Karl von Engelbrecht

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Karl von Engelbrecht (born November 1, 1846 in Wesel ; † August 2, 1917 ) was a Prussian lieutenant general and military attaché .

Life

He came from the extensive Engelbrecht family . His parents were the Prussian major in the 17th Landwehr Regiment Eugen Engelbrecht (1806-1896) and Luise Miller (1811-1951).

Engelbrecht began his career in the Prussian Army in 1865 as a second lieutenant in the Uhlan Regiment No. 7 . As a regimental adjutant, he took part in the war against France in 1870/71 and was awarded the Iron Cross II Class for his achievements on January 28 , 1871 and the Knight's Cross II Class of the Order of the Zähringer Lion with Swords on May 25, 1871 . After he was promoted to prime lieutenant in the same year , Engelbrecht was first adjutant of the 6th Division in 1872 , but already in 1873 adjutant of the military veterinary inspection. In 1877 he was promoted to Rittmeister and in 1878 he was transferred to the 8th Division as adjutant . On February 22, 1881 he was accepted into the General Staff .

In 1882 Engelbrecht was sent by Kaiser Wilhelm I to the German embassy in Rome as a military attaché . This office, which Engelbrecht retained even after the accession to the throne of Kaiser Wilhelm II. In 1888, he held until 1895. From 1887 to 1890 Engelbrecht played a role in the political machinations that led to the overthrow of Reich Chancellor Otto von Bismarck : On behalf of the Chief of Staff Alfred von Waldersee , Engelbrecht - like the attachés in Saint Petersburg , Vienna and Paris - provided them with reports , which cast a bad light on Bismarck's foreign policy and gave Waldersee, who presented the reports to the young emperor, the opportunity to stir up a mood against Bismarck with the monarch, which helped to take Wilhelm II against his chancellor. Engelbrecht's position was particularly important after the Italian defeat at Adua due to a special agreement between Wilhelm II and the Italian King Umberto , which Engelbrecht designated as her permanent intermediary.

In the meantime , Engelbrecht was promoted to the rank of colonel and was finally replaced as military attaché by Albano von Jacobi . The emperor's original intention to make Engelbrecht the new ambassador of the German Empire to Italy after the end of his time as attaché in Rome was no longer effective. Left in his command at the embassy in Rome, Engelbrecht was appointed wing adjutant to the emperor and king on May 22, 1889 . In 1896, after his promotion to major general à la suite, he was appointed adjutant general to his majesty the emperor. Engelbrecht remained in this position until 1897. On June 16, 1896, he had also taken command of the 16th Cavalry Brigade in Saarbrücken , which he commanded until May 23, 1898.

Subsequently, he was entrusted with the management of the inspector of the 4th Cavalry Inspection. With the promotion to lieutenant general on April 18, 1899 Engelbrecht was finally appointed inspector. A post he held until June 6, 1900, was then charged with the statutory board for disposition made. In recognition of his many years of service, he was awarded the First Class Crown Order on June 19, 1900 .

On December 12, 1912 Engelbrecht received in the New Palace mercy, the Prussian permission to distant leadership of the nobility predicate with diploma of 3 June 1912th

Engelbrecht had been married to Baron Marie von Sinner (* 1859) since 1879 , with whom he had the son Harald (* 1884), later a Prussian lieutenant of the 1st Guard Regiment on foot, and a daughter who died young in 1894.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Braun: The Rhenish Uhlan Regiment No. 7 in the Franco-German War 1870/71. Verlag Georg Stilke, Berlin 1909, pp. 187f.
  2. ^ Isabel V. Hull : The Entourage of Kaiser Wilhelm II, 1888-1918. 2004, p. 211.
  3. ^ John CG Röhl : Wilhelm II. The construction of the personal monarchy. 1888-1900. 2001, p. 816.
  4. ^ Gerd Fesser : Reich Chancellor Prince von Bülow. Architect of German world politics. 2003, p. 43.
  5. ^ Military weekly paper . No. 35 of April 20, 1899, p. 926.
  6. ^ Military weekly paper. No. 58 of June 27, 1900, p. 1409.
  7. ^ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels , Adelslexikon Volume III, Volume 61 of the complete series, Limburg / Lahn 1975, p. 149.
  8. ↑ German Gender Book . Volume 15, 1909, 91-92.
personal data
SURNAME Engelbrecht, Karl von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Engelbrecht, Karl Friedrich Julius Eugen von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general and military attaché
DATE OF BIRTH November 1, 1846
PLACE OF BIRTH Wesel
DATE OF DEATH August 2, 1917