Philipp von Hilgers

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Philipp von Hilgers

Philipp Freiherr von Hilgers (born May 9, 1785 in Hülchrath , † February 10, 1852 in Neuwied ) was a Prussian politician and district administrator in various circles.

Life

At that time Hilgers manor in Unkel-Heister

Hilgers was a son of the mayor of Cologne, Franz Jakob Joseph Freiherr von Hilgers. After studying camera and finance, he worked in a Cologne bank. In 1805 he joined Napoleon's Imperial Guard and took part in the Battle of Friedland in 1807 . In 1810 he left the French army and took over his father's estate in the municipality of Heister (now part of Unkel ). In 1814 he was appointed land captain of the Landsturm and the militia by the Duke of Nassau .

Former district office in Neuwied

After the Rhineland was taken over by the Kingdom of Prussia (1815), Hilgers was entrusted by the Prussian government in Koblenz in 1816 as district commissioner with the administration of the Linz district . On February 11, 1817 he was appointed royal district administrator. The official seat was in Erpel . From August 1820, Hilgers also took over the administration of the Ahrweiler district on the left bank of the Rhine . On May 1, 1822, the Linz district was dissolved, the associated mayorships and communities were transferred to the Neuwied district , and Hilgers was transferred to Neuwied at the same time . The district office was in Heddesdorf .

Due to the marital area within the now expanded Neuwied district, the administration of nine of the thirteen mayor's offices was subordinate to the noble authorities of the Princely Wied government in all civil matters. The royal Prussian district administrator Hilgers was only responsible for sovereignty, military and tax matters. The princely government was dissolved on October 31, 1848 and the administrative business was now completely transferred to Hilgers.

In 1827 Hilgers was awarded the title “Prussian Baron”. On July 1, 1851, Hilgers retired for health reasons and was then promoted to the " secret councilor ". He died on February 10, 1852.

family

Philipp von Hilgers married Sophie Philippine von Dhaem in 1809 (born September 30, 1788, † April 19, 1849). The couple had several children:

  • Jacob Franz Johann Nepomuk Adolf (born January 27, 1810 - † February 9, 1877), district administrator of the Altenkirchen district, member of the Reichstag ⚭ 1852 Friederike Rother
  • Georg Benignus Johann Nepomuk (* July 29, 1811; † April 20, 1855), captain ⚭ 1844 Henriette Eugine Hubertine von Mylius (* February 16, 1817)
  • Franz Otto Robert Johann Nepomuk (born June 4, 1813 - † July 17, 1877), retired lieutenant colonel. D. ⚭ Agathe Therese Huberta von Kendenich (born June 6, 1827)
  • Philipp Kasper Ludwig Johann Nepomuk (January 6, 1816 - May 22, 1891), District Administrator of the Jülich District ⚭ 1852 Marie Elisabeth Henriette Hildegard Hubertine Antoinette Coels von der Brügghen (December 14, 1825 - June 3, 1863)
  • Josephine Marie Henriette (* February 7, 1819 - January 18, 1885) ⚭ 1838 Freiherr Theodor von Blankart (* March 17, 1812), Lord of Alsdorf
  • Clara Josepha Crescentia (born May 3, 1820)
  • Agathe Maria Hubertine (born November 21, 1821)
⚭ 1850 Emil Schleiden († March 20, 1861), mine owner in Mexico
⚭ 1864 Theodor von Zipf, Rittmeister a. D.
  • Therese Maria Josepha (* May 25, 1825 - † February 18, 1899)
⚭ 1849 Albrecht von Knoblauch von und zu Hatzbach (born September 14, 1817, † June 5, 1859), court marshal
⚭ 1863 Oskar von Normann-Loshausen , Prussian major
  • Friedrich Wilhelm Johann Nepomuk (born July 7, 1827), Prussian major

literature

  • Horst Romeyk : The leading state and municipal administrative officials of the Rhine Province 1816–1945 (=  publications of the Society for Rhenish History . Volume 69 ). Droste, Düsseldorf 1994, ISBN 3-7700-7585-4 , p. 530 .
  • Genealogical paperback of baronial houses, 1879, p.345

Web links

Commons : Philipp von Hilgers  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Hermann Burghard: Linz am Rhein: the history of the city from the early days to the present , Böhlau-Verlag Köln Weimar, 2002, page 181, ISBN 3-412-06602-8
  2. ↑ a b Entry on Philipp von Hilgers in the Rhineland-Palatinate personal database , accessed on March 20, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Heimat-Blatt and historical chronicle for the former Wied'schen and Nassauische Lande , 6th year, No. 15, page 119
  4. ↑ Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the baronial houses, 1888, p.51
  5. ↑ Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of noble houses, 1905, p.386
personal data
SURNAME Hilgers, Philipp von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hilgers, Philipp Freiherr von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian politician and district administrator
DATE OF BIRTH May 9, 1785
PLACE OF BIRTH Hulchrath
DATE OF DEATH February 10, 1852
Place of death Neuwied