Leopold von Edelsheim-Gyulai

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Leopold Freiherr von Edelsheim, lithograph by Eduard Kaiser , 1859
General Leopold Baron Edelsheim-Gyulai

Leopold Wilhelm Freiherr von Edelsheim , since 1882 Baron Edelsheim-Gyulai ([pronounced djú-lai] * May 10, 1826 in Karlsruhe , †  March 27, 1893 in Budapest ) was an Austro-Hungarian officer, most recently a general of the cavalry .

origin

Coming from the noble family of Edelsheim , Leopold von Edelsheim was a son of Freiherr Wilhelm von Edelsheim (1774–1840), who was a real Privy Councilor of Baden , Lord Chamberlain and Master of Ceremonies , and Friederike née. Baroness von Gemmingen (1803–1866), widow of the grand ducal Oberhofmeisterin of Baden .

Professional activity

Knight's Cross of the Military Maria Theresa Order

At the age of sixteen Edelsheim-Gyulai joined the Austrian army and in nine years made it from cadet to colonel. Leopold von Edelsheim fought in Italy and Hungary in 1848 and 1849, again in Italy in 1859 against the French and in 1866 in Bohemia against Prussia. As Colonel and Commander of Hussar Regiment No. 10, he became a Knight of the Military Maria Theresa Order on October 17, 1859 . The attacks by his dragoon regiments during the Battle of Gitschin on June 29th crashed into the Echelons of the Prussian infantry and resulted in irresponsible losses. On September 25, 1866, he was promoted to Lieutenant Field Marshal and two months later he was given command of the 1st Cavalry Division . On December 5, 1867 holder of Hussar Regiment No. 4 , on January 28, 1869 General Cavalry Inspector and on April 19, 1873 received the dignity of a Privy Councilor . On January 28, 1874, he was appointed general of the cavalry at the same time as that of a commanding general in Ofen-Pest . From 1875 to 1886 Edelsheim was the highest commanding officer in Hungary. After he had been awarded the Order of the Iron Crown 1st class on September 29, 1875 , he became commander of the IV Army Corps and commanding general in Budapest on January 1, 1883 as a result of the new organization, in which use he is still up actively served on August 1, 1886. On this day he retired as a result of a conflict over the placing of wreaths on the graves of the conquerors of Oven in 1849 and lived in the Hungarian capital until his death on March 27, 1893.

family

In 1866 he was adopted by his childless cousin, Feldzeugmeister Ferencz Count Gyulai de Marosnémeth et Nádaska (* 1798; † 1868), whereupon on November 12, 1866 the royal Hungarian name association "Edelsheim-Gyulai" took place. Leopold Freiherr von Edelsheim received the Hungarian baronate as "Edelsheim-Gyulai" on January 4, 1882 in Vienna . He was married to the actress Friederike Kronau (1841-1918), later Princess Lobkowitz , an illegitimate daughter of the actress Johanette Friederike Cronau. The son Dr. jur. Leopold Josef (Lipót József) (1863–1928), hereditary member of the Hungarian House of Lords, who had been married to Princess Irma Odescalchi de Szerém (1863–1924) since 1886 and in 1906 the Hungarian count in Vienna with the addition “of Marosnémeth and Nádaska “Received.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c Nikolaus von Preradovich :  Edelsheim-Gyulai, Leopold Freiherr von. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 4, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1959, ISBN 3-428-00185-0 , p. 309 ( digitized version ).
  2. ^ A b Small conversation lexicon: Edelsheim-Gyulai
  3. ↑ Military Maria Theresa Order 1859–1914
  4. ↑ Oscar Criste:  Edelsheim-Gyulai, Leopold Freiherr von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 48, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1904, pp. 265-267.
  5. ^ A b Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels , Adelslexikon Volume III, Volume 61 of the complete series, CA Starke Verlag Limburg / Lahn 1975, p. 81
  6. ^ Gyulay de Marosnémeth et Nádaska family
  7. ↑ Edelsheim . In: Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon . 6th edition. Volume 5, Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1906, pp.  370–371 .
  8. ↑ Lining:  Kronau, Friederike. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 4, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1969, p. 290.
  9. ^ Edelsheim-Gyulai family
personal data
SURNAME Edelsheim-Gyulai, Leopold von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Edelsheim, Leopold Wilhelm Freiherr von; Edelsheim-Gyulai, Leopold Baron
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austro-Hungarian general of the cavalry
DATE OF BIRTH May 10, 1826
PLACE OF BIRTH Karlsruhe
DATE OF DEATH March 27, 1893
Place of death Budapest