig Grünne , the only son of Philipp Ferdinand Grünne , joined his father's Uhlan regiment in 1828. In 1838 he was promoted to major, in 1843 to colonel and at the same time head of the court of Archduke Stephan . Appointed in 1847 to the real secret council of the kk, in August 1848 he was appointed chief steward of the then Archduke and later Emperor Franz Joseph I. On October 19, 1848 he was appointed major general, on December 2, 1848 the first adjutant general of the now emperor From that day he headed the military chancellery. In this position Grünne was promoted to Lieutenant Field Marshal on July 12, 1850 .

After Austria's defeat in the Sardinian War in 1859, the displeasure of the population and the army was directed especially against Grünne , who was blamed for the outcome of the war as a representative of the spirit prevailing in the army and people, which did not allow great innovations to arise .

In a handwritten letter of October 20, 1859, the emperor relieved him of his post as first adjutant general in grace , appointed him uno actu to the chief equestrian and awarded him the Grand Cross of the Order of St. Stephen . At the Emperor's request, Grünne kept the captain's position in the bodyguard gendarmerie .

On November 22, 1864, Count Grünne was promoted to general of the cavalry, on August 23, 1865 to the owner of the Uhlan Regiment No. 1 and in 1865 Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece .

Grünne held the office of chief stableman until November 3, 1875, whose health was already badly damaged in those days. When he retired he lived in Baden (during the summer months) in complete seclusion .

From 1883 he was a member of the Herrenhaus , the upper house of the Austrian Imperial Council , but had to stay away from many meetings due to his physical condition.

Karl Graf Grünne was married to Caroline, a born Countess von Trauttmansdorff-Weinsberg , on May 16, 1831 . In later years the couple separated, not on the basis of a judicial, but a private separation by mutual consent . The marriage had three daughters and two sons, Philipp, Feldmarschallleutnant , and Rudolph, Colonel a. D.

Count Grünne had been a favorite of Archduchess Sophie , who had a strong influence on the young Franz Joseph . The unbroken recognition of Grünne by the ore house was shown, among other things, in the fact that both Emperor Franz Joseph I and Crown Prince Rudolf , accompanied by his wife, Stephanie , each paid a home visit to the sick person.

After being consecrated in the Imperial and Royal Court Church ( Frauenkirche, Maria der Glorreich ) in Baden near Vienna, Count Grünne's body was transferred to Dobersberg , where it was buried in the family crypt on June 19, 1884.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b † Count Karl Ludwig Grünne. In:  Neue Freie Presse , Morgenblatt, June 16, 1884, p. 2, top left. (Online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / nfp
  2. ↑ a b c Count Grünne †. In:  Badener Bezirks-Blatt , June 17, 1884, p. 1. (Online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / bbb
  3. ↑ Locales. (...) Count Grünne is seriously ill. In:  Badener Bezirks-Blatt , June 14, 1884, p. 5 middle. (Online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / bbb
  4. ↑ Locales. Court news. In:  Badener Bezirks-Blatt , June 17, 1884, p. 2. (Online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / bbb
  5. ↑ The funeral of Count Grünne. In:  Badener Bezirks-Blatt , June 21, 1884, p. 2 ff. (Online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / bbb
  6. ↑ Permalink Austrian Library Association .

Remarks

  1. ↑ Florahof , Frauengasse 3–5. - In: Paul Tausig: Famous visitors to Baden. A contribution to the history of the city of Baden near Vienna . Konegen, Vienna 1912, catalog list Austrian National Library .
  2. ↑ * February 29, 1808 in Vienna ; † March 19, 1886 in Baden . - See: (...) F4. Karoline (…) In: genealogy.euweb.cz , August 18, 2008, accessed on December 23, 2010.
    Small Chronicle. (...) funeral. In:  Wiener Zeitung , supplement, March 22, 1886, p. 4, top right. (Online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / wrz
  3. ↑ Grünne's great-granddaughter, born  August 2, 1911 in Baden , †  April 17, 1988 in Sydney . - See: LFM van de Pas: The Descendants of Count Ferenc Szapary de Muraszombath Szechysziget et Szapar (6 generations). (…) Countess Maria Anna Szapary de Muraszombath (…) ( Memento from March 16, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (English). In: worldroots.com , accessed December 27, 2010.

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SURNAME Grünne, Karl Ludwig von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gruenne, Karl Ludwig von Pinchard; Pinchard Gruenne, Karl Ludwig von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian general
DATE OF BIRTH August 25, 1808
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH June 15, 1884
Place of death Baden (Lower Austria)