Ludwig von Slicher

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Ludwig Johann Freiherr von Slicher (born June 15, 1809 in Kassel , † September 9, 1896 in Hanover ) was a major general from Hanover .

Life

Ludwig came from the von Slicher family, who were raised to the nobility in the Netherlands in 1815 . He was the son of Baron Jakob von Slicher (1780–1837) from The Hague and Caroline Marie Ernestine Sophie, née von Eschwege (1785-ca. 1837). Slicher's sister Jeanette (* 1812) became honorary lady of state of the Queen of Hanover.

Slicher began his military career in 1825 as a second lieutenant in the Hanoverian Army . From January 1, 1841, he worked as a wing adjutant under King Ernst August , and from 1851 under Georg V of Hanover . In the same year, Slicher was promoted to major and advanced to colonel by 1860 . 1861 took place its retirement in 1863 and he received the character as a major general .

On November 30, 1863, Slicher was made an honorary citizen of the city of Hanover.

Slicher last lived on the ground floor in the now listed building Adolfstraße 5 in Calenberger Neustadt

Slicher was married to Caroline von Eschwege from the Aue family. In the year of his death in 1896, the retired major general registered as "Slicher, Louis (Joh.)" D. according to the address book, city and business manual of the royal residence city of Hanover and the city of Linden his place of residence on the ground floor of the house Adolfstraße 5.

Honors

Ludwig von Slicher was honored with numerous awards. He was the owner of the Prussian Red Eagle Order and the Crown Order III. Class legal Knights of St John , Commander First Class of Guelph-Order , owner of Wilhelm Cross for 25 years of military service, of Oldenburg House and Merit of the Duke Peter Friedrich Ludwig II. Class, wore the Hessian wilhelmsorden , the Duke of Saxony Ernestine House Order II. Class, the Austrian Imperial Leopold Order III. Class, the Brunswick order of Henry the Lion and was honored with the Hamburg sign of thanks .

Slicherstrasse

In 1904, Slicherstraße, named after him, was laid out in the Hanover district of List , which leads from Vossstraße to Harnischstraße.

Fonts

  • Trip to England as a wing adjutant in the entourage of SM King Ernst August von Hannover 1843, diary. In: Hannoversche Geschichtsblätter . 1898, volume 1.

literature

Archives and portrait

Archival materials from and about Ludwig von Slicher can be found in the Lower Saxony State Archives (Hanover location) in the picture collection, in deposit number 103: The "Album with 27 portraits, the pictures were taken in the years 1860 - 1866" contains a picture of the Ludwig Johann Freiherr von Slicher; Archive signature NLA HA Dep. 103 XXII No. 12

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Wilhelm Rothert : v. Slicher, Ludw., FreiH, GMajr. In: General Hannoversche Biographie. Volume 2: In the Old Kingdom of Hanover 1814–1866. Sponholtz, Hannover 1914, p. 582.
  2. ↑ n.v . : Slicher, Ludwig Johann Freiherr von. In: Lower Saxon people . ( New entry required ) of the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Library - Lower Saxony State Library in the version of September 1, 2011, last accessed on June 24, 2020
  3. ↑ a b c d Klaus Mlynek: Slicher, Ludewig (Louis) Johann Freiherr von. In: Hannoversches Biographisches Lexikon. P. 336.
  4. ^ Journal of the Association for Hessian History and Regional Studies. Volume 95, 1990, note 29 p. 257, preview of Google books
  5. ↑ a b address book, city and business manual of the royal residence city of Hanover and the city of Linden. Department I, Part 3: [page = 471 & tx_dlf [id] = http% Alphabetical directory of authorities and institutions, residents and trading companies. S. 920.] as well as explanation of the designation for medals and decorations. S. XIV. As digital copies of the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Library - Lower Saxony State Library via the German Research Foundation
  6. ↑ Helmut Zimmermann : Slicherstraße. In: The street names of the state capital Hanover. Verlag Hahnsche Buchhandlung, Hannover 1992, ISBN 3-7752-6120-6 , p. 229.
  7. ↑ Information in the archive information system Arcinsys Lower Saxony Bremen
personal data
SURNAME Slicher, Ludwig von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Slicher, Ludewig Johann Freiherr von; Slicher, Ludwig Johann Freiherr von; Slicher, Louis Johann Freiherr von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hanover major general
DATE OF BIRTH June 15, 1809
PLACE OF BIRTH kassel
DATE OF DEATH September 9, 1896
Place of death Hanover