Karl von Wedel (General, 1783)

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Karl Friedrich Heinrich von Wedel (born February 20, 1783 in Halle (Saale) ; † October 28, 1858 in Ludwigsdorf, district of Oels ) was a Prussian lieutenant general as well as a gentleman in Grumbkow and Ludwigsdorf.

Life

origin

His parents were Major General Konrad Heinrich von Wedel (1741-1813) from the von Wedel family and his wife Eleonore Wilhelmine, née von Rauchhaupt (1754-1832).

Military career

Wedel came on July 3, 1795 as a private corporal in the infantry regiment "von Amaudruz" of the Prussian army , in which his father was commander. There he was promoted to second lieutenant until January 1803 and in 1804 was adjutant of III. Battalions. On August 26, 1806, his father appointed him his adjutant general. In the Fourth Coalition War Wedel fought in the Battle of Auerstedt , in which his father and brother were seriously wounded. He found her again at the blockade of Magdeburg . He managed to escape from the fortress and make his way to East Prussia to the king.

On February 8, 1807 Wedel was transferred as adjutant general to the Russian general Levin August von Bennigsen . He fought at Preussisch-Eylau and the battles at Heilsberg and Friedberg. At that time he became Premier Lieutenant on May 19, 1807 and for Heilsberg on July 3, 1807 with the order Pour le Mérite and the order of St. Vladimir IV class.

On January 31, 1808 Wedel was promoted to staff captain and at the end of August 1808 was transferred to the Leibinfanterie-Regiment (No. 8) . On May 24, 1811 he was promoted to captain and transferred as adjutant to Major von Zielinski, the leader of the West Prussian light troops. On June 26, 1812, he was appointed adjutant to Prince Karl von Mecklenburg-Strelitz and from there on August 8, 1812, he joined the General Staff . In addition, Wedel received a gift of 200 thalers on October 2, 1812. During the wars of liberation he fought in the battle near Haynau , the battles near Großgörschen , Bautzen , Katzbach , Leipzig , the siege of Magdeburg and the liberation of Hamburg. Wedel marched with the Guard Corps from Hamburg to Paris . In Bautzen he acquired the Iron Cross II. Class, in Leipzig the I. Class Cross and for Hamburg he received the Russian Order of Saint Anne II. Class with diamonds. On the march to Paris he acquired the Danebrog Order , the Hanseatic Medal of Honor and the Order of the Sword, 2nd class. On March 6, 1813, he became a major and on April 6, 1813, he became an adjutant to General von Gneisenau . In October 1813 Wedel was commanded as a liaison officer to the Russian General Benigsen. After Napoleon's return , he joined the staff of General Barclay de Tolly .

After the Second Peace of Paris , Wedel became Lieutenant Colonel Chief of the General Staff of the Guard on October 3, 1815 and also head of the division school in Berlin. On April 3, 1820, he was promoted to colonel with a patent from April 9, 1820 . Wedel gave up the management of the division school on September 27, 1823. In 1824 he was accepted into the Order of St. John and in 1825 Wedel received the service cross . On January 15, 1826, he was also a member of the General Order Commission. He received the Russian Order of Saint Stanislaus II. Class in 1829. On the occasion of the festival of the Order, Wedel was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle III in January 1830 . Excellent class and transferred to Saarlouis as commander at the end of March . The king gave him 500 thalers for the move. He was also aggregated to the General Staff on April 5, 1830. Before that, however, he was still on a diplomatic mission in Karlsruhe and Darmstadt to regulate the customs connection from Baden and Hesse to Prussia. Wedel hurriedly brought the Saarlouis fortress back into a state ready to be defended, as a revolution had broken out again in France .

With the promotion to major general Wedel was transferred to Breslau on March 30, 1831 as commander of the 2nd Landwehr Brigade . On January 18, 1834 he was awarded the Red Eagle Order III. Class and on September 30, 1839 the Order of St. Stanislaus 1st Class. As a lieutenant general, he was his on 28 January 1840 farewell with board approved. He died on October 28, 1858 in Ludwigsdorf, Oels district of the consequences of a stroke .

After being transferred to Breslau, Wedel was active as a writer.

family

Wedel married on March 9, 1809 in Oels Wilhelmine von Viebig (1789-1826). The couple had the following children:

  • Karl (1811–1839) ⚭ 1836 Ida von Safft (1811–1875), daughter of Lieutenant General Wilhelm von Safft
  • Marie (* 1812)
  • Heinrich (1813–1859), Prussian major a. D. ⚭ 1848 Ida Hilbert (1824–1899)
  • Albert (1814-1816)
  • Emilie (1817-1832)
  • Otto (1819–1860), Prussian Premier Lieutenant ⚭ 1853 Karoline Tuckermann (1824–1899)
  • Gustav (* / † 1821)
  • Daughter (* / † 1822)
  • Hasso (* 1824), Prussian lieutenant colonel
  • Wilhelm (* 1826)

After the death of his first wife Wedel married on May 21, 1832 Fredrike von Prittwitz and Gaffron (1805-1881), a daughter of Lieutenant General Moritz von Prittwitz and Gaffron . The couple had the following children:

  • Luise (* 1833)
  • Marie (1834–1917) ⚭ Theodor von Richthofen (1831–1901), Prussian major general a. D.
  • Friedrich (1836–1918), Prussian major a. D. ⚭ November 21, 1863 Maria von Sauerma (1844–1928)

Fonts

  • Contributions to the history of the war in 1806 and 1807. Digitized
  • History of the Polish Army.
  • Memoirs of Lieutenant General Karl von Wedel. 2nd volumes, edited by Curt Troeger.
  • Family history.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the count's houses for the year 1863. S. 674.
personal data
SURNAME Wedel, Karl Friedrich Heinrich von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wedel, Karl Friedrich Heinrich von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH February 20, 1783
PLACE OF BIRTH Halle (Saale)
DATE OF DEATH October 28, 1858
Place of death Ludwigsdorf, Oels district