Karl von Geusau
Karl Freiherr von Geusau , born as Carl von Geusau , (* December 8, 1741 in Karlsruhe ; † February 8, 1829 there ) was a Baden general of the cavalry and diplomat and briefly Minister of War.
Life
He came from the Thuringian noble family von Geusau and was born as the son of the general of the Swabian imperial circle Justus von Geusau and Maria von Schütz. He began a military career in the Netherlands and became a colonel and commandant of the Breda fortress .
In 1795 he entered the service of the Margrave of Baden , Karl Friedrich , as a real secret councilor . He was entrusted with diplomatic missions. So he negotiated with the Bavarian Minister Montgelas about the takeover of the Electoral Palatinate, whereby he was unsuccessful with regard to the debt settlement.
In February 1806, Geusau and Reitzenstein asked for the hand of Napoleon's adoptive daughter Stéphanie de Beauharnais in Paris on behalf of the Hereditary Prince Karl of Baden . Both also negotiated the marriage contract with Géraud Christophe Michel Duroc . Geusau was a member of the Baden delegation at the wedding on April 7, 1806.
On March 7, 1808, Geusau was appointed General of the Cavalry and Minister of War after the then Margrave and later Grand Duke Ludwig had to give up the Ministry of War under pressure from Napoleon . Geusau organized the Baden military system based on the French model, although he resigned from this office on September 17, 1808 and became the holder of the Baden Hussar Regiment. In 1811 he was promoted to Grand Chamberlain .
In the sessions of the 1st to 3rd Baden Landtag (1819–1822), Geusau was one of the members of the first chamber of the Baden Assembly of Estates appointed by the Grand Duke .
Marriage and offspring
Geusau married on August 17, 1773 Elisabeth Benedikta Freiin von Gemmingen-Guttenberg (1751–1778), daughter of the Baden chamber president Reinhard von Gemmingen .
- Karl (1775–1826), Major General of Baden ⚭ Ernestine Frederike von Mentzingen (1788–1852)
- Ludwig (* / † 1776)
literature
- L. Löhlein: Karl Freiherr von Geusau. In: Baden biographies . Friedrich von Weech (Ed.), 1. Part, Heidelberg 1875, pp. 299-300 online in the Baden State Library .
- Edmund von der Becke-Klüchtzner: Stamm-Tafeln of the nobility of the Grand Duchy of Baden: a newly edited nobility book. Baden-Baden 1886, p. 164. Family table of the Barons von Geusau online
- Genealogical paperback of the primeval nobility. First volume, 1891, p. 221.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hans Merkle: The plus demander - the Baden statesman Sigismund von Reitzenstein and his time. Karlsruhe 2006, p. 108f.
- ↑ Hans Merkle: The plus demander - the Baden statesman Sigismund von Reitzenstein and his time. Karlsruhe 2006, p. 143.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Margrave Ludwig of Baden |
War Minister of the Grand Duchy of Baden 1808 |
Karl Friedrich Fischer |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Geusau, Karl von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Geusau, Karl Freiherr von; Geusau, Carl von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Baden War Minister and diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 8, 1741 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Karlsruhe |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 8, 1829 |
| Place of death | Karlsruhe |