Karl von Suckow
Karl Ludwig Emil von Suckow (born March 15, 1787 in Goldberg , † January 7, 1863 in Stuttgart ) was a Württemberg colonel and writer .
Life
origin
Karl came from the Mecklenburg noble family von Suckow . His parents were of 1792 in the Empire nobility upscale Mecklenburg bailiff , Hesse-Darmstadt urban forester Master and Lord of the Manor to Goldberg, Moltenow and Niendorf , Gottfried von Suckow (1753-1816) and his first wife, the pastor's daughter from Wismar, Dorothea Hahn (1752-1794) .
Career
Suckow joined in 1800 in Berlin as a squire in the Infantry Regiment "Alt-Larisch" the Prussian army one. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1804 and took part in the battle of Jena and Auerstedt and Blücher's retreat to Lübeck , where he was taken prisoner by the French.
As a result of the Peace of Tilsit , Suckow resigned from Prussian service as a foreigner and joined the Württemberg army in 1808 . He was employed as a lieutenant in the foot guard and moved out against Vorarlberg in 1809 . Suckow rose to lieutenant in 1810 and in 1814 became a captain in the "König" hunting regiment . He took part in the entire Russian campaign that formed the basis for his book published in 1863. He was seriously wounded in the battle of Bautzen .
His career did not continue until 1828 when he was promoted to major and battalion commander in the 5th Infantry Regiment . In 1834 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and in 1842 finally became colonel and regimental commander. Suckow received in 1848 his farewell with board under transfer to the honor disability Corps.
Because of his military merits, he had become a Knight of the Legion of Honor and the Order of Military Merit .
family
Karl married Emma von Calatin (1807–1876) in Munich in 1826 , a natural daughter of the Bavarian Feldzeugmeister and last ruling Imperial Count of the County of Pappenheim, Karl Theodor von Pappenheim (1771–1853). The marriage resulted in two sons.
- Friedrich Karl Wilhelm Ludwig (1827–1848), Imperial and Royal Cadet in Infantry Regiment No. 8
- Albert (1828–1893), Württemberg General of the Infantry and Minister of War
Fonts
- From my soldier life. Adolph Krabbe, Stuttgart 1863 ( digitized version ).
literature
- German nobility gazette . Edition 1888, pp. 778-779.
- Theodor Schön: Suckow, Karl von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 37, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1894, p. 111 f.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the letter aristocratic houses . Justus Perthes , Gotha 1912, pp. 963-964 ( online ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Suckow, Karl von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Suckow, Karl Ludwig Emil von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Württemberg colonel |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 15, 1787 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Goldberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 7, 1863 |
| Place of death | Stuttgart |