Oskar von Hardegg

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Oskar von Hardegg (born October 19, 1815 in Ludwigsburg ; † August 25, 1877 in Stuttgart ) was a Württemberg officer , most recently Lieutenant General and Minister of War in 1866/67 .

Life

Hardegg was the fifth son of the chief medical officer and personal physician Johann Georg von Hardegg in Ludwigsburg. His brother was the military writer Julius von Hardegg .

He grew up in his hometown, attended the local lyceum and, from March 1831, the Ludwigsburg officer training institute . In April 1834 he left the educational institution as a lieutenant and joined the 7th Infantry Regiment of the Württemberg Army in Stuttgart. After some time he was transferred to the engineer corps, in which he was promoted to first lieutenant in 1842. Now he joined the General Staff and in 1847 advanced to the rank of captain . When Lieutenant General Moriz von Miller took over the War Ministry on July 2, 1850, he made Hardegg his adjutant . During his career in the War Office Hardegg in 1850 to Major , 1852 to lieutenant colonel and in 1856 for Colonel promoted. In order to be able to gain practical experience again, Hardegg asked for a transfer to a line infantry regiment and was appointed commander of the 4th infantry regiment. In this position he worked from September 22, 1856 to April 27, 1857. Then promoted to major general, Hardegg was brigade commander and lieutenant governor of Ulm . In 1865 he was promoted to lieutenant general, division commander and governor of Stuttgart. After the resignation of War Minister Kuno von Wiederhold on May 5, 1866, he took over the management of the War Ministry.

Oskar von Hardegg on the right in the background with the staff of the Kgl. Württ. Field Division during the battle near Tauberbischofsheim , 1866

When the German War broke out in 1866, he led the troops into the battles near Tauberbischofsheim as commander of the field division . After the end of the hostilities he returned to the Stuttgart War Ministry and retired in April 1867 on the occasion of the Luxembourg question, as he wished.

In addition to his professional and specialist knowledge, Hardegg was particularly fond of music, both as a pianist and as a composer. One of his most popular compositions was the song "Black Band". During the years of his retirement, the childhood friend and retired court musician Keller was one of his closest friends.

family

Oskar von Hardegg married Ottilie Kausler, the daughter of Colonel von Kausler. The marriage had two children. The daughter married the Bavarian Colonel Freiherr von Freyberg-Eisenberg in Dillingen, Hardegg's son became captain and commander of the 8th Württemberg Infantry Regiment No. 126.

Awards and honors

literature

  • Hermann Niethammer: The officer corps of the infantry regiment "Kaiser Friedrich, King of Prussia" (7th Württ.) No. 125. 1809–1909. Stuttgart 1909. p. 119.
  • State gazette for Württemberg. No. 208 of September 8, 1877. p. 1425.
  • Swabian Chronicle . No. 203 of August 23, 1877. p. 1813.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Court and State Handbook of the Kingdom of Württemberg 1866. P. 58.
personal data
SURNAME Hardegg, Oskar von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hardegg, Oskar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Württemberg Lieutenant General and Minister of War
DATE OF BIRTH October 19, 1815
PLACE OF BIRTH Ludwigsburg
DATE OF DEATH August 25, 1877
Place of death Stuttgart