Maximilian of Parseval

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Maximilian von Parseval, around 1865

Maximilian von Parseval (born July 11, 1823 in Zweibrücken , † March 12, 1902 in Munich ) was a Bavarian major general .

Life

origin

Maximilian von Parseval came from an originally French aristocratic family that was enrolled in Bavaria in 1816 . He was the son of the Bavarian Major General Ferdinand von Parseval (1791-1854) and his Irish wife Franziska (Fanny) O'Hegerty (1797-1881). His brothers Otto (1827–1901) and Ferdinand Jakob (1829–1919) were also Bavarian generals, while his brother Joseph (1825–1887) was a Bavarian civil servant and chamberlain . The latter is the father of the famous inventor and airship August von Parseval (1861–1942).

Military career

After training in the cadet corps , Parseval, following his father's example, joined the Bavarian Army and became an officer. In the German War of 1866 he took part as a captain in the infantry body regiment . On January 9, 1869, he was promoted to major . As commander of the 2nd Battalion of the 9th Infantry Regiment , he was wounded in the battle of Wörth in 1870 .

He rose to the rank of major general and was awarded the Knight's Cross First Class of the Military Merit Order for services in the 1866 campaign . He was also the holder of the Iron Cross 2nd class from 1870.

family

Parseval married Luise von Reinhard (1829-1859) in 1852, and her second marriage in 1869 with Johanna Steinacker (1845-1923).

The son Ferdinand (1853–1907), an officer in the Austrian army, existed from the first connection. The children Fanny (1872–1950) and Joseph Ferdinand (1870–1938), Bavarian officer, emerged from the second marriage.

literature

  • Genealogical manual of the nobility enrolled in Bavaria. Volume 16. Scientific commission publisher. 1986. ISBN 3768650758 . P. 615.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Festschrift to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the KB Cadet Corps on July 14, 1906. P. 4. Extract from the source
  2. ^ Bavarian War Ministry: Military Manual of the Kingdom of Bavaria. Munich 1871. p. 252. Scan from the source
  3. ↑ Kitzinger Anzeiger. No. 194 of August 17, 1870. Scan from the source
  4. ^ Government Gazette for the Kingdom of Bavaria. No. 2 Munich. January 10, 1867. Scan from the source
  5. ^ Bavarian War Ministry: Military Manual of the Kingdom of Bavaria. Munich 1871. p. 82. Scan from the source
personal data
SURNAME Parseval, Maximilian von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Parseval, Max von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bavarian major general
DATE OF BIRTH July 11, 1823
PLACE OF BIRTH Zweibrücken
DATE OF DEATH March 12, 1902
Place of death Munich