Otto von Ebmeyer

Louis Otto Ebmeyer , since 1894 von Ebmeyer (born April 24, 1850 in Hamm , † August 29, 1919 in Wiesbaden ) was a Prussian officer , long-time adjutant of the Chancellor of Caprivi and the spa director of Wiesbaden.

Life

origin

He was the son of the Prussian government councilor in Minden Otto Ebmeyer (1819–1870).

Military career

Ebmeyer attended high schools in Frankfurt (Oder) and Minden. On August 5, 1869, he joined the East Frisian Infantry Regiment No. 78 of the Prussian Army as an avantageur . There he was promoted to Portepeefähnrich on March 8, 1870 and promoted to Second Lieutenant on September 2, 1870 during the war against France . During the war Ebmeyer took part in the battles at Vionville , Gravelotte , Beaune-la-Rolande and Le Mans . For his achievements in the enclosure of Metz he received the Iron Cross 2nd class.

After the peace agreement, Ebmeyer and his regiment remained with the occupation army in France and on September 1, 1873 rose to the rank of adjutant of the 1st battalion. Ebmeyer was promoted to captain until July 15, 1886, and as such was appointed company commander on February 15, 1887 . On March 21, 1890 Ebmeyer was hired à la suite of his regiment and ordered to serve as adjutant to Chancellor Leo von Caprivi in ​​Berlin. Left in this position, he was assigned to the Foreign Office from April 17, 1890. On January 27, 1893 Ebmeyer received the character as a Major and was maintaining its position à la suite in the Emperor Franz Grenadier Guards Regiment. 2 is added.

In recognition of his services, Ebmeyer was raised to the hereditary Prussian nobility on May 28, 1894 by Wilhelm II . When Caprivi was dismissed at the end of October 1894, his work as adjutant to the Chancellor ended. Therefore Ebmeyer was released from his command at the Foreign Office on December 15, 1894 and transferred as battalion commander to the 5th Baden Infantry Regiment No. 113 in Freiburg im Breisgau . Here he commanded the 4th and later the 1st Battalion. With the statutory pension and the right to wear the uniform of the infantry regiment "Duke Friedrich Wilhelm von Braunschweig" (East Frisian) No. 78, Ebmeyer was approved on December 14, 1897 to leave .

Civil life

After his departure, Ebmeyer had been the spa director of Wiesbaden since January 1, 1898, and was largely responsible for the construction of the new spa house and the modernization of the spa.

family

Ebmeyer married Hedwig von Hoorn (* 1858) on September 16, 1882 in Leer . From the marriage the daughter of Margaret (* 1883) and the son of Otto James Wilhelm (1885-1918) showed that during the First World War as a captain in the body Dragoon Regiment (2nd Grand Ducal Hessian) no. 24 in front of Arras had fallen .

literature

• Paul von Scheven: Officer regular roles and rankings of the Royal Prussian Emperor Franz Garde Grenadier Regiment No. 2. 1814–1894. ES Mittler & Sohn , Berlin 1894, p. 130.
• Paul Haehling von Lanzenauer: Officer master list of the 5th Baden Infantry Regiment No. 113 and his master battalion of the Grand Ducal Baden 3rd Fusilier Battalion. ES Mittler & Sohn, Berlin 1904, p. 234.

Web links

• Ebmeyer, Louis Otto. Hessian biography. (As of February 26, 2013). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).