Otto von Keudell (politician)
Otto Leopold Heinrich von Keudell (born April 15, 1810 in Gielgudiszken , Lithuania , † March 18, 1853 in Berlin ) was a Prussian officer and member of the Frankfurt National Assembly .
Life
The son of the landowner Leopold von Keudell was brought up in Gnadenfrei . In 1826 he began his military career in the Prussian Army as a cadet in a cuirassier regiment . In 1828 he was promoted to Portepee Ensign , in 1829 to Second Lieutenant and in 1841 to Prime Lieutenant. Keudell moved to a Landwehr regiment in 1842 and a Uhlan regiment in Königsberg in 1845 . In the same year he was given the leadership of the Landwehr squadron in Neustettin . In 1848 he was transferred to the General Staff in Berlin. At the beginning of 1849 he moved into the Frankfurt National Assembly as the successor to Alexander von Wartensleben-Schwirsen for the 7th constituency of the province of Pomerania ( Greifenberg ). He did not join any parliamentary group, participated in the Committee on People's Armament and Army and voted with the right-wing center. He was promoted to captain that same year but soon retired. He lived with his youngest brother Robert von Keudell in Berlin until his death in 1853 .
See also
literature
- Niebour-Wilmersdorf: The representatives of Pomerania in the Frankfurt National Assembly. In: Monthly sheets of the society for Pomeranian history and antiquity . Volume 25, 1911, p. 161.
Web links
- Otto von Keudell (politician) . In: Heinrich Best : The members of the Frankfurt National Assembly 1848/1849 (BIORAB-FRANKFURT) (the exact data set must be found).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Keudell, Otto von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Keudell, Otto Leopold Heinrich von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian officer, member of the Frankfurt National Assembly |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 15, 1810 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gielgudiszken , (Lithuania) |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 18, 1853 |
| Place of death | Berlin |