Nikolaus Ludwig von Rudolphi

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Nikolaus Ludwig von Rudolphi (born March 11, 1772 in Küstrin , † March 28, 1837 in Wesendahl ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .

Life

origin

His parents were the detective and judicial director Julius Albert von Rudolphi († 1801) and his wife Karoline, née Pauli. After the death of his widow († 1813), he inherited the Wesendahl manor from his childless uncle, the Secret War and Service Commissions Council Carl Ludwig von Rudolphi (1732–1795).

Military career

On January 1, 1793, Rudolphi became a volunteer in the “von Kalckreuth” dragoon regiment of the Prussian army . A month later he joined the "von Ansbach" dragoon regiment as a Junker and on April 22, 1793, he became an ensign . In the First Coalition War he fought in the battle of Kaiserslautern , the siege of Landau and the battles near Frankenthal and Rheindürkheim . During that time he became second lieutenant and adjutant on December 8, 1794 . On February 4, 1800 he was transferred with a patent from June 13, 1794 to the fusilier battalion "Wakenitz" of the 1st East Prussian Fusilier Brigade. On March 12, 1805, Rudolphi was promoted to prime lieutenant in the army and governor of the Academie militaire, and on November 18, 1805, he was already head of the staff . During the Fourth Coalition War , he was taken prisoner in Berlin , brought to Nancy and released in 1807.

On July 11, 1809, after the Academie Militaire was dissolved, Rudolphi was promoted to captain and ordered to serve in the government in Berlin. For this he received an annual salary of 360 thalers from August 1, 1809. On May 10, 1810, he became brigadier of the border cordon in the Oels district, for which he now received 1,000 thalers, but on July 18, 1810 he became the first military member of the management of the Berlin War School , now with a salary of 900 thalers. At Scharnhorst's suggestion , he was promoted to major on September 6, 1811 , and appointed chairman of the military examination commission in Berlin on October 7, 1811. On March 11, 1812 he was then battalion commander in the 2nd West Prussian Infantry Regiment (No. 7) . In the campaign of 1812 he fought in the battles near Garossenkrug, Kosackenkoog, Olay, Friedrichstadt and Schladhof. For this he received the order Pour le Mérite on October 18, 1812 . On February 1, 1813, he was sent to Kolberg and on July 22, 1813, he joined the General Staff of the 1st Army Corps .

During the Wars of Liberation Rudolphi fought in the battles near Großgörschen , Bautzen , on the Katzbach , Leipzig and the battles near Alsleben, Colditz and Königswartha, where he was wounded. He also fought near Brunzlau, Freiburg on the Unstrut and the sieges of Danzig and Mainz . For Großgörschen he received the Iron Cross 2nd class and at the transition near Wartenburg he acquired the Iron Cross 1st class. At that time he was promoted to lieutenant colonel on January 17, 1814 , and on October 5, 1814, he became chief of the general staff in Silesia under Yorck . On January 2, 1815, he became Quartermaster General in the 5th German Federal Corps.

From March 14, 1815, he received the salary of a regimental commander of 2,600 thalers a year. On March 23, he was appointed Chief of the General Staff of the V Army Corps under Yorck. On June 26, 1815 he was promoted to colonel and on May 8, 1817 he came to the government department of Stettin as inspector of the Landwehr. On February 22, 1820, he was transferred to the 3rd Landwehr Brigade as commander and promoted to major general on March 30, 1820 with a patent from April 17, 1820. On July 21, 1820, he was transferred to the 5th Landwehr Brigade as commander. For his achievements he received the service cross on April 1, 1826 and the Order of the Red Eagle III on September 22, 1827 . Class and on January 18, 1832 the Order of the Red Eagle II class with oak leaves. On March 30, 1832 Rudolphi was commissioned to lead the 9th Division , but on April 4, 1832 he was also 1st Commander of Glogau. On March 30, 1834 he was appointed division commander before he retired as lieutenant general on March 17, 1835 with an annual pension of 2805 thalers. Rudolphi died on March 28, 1837 in Wesendahl.

family

On April 4, 1800, Rudolphi married Friederike Wilhelmine Henriette von Wedel (1764–1831) from the Malchow family, divorced from Pelet . The couple had the following children:

  • Karl Albert (1799–1864), Prussian lieutenant general
  • Leo August Adolf (1802-1805)
  • Leo Albert (1804-1805)
  • Julius Lothar (1805-1806)
  • Leo August Adolf (1806–1888), Second Lieutenant in the Guard Jäger Battalion ⚭ Pauline von Broesigke (1806–1888)
  • Wilhelm Julius (1809–1879), Major a. D.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Marcelli Janecki : Handbook of the Prussian nobility. Volume 2, 1893, p. 142.
personal data
SURNAME Rudolphi, Nikolaus Ludwig von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rudolphi, Julius Ludwig von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH March 11, 1772
PLACE OF BIRTH Wesendahl
DATE OF DEATH March 28, 1837
Place of death Wesendahl