Karl von Monsterberg

Friedrich Wilhelm Karl Wolf von Monsterberg (born February 16, 1781 in Wehlau , † July 17, 1855 in Münster ) was a Prussian lieutenant general and commander of the 13th division .

Life

origin

His parents were Wilhelm Friedrich von Monsterberg (* 1747 - August 17, 1817) and his wife Anna Maria Tugendreich, née Starck (* 1759 - November 16, 1801), the daughter of a citizen in Allenburg , East Prussia . His father was a Prussian Rittmeister a. D. , most recently in the “von Werther” dragoon regiment and recruiter for the regiment.

Life

In 1794 Monsterberg came as a private corporal in the infantry regiment "von Wildau" of the Prussian army and was promoted to secondary lieutenant until the beginning of October 1797 . In 1801 he became adjutant of the "Fabecky" grenadier battalion, which formed from grenadier companies of the "Prinz Hohenlohe" and "von Diericke" regiments . In the Fourth Coalition War Monsterberg fought in the Battle of Prussian Eylau and in the battles near Pompecken, Soldau and Königsberg.

After the Peace of Tilsit , he joined the 3rd East Prussian Infantry Regiment on January 21, 1808 , where he was promoted to staff captain until October 1811 . As such, Monsterberg took part in the battles near Ruhenthal and Eckau on the side of France during the Russian campaign in 1812 . On April 20, 1813, when he was promoted to captain, he was appointed company commander in the 2nd East Prussian Grenadier Battalion. During the Wars of Liberation he acquired the Iron Cross 2nd class near Großbeeren , received a commendation for Dennewitz and the Cross 1st class for Leipzig . Monsterberg later fought at Ligny and Belle Alliance as well as the siege of Wittenberg and the battles at Luckau , Hoyerswerda, Issy and Namur. During that time he became major and battalion commander in the 2nd Westphalian Landwehr Regiment on January 29, 1814 with a patent from June 20, 1814 . On August 25, 1815 he came to the 7/8. Westphalian Landwehr Regiment.

After the war, Monsterberg was transferred to the 2nd Combined Reserve Landwehr Infantry Regiment on March 26, 1820 and promoted to lieutenant colonel on March 30, 1822. In 1825 he received the service cross . On March 30, 1828 Monsterberg advanced to colonel and was charged with the command of the 35th Infantry Regiment (3rd Reserve Regiment) . After two years he was appointed regimental commander. From March 30, 1834 to November 28, 1839 Monsterberg acted as commander of the 7th Landwehr Brigade in Magdeburg . In this position he was promoted to major general on March 30, 1835 , and was awarded the Russian Order of St. Stanislaus, First Class on September 15, 1838 . On November 29, 1839 he was commissioned to lead the 13th Division in Munster and on September 10, 1840 he was appointed commander of this large unit . Due to illness, he was given three months' full salary leave on June 8, 1841 to take a cure in Marienbad . On March 22, 1842 he was promoted to lieutenant general. Two years later, Monster Mountain took on 19 March 1844 awarding of the Red Eagle , First Class with oak leaves and a pension of 3430 crowns his farewell . He died on July 17, 1855 in Münster.

family

Monsterberg married on February 6, 1815 in Wesel Wilhelmine Rosalie Josephine von Knebel (* November 18, 1794 - June 22, 1844), a daughter of the KuK Rittmeister Georg Karl Wilhelm von Knebel from the house of Kronstadt. The couple had several children:

• Joachim Heinrich Otto (November 1, 1820 - August 6, 1870). He emigrated in 1855, but returned as a volunteer on the occasion of the war against France and fell in the battle of Wörth
• Ferdinand (born July 29, 1822 - † July 27, 1897), Major a. D., building director at VI. Army Corps
• Antonie (23 August 1826 - 23 March 1857) ⚭ 1848 Gisbert von Vincke (1813-1892)
• Pauline (February 24, 1834 - November 16, 1914) ⚭ 1858 Ferdinand von Schwartz (1813–1883). He came from the Hamburg merchant family and was first married to Marie Espérance von Schwartz ; the marriage was divorced in 1854.
• Eugenie (April 1836 - August 8, 1903), poet

Two daughters died young.

literature

• Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 5, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1938], DNB 367632802 , pp. 218–220, no. 1515.