Ludwig von Deroy
Ludwig Franz Joseph von Deroy (born January 15, 1786 in Mannheim , † February 11, 1864 in Munich ) was a major general in the Bavarian Army .
biography
He was the son of Karl von Deroy, captain of staff in the regiment "Graf Morawitzky" of the Electoral Palatinate-Bavarian army and brother of General Bernhard Erasmus von Deroy (1743-1812).
On the mediation of his uncle, Ludwig von Deroy joined the Bavarian Army on December 9, 1800, in Düsseldorf , in the Duchy of Jülich-Berg , which was then connected to Bavaria . In August 1806 he became a lieutenant in the 5th Bavarian Infantry Regiment , in which his father had also served.
The young officer took an active part in the coalition wars and the wars of liberation . In 1805 he fought at the Strub Pass and near Kufstein , in 1806 near Glogau and Breslau . In 1809 Deroy u. a. in the battle near Eggmühl , near Regensburg , on the Ursprung Pass and on the Bergisel .
Ludwig von Deroy took part in the Russian campaign in 1812 and fought near Polotsk . Here his uncle, General Erasmus von Deroy, suffered fatal wounds and died on August 23, 1812, in the arms of his nephew. In October of that year Ludwig von Deroy was taken prisoner by Russia, where he fell ill with typhus , but recovered and returned home in 1813.
In 1815 he came to the French theater of war as a captain in the Bavarian Infantry Body Regiment , but no longer took part in any fighting. With interruptions in the years 1825-1831 and 1837-1843 he remained in this elite regiment and was its commander from April 7, 1847 to June 30, 1848. Because of his bad health since the Russian campaign, Deroy voluntarily retired in 1848 as holder of the Bavarian Order of Ludwig . In 1855 King Maximilian II made him major general in honor , in 1856 chamberlain and in 1861 he made him count in Bavaria .
From February 6, 1864, Ludwig von Deroy suffered from a severe fever and died on February 11 of that year in Munich.
Family relationships
Ludwig von Deroy was married to Josepha Mandl von Deutenhofen († January 3, 1832); after her death he married the middle-class Luise Mutzler († 1875). The daughters Karoline (1824–1889) and Aloysia (* 1826) were from the first marriage.
The former became the wife of Baron Adolf von Seefried auf Buttenheim (1800–1865). Her grandson Otto Ludwig Philipp von Seefried auf Buttenheim (1870–1951) joined in a very controversial love marriage in 1893 with the Wittelsbach princess Elisabeth Marie of Bavaria (1874–1957), daughter of Prince Leopold of Bavaria and granddaughter of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria . A child from this marriage (Auguste von Seefried auf Buttenheim) was in turn the wife of the Bavarian Prince and historian Adalbert von Bayern (1886-1970) .
literature
- Obituary in: Morgenblatt zur Bayerische Zeitung , Munich, No. 63, of March 3, 1864, page 213 of the volume; Digital scan
- Joachim Heinrich Jäck: The most important moments in life of all royal. Bavarian civil and military servants of this century , Volume 5, 1819, page 15; Digital scan
Web links
- Genealogical page on Ludwig von Deroy
- Enlargeable picture of the commanders of the Bavarian Infantry Body Regiment, with (indistinct) depiction of Ludwig von Deroy as person no
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Deroy, Ludwig von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Deroy, Ludwig Franz Joseph von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bavarian Count and Major General |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 15, 1786 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mannheim |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 11, 1864 |
| Place of death | Munich |