Karl von Cranach
Karl Eugen Emanuel Lukas von Cranach (born November 15, 1809 in Craatzen, Soldin district , † August 25, 1900 in Dresden ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .
Life
origin
Karl was a son of the Prussian captain a. D. and Herr auf Kraatzen Christian von Cranach (1753-1824) and his wife Henriette, née von Häuseler (1772-1816). His brother Julius (1793-1860) was also a Prussian lieutenant general.
Career
Cranach visited the Berlin cadet house and on March 30, 1827 was transferred to the 34th Infantry Regiment of the Prussian Army as a portepeefähnrich . Promoted to second lieutenant on February 13, 1828 , he joined the 13th Infantry Regiment on May 14, 1829 and was appointed adjutant battalion in 1833 . Promoted to Prime Lieutenant on July 21, 1842 , he became a regimental adjutant in 1843. On April 23, 1844 he was commanded as an adjutant in the 14th Landwehr Brigade and on April 13, 1847 in the same capacity for the 13th Division . Cranach was promoted to captain at the beginning of May 1848 and resigned from the troop service on September 12, 1848 when he was appointed company commander . There he was promoted to major on November 10, 1855 and appointed battalion commander on July 13, 1857 . On January 17, 1860, he received the Order of the Red Eagle, IV class, and on July 1, 1860, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel . As such, on June 22, 1861, he became commander of the 20th Infantry Regiment . Promoted to colonel on October 18, 1861 , he received the Order of the Red Eagle III on January 18, 1863. Class with a bow. Under position à la suite , he was appointed commander of the 24th Infantry Brigade on April 3, 1866 and promoted to major general on June 8, 1866 .
During the German War in 1866 Cranach was the leader of a combined infantry brigade, which was formed from the 1st Upper Silesian Infantry Regiment No. 22 and the 2nd Upper Silesian Infantry Regiment No. 23 . He fought with the brigade in the Battle of Königgrätz and was awarded the Crown Order II. Class with Swords on September 20, 1866 . Under awarded the Red Eagle II. Class with oak leaves was Cranach October 15, 1867 Board for disposition made. He died on August 25, 1900 in Dresden.
family
Cranach married Natalia Hiltop (1826–1918) on September 2, 1848 in Münster . The couple had several children:
- Oskar Friedrich Julius (* 1849)
- Alma Julia Emilie Albertine (1852–1925) ⚭ 1874 Hans Hilchen von Lorch († 1926)
- Olga Albertine Charlotte Julie (* 1856)
- Wanda Frieda Mathilde Agnes (1861–1940) ⚭ 1885 (divorced 1901) Ernst Rudolph († 1922), Saline Director
literature
- Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1939], DNB 367632829 , Volume 7, pp. 405-406, No. 2363.
- Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the noble houses. Old nobility and post office nobility . 14th year, Justus Perthes , Gotha 1920, p. 162; Volume 24, 1930, p. 153
- Genealogical paperback of the knights and Noble families. Fifth year, Brno 1880, p. 85.
Individual evidence
- ↑ adopted Eberhard von Cranach-Sichart in 1916
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cranach, Karl von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cranach, Karl Eugen Emanuel Lukas von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian lieutenant general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 15, 1809 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Craatzen, Soldin County |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 25, 1900 |
| Place of death | Dresden |