Ludwig von Hanneken

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Hans Ludwig von Hanneken (born July 4, 1780 in Rostock , † October 2, 1854 in Berlin ) was a Prussian major general and heir to Nütschow and Petershagen in Mecklenburg .

Life

origin

Ludwig von Hanneken was the son of the Mecklenburg-Schwerin major a. D. Balthasar Georg von Hanneken (1744–1826) and his wife Charlotte Friederike, née Wendt. His father was the master of Vicheln and Nütschow.

Military career

In February 1796 Hanneken resigned as Junker in the Cuirassier "von der Marwitz" the Prussian army one, advanced by the end of May 1800 to second lieutenant and dimittierte on June 12 1804th

With the beginning of the Wars of Liberation , Hanneken returned to the army and was aggregated into the Normal Dragoons Company on March 5, 1813 . On June 5, 1813, he came to the light guard cavalry regiment as a prime lieutenant and rose to the rank of chief of staff in July 1813 . During the wars he earned the Iron Cross 2nd class in a battle near Haynau . He also fought at Grimma, Luckau , Görlitz, Waldau, Neumark, Neukirch, Hagelberg and in the battles at Großgörschen , Bautzen and Großbeeren .

On March 29, 1815, Hanneken came to the 7th Cuirassier Regiment as Rittmeister and Squadron Chief . From February 19, 1819 to March 29, 1829 he was then active in the 1st Cuirassier Regiment and was then transferred to the 2nd Dragoon Regiment as a major with a patent from April 7, 1829 . On January 12, 1834, he received the Order of St. Anne II. Class and on January 18, 1836, the Order of St. John . He was commissioned on March 30, 1836 to lead the 6th Cuirassier Regiment and on January 14, 1837, Hanneken was appointed regimental commander. On May 28, 1838 he received the Order of the Red Eagle III. Class with a ribbon, as well as the diamonds for the Order of St. Anne on the occasion of the spring maneuver. On March 30, 1839 he was made a lieutenant colonel and on September 10, 1840 a colonel . Under awarding of the character as a major general was adjusted Hanneken on 16 May 1844 the statutory pension for disposition .

He died on October 2, 1854 in Berlin and was buried next to his wife on October 8, 1854 in Starpel ( Züllichau-Schwiebus district ).

The chief of the 6th Cuirassier Regiment was Tsar Nicholas I therefore Hanneken often came to St. Petersburg to his report to report. On April 17, 1842, he led the Prussian delegation, which brought the regiment's congratulations to the tsar on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the regiment's takeover.

family

Ludwig von Hanneken married Wilhelmine Leopoldine Elisabeth von Lettow (1783–1823) in Starpel on August 18, 1804 . The couple had several children:

  • Karl Georg (1805–1878), retired Prussian colonel D., Commander of the 6th Cuirassier Regiment
  • Maria Margarethe Karoline Luise (1807–1886) ⚭ 1839 Wilhelm von Sommerfeld (1801–1871), Prussian lieutenant general
  • Juliane Sophie Luise (* 1808) ⚭ Gustav von Oppeln, Lord of Biesenitz
  • Bernhard August Karl Hermann (1810–1886), Prussian lieutenant general

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personal data
SURNAME Hanneken, Ludwig von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hanneken, Hans Ludwig von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian major general, Herr auf Nütschow and Petershagen in Mecklenburg
DATE OF BIRTH 4th July 1780
PLACE OF BIRTH Rostock
DATE OF DEATH October 2, 1854
Place of death Berlin