Max von Eelking (son)
Max von Eelking (born October 16, 1813 in Jena , † February 7, 1873 in Meiningen ) was a German officer , historian and painter .
biography
Max von Eelking is the son of the officer of the same name, Max Freiherr von Eelking . The father, city commandant in Bremen, came from a patrician family that was ennobled in 1750; the mother came from a middle class family from Coburg . The father had a large fortune, but lost it through speculation , whereupon he left his wife and child. The child stayed with the mother. The ADB author Georg Brückner also described that in addition to her "beautiful figure", her "soft disposition" should have passed on to her son. He lived alone with his mother on the Weißenburg, his parents' house, and his later life was also marked by loneliness and distrust of strangers. This degenerated into a mental illness.
Von Eelking did not see his father again until he was twelve, and his upbringing and training were unregulated. However, he wanted a steady career and attended the forest academy in Drei 30acker . In 1832 he entered the military and rose to major there. Under depression suffering, he devoted himself to the way of painting and collecting Altertums- and military history objects. Promoted to lieutenant colonel , he left the military in 1866. In retirement, he lived with his wife in Meiningen, but the depression did not subside, on the contrary, it intensified. He finally committed suicide on February 7, 1873 , leaving a suicide note.
Von Eelking had written two articles for the Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie .
Works (selection)
- The correspondence of the Electoral Saxon Prime Minister Count von Brühl with the Saxon Lieutenant General Freiherr von Riedesel, a resident of the Russian Imperial Army. Otto Wigand, Leipzig 1854 ( digitized version ).
- Life and work of the Duke of Brunswick Lieutenant General Friedrich Adolph Riedesel Freiherrn zu Eisenbach . 3 volumes. Wigand, Leipzig 1856 (digital copies: Volume 1 , Volume 2 , Volume 3 ).
- The German auxiliary troops in the North American Wars of Liberation 1776–1783. 2 parts. Helwing, Hannover 1863 ( digitized version ).
- History of the Duke of Saxony-Meiningian Contingent. Brückner & Renner, Meiningen 1863 ( digitized ).
- The war between Germany and France 1870 to 1871. 2 volumes. Friedrich Wilhelm Grunow, Leipzig (digital copies: Volume 1 , Volume 2 ).
literature
- Georg Brückner: Eelking, Max von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 5, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1877, p. 653 f.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Eelking, Max von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German officer, historian and painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 16, 1813 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Jena |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 7, 1873 |
| Place of death | Meiningen |