Moritz von Grünewaldt

Moritz Reinhold von Grünewaldt

Moritz Reinhold Rodion Gerhard von Grünewaldt ( Russian : Родион Мориц Рейнгольд Егорович Гринвальд; born May 12, 1797 in Koik , Estonia ; † December 24, 1877 in Saint Petersburg ) was a Russian cavalry general and member of the Russian State Council .

Life

Since 1813 served Moritz von Grünewald in the cavalry - Guard - Regiment of the Imperial Russian Army and in 1815 for cadet promoted. It joined in the same year was promoted to cornet on, then the carriage 1817 to lieutenant in 1819 to captain and in 1821 to captain . From 1825 he served as captain squadron of Leibeskadron the Russian Tsar Nicholas I (1796-1855) allocated. Through his personal commitment in the suppression of the Decembrist uprising in December 1825, the tsar became aware of him. Captain v. G. was a special envoy in Moscow , Orel and Kursk and investigated officers of his regiment who were in contact with the Decembrists. In 1826 he was promoted to colonel and in 1827 appointed wing adjutant to the Tsar. In 1831 Moritz v. G. deployed in the suppression of the November Uprising in Poland and took over command of the Novgorod Cuirassier Regiment , which he led as far as Warsaw . On June 25, 1833 he was promoted to major general, commanded a cavalry regiment and in 1837 took over the 1st Guard Cuirassier Brigade . After a short time off from work, he was sent to Berlin and carried out special missions in the Kingdom of Hanover , Kingdom of Württemberg and Austria . In 1839 he took over command of the 1st Cuirassier Brigade and in 1844 was promoted to Lieutenant General, commander of the Guard Cuirassier Division . After a disagreement with Grand Duke Michael Pawlowitsch Romanow in 1847, Grünewaldt settled in Koik ( Estonia governorate ) as a guesthouse . On May 28, 1849, he was appointed inspector of the Reserve Cavalry Corps . He was appointed adjutant general in 1850. In 1852 he was appointed personal military advisor to his son, Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolayevich Romanov , by Nicholas I. During the Crimean War of 1853 - 1856 he commanded the Guard Cavalry Corps, which was used as a security on the Baltic coast . In 1856 he was appointed general of the cavalry. From 1859 to 1876 he was President of the Baltic Sea Committee and since 1864 a member of the Russian Imperial Council. Since 1865 he was chief of the 4th Squadron of the Cavalry Guard Regiment and received 6500 acres of land in the province of Samara . On April 17, 1874 he was dismissed from civil service and founded the family legacy ( legacy ). He died on December 24, 1877 and was buried on the family estate in Orrisaar .

Awards

In recognition and appreciation of his services, Moritz von Grünewaldt was awarded several Russian and non-Russian orders and decorations . These included:

1. Russian Order

• 1831 Russian Order of Saint Anne , 2nd class
• 1831 Russian Order of St. Stanislaus , 3rd class
• 1831 Virtuti Militari , 3rd class
• 1835 Russian Order of St. Vladimir , 3rd class
• 1837 Russian Order of St. Stanislaus, 1st class
• 1839 Russian Order of Saint Anne, 1st class
• 1841 Russian Order of Saint Anne, 1st class with crown
• 1841 Russian Order of St. George , 4th grade
• 1845 Order of St. Vladimir, 2nd class
• 1850 Imperial-Royal Order of the White Eagle
• 1857 Imperial Order of Alexander Nevsky
• 1860 Imperial Order of Alexander Newski with diamonds
• 1867 Order of St. Vladimir, 1st class
• 1874 Order of St. Andrew the First Called

2. Non-Russian Order

• 1827 Cross of the Order of St. John
• 1841 Grand Ducal Hessian Order of Merit
• 1851 Prussian Order of Merit Red Eagle , 1st class with diamonds
• 1852 Austrian Imperial Leopold Order , 1st class
• 1853 House Order of the Grand Duchy of Saxony-Weimar-Eisenach - Order of the White Falcon

Origin and family

Family coat of arms of the von Grünewaldt family

Moritz Reinhold Rodion v. G. came from the German-Baltic noble family von Grünewaldt . He was the son of the Estonian district administrator and Russian major Johann Georg von Grünewaldt (1763-1817), who was married to Anna von Kursell . Moritz wasn't married. His brothers were the founders of the houses of Hukas Johann von Grünewaldt (1796 - 1862), Koik Otto Magnus von Grünewaldt (1801 - 1890) and Orrisaar Alexander von Grünewald (1805 - 1886).

literature

• Baron Georges Wrangell: Genealogy of the von Grünewaldt family , Reval 1913 ( digitized version )

Web links

Commons : Moritz von Grünewaldt  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Baltic Historical Commission (ed.): Entry on Rodion Egorovich von Grünewaldt. In: BBLD - Baltic Biographical Lexicon digital
• Гринвальд Родион Егорович (Георгиевич) (Мориц Рейнгольд) (05/12/1797 - 12/24/1877) (Russian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Novgorod Cuirassier Regiment = ru: Новгородский 10-й драгунский полк