Ludwig von Jagow
Ludwig Friedrich Günther Andreas von Jagow (born February 21, 1770 in Wolfshagen , † June 19, 1825 in Berlin ) was a Prussian major general and long-time adjutant general of King Friedrich Wilhelm III.
Life
origin
His parents were Friedrich Adolf Achatz Burkhard von Jagow (* January 24, 1735 - May 18, 1809) and his wife Sophia Elisabeth, née Gans Edele Herrin zu Putlitz (* May 3, 1746 - May 19, 1829) from the house Wolf Hagen. The father was the heir to Gehrhof and Krüden , a Prussian captain in the infantry regiment "Prince of Prussia" and dike captain of the Altmark . His brother Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Ludwig became general of the infantry , his younger brother Christoph Friedrich (* June 8, 1780, † October 14, 1839) was a Prussian captain a. D.
Military career
In 1782 Jagow joined the infantry regiment "Prince of Prussia" of the Prussian Army as a private corporal . There he was promoted to second lieutenant until the beginning of November 1787 and on May 19, 1782 rose to the position of second adjutant to the crown prince, who at that time led a brigade . During the First Coalition War Jagow took part in the siege of the French fortress Landau in 1792/93 . On May 2, 1794 he was appointed adjutant general to the head of the regiment , later King Friedrich Wilhelm III. appointed. When it came to the Kościuszko uprising in Poland in 1794 , he was also deployed there and promoted to Prime Lieutenant on August 19, 1794 .
Left in his position as 2nd adjutant to the Crown Prince, Jagow became a real officer in the army on June 17, 1795 with a salary of 500 thalers. On February 6, 1797 he was promoted to captain of the army and after the death of Friedrich Wilhelm II on January 3, 1798, he was appointed wing adjutant to the new king. In this capacity Jagow became a major in mid-June 1800 and received an allowance of 600 thalers from May 20, 1801. During the Fourth Coalition War he accompanied the king and was promoted to lieutenant colonel on May 15, 1807 with a patent from May 16, 1807 .
After the Treaty of Tilsit , the king appointed him vice-stable master on May 24, 1808 and head stable master on January 15, 1810. He also awarded Jagow the Order of the Red Eagle III three days later . Class. The renovation of the Royal Marstall in Berlin falls under his aegis .
As a colonel and with the right to wear the uniform of the adjutants general, Jagow took part in the Wars of Liberation in 1813/15 . During this time, on September 5, 1813, he was promoted to major general with the character of adjutant general. His conduct during the war was honored by being awarded the Iron Cross, 1st class.
He was the heir to Krüden (Osterburg district) and canon in Brandenburg an der Havel .
family
Von Jagow married the lady-in-waiting of Queen Luise Auguste Sidonie von Heynitz (* October 30, 1778, † October 5, 1843) from the House of Dröschkau on March 26, 1801 in Berlin . The couple had two daughters:
- Luise Juliana Friederike Sophie (* January 22, 1802; † July 4, 1886) ⚭ Karl Johann Ludwig von Thielau († March 19, 1862), Landstallmeister
- Sophie Elisabeth Johanna Juliane (* April 24, 1803; † November 29, 1871) ⚭ 1821 Heinrich Wilhelm Graf von Schlieffen († August 7, 1836), parents of Wilhelm von Schlieffen
The widow later became chief steward of the Princess Augusta of Prussia .
literature
- Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 3, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1937], DNB 367632780 , pp. 426-427, no. 1200.
- Yearbook of the German nobility . Volume 1, p. 854.
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jagow, Ludwig von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jagow, Ludwig Friedrich Günther Andreas von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian major general, adjutant general to the king |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 21, 1770 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wolf Hagen |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 19, 1825 |
| Place of death | Berlin |