Martin von Goßler
Martin Gustav Wilhelm von Goßler (born March 18, 1843 in Liegnitz , † October 3, 1898 in Kalbe ) was a Prussian lieutenant general and master of calves.
Life
Origin and family
Martin came from the Goßler family . He was a son of the Real Secret Council and Minister of State Albert von Goßler and his wife Auguste, born von Lamprecht (1821–1887). His older brother was the later Prussian manor owner and district administrator Konrad von Goßler (1841–1900).
In 1868 he married Marie Fanny Albertine von Pfuel (1845–1930), a daughter of Major General Wolf von Pfuel (1809–1866) and Marie Karoline Theodore von Lamprecht (1823–1860) and granddaughter of the Prussian Prime Minister Ernst von Pfuel in Berlin . The mother of Martin von Goßler's wife was a niece of his mother.
The marriage had five sons and two daughters, including:
- Adelheid Marie Frieda Auguste (1870–1959) ∞ Ulrich Marschall called Greiff (1863–1923)
- Martin (1873-1934), a Prussian officer ∞ Anna Elisabeth Rabe von Pappenheim (1875-1961), whose mother Gertrude of Goßler (1847-1888), daughter of Albert of Goßler was
- Curt Alexander Burckhard (1876–1939), Prussian officer ∞ Elisabeth von Goßler (1878–1964), daughter of Konrad von Goßler
Since his brother Konrad, the eldest son, inherited the Zichtau family estate when his father died in 1869, he acquired the Kalbe estate in 1873.
Career
Goßler went on the train as royal court page to the coronation ceremony of Wilhelm I in 1861 . In 1871, in the obituary notice for his father, Goßler is listed as a prime lieutenant and served; with an interruption as adjutant in the 3rd Reserve Cavalry Brigade; in the 1st Hessian Hussar Regiment No. 13 as adjutant of the 8th Cavalry Brigade .
In 1874 he was Rittmeister and squadron chief in the 1st Hessian Hussar Regiment No. 13. In that year he was also made a Knight of Honor of the Order of St. John . In mid-1875 he was transferred to the general command of the XIV Army Corps as adjutant . Around 1888 he became a major à la suite adjutant to the Chief of the Army General Staff.
From 1889 until his death Goßler was head of the central department of the Great General Staff and ended his military career as lieutenant general.
Web links
- Martin von Goßler Gedbas genealogy online database
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the letter aristocratic houses . Seventh vintage . Justus Perthes , Gotha 1913, p. 271 ( uni-duesseldorf.de [accessed on March 29, 2018]).
- ↑ The coronation of their majesties King Wilhelm and Queen Augusta of Prussia zu Königsberg on October 18, 1861: (With the illustration of the coronation procession on 12 sheets, in photographic press print) . K. Go. Ober-Hofbuchdrukkerei, 1873, p. 232 ( digitized version in the Google book search).
- ^ Military weekly paper . ES Mittler & Sohn , Berlin 1871, p. 497–498 ( digitized version in Google Book Search [accessed March 29, 2018]).
- ^ Weekly newspaper of the Johanniter-Ordens-Balley Brandenburg . 1874, p. 50 ( digitized version in Google Book Search [accessed on March 29, 2018]).
- ↑ Military weekly: independent magazine for the German armed forces . Mittler, 1875, p. 915 ( digitized version in Google Book Search [accessed on March 29, 2018]).
- ↑ Rank and quarters list of the Royal Prussian Army and the XIII. (Royal Württemberg) Army Corps . ES Mittler, 1896, p. 59 ( limited preview in Google Book Search [accessed March 29, 2018]).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Goßler, Martin von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Goßler, Martin Gustav Wilhelm von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian lieutenant general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 18, 1843 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Liegnitz |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 3, 1898 |
| Place of death | Calf |