Reinhard von Gemmingen (1859–1909)
Reinhard Karl Wilhelm Dietrich von Gemmingen (born December 27, 1859 in Stettenfels , † November 4, 1909 in Illenau ) was a Württemberg colonel .
Life
He came from the 2nd sub-branch (Stuttgart) of the Fürfeld line of the barons of Gemmingen-Guttenberg and was a son of the Württemberg forest officer Ernst Franz Karl von Gemmingen (1816–1876) and Pauline von der Osten (1830–1915). He was first brought up by private tutors and, after his father was transferred, attended Latin school and, from 1871, the secondary school in Kirchheim unter Teck .
In 1873 he entered the Tertia of the Cadet House in Oranienstein , and in 1874 the Secunda of the Cadet Corps in Berlin . After the Portepeef Ensign examination in 1876, he was accepted into the Selekta of the Cadet Corps. In 1876/77 he was a page at the royal Prussian court in Berlin. After his officer examination, he joined the Grenadier Regiment "Queen Olga" (1st Württembergisches) No. 119 of the Württemberg Army as a second lieutenant . From March 1879 to 1881 he was an adjutant at the Reutlingen district command. During this time he was promoted to prime lieutenant. From May 1882 to November 1886 he was adjutant of the 2nd battalion of his regiment. In 1892/93 he was adjutant of the 51st Infantry Brigade (1st Royal Württembergische) . In 1893 he was promoted to captain and appointed company commander of his regiment. In 1894 he was sent to Prussia to join the training infantry battalion in Potsdam. He ended his military career on June 21, 1906 as a colonel.
Awards
- Royal Württemberg Silver Jubilee Medal
- Imperial Russian Order of Saint Stanislaus III. class
(only sources up to 1895 were evaluated for the awards)
family
From 1898 he was married to Hildegard Capler von Oedheim called Bautz (1867-1905), a daughter of Heinrich Capler von Oedheim called Bautz . His brother Max von Gemmingen (1868–1949) embarked on an almost identical military career and married Gertrud (1872–1962), another Capler daughter.
Progeny:
- Wilhelm Wolf Dietrich von Gemmingen (1899–1975) ∞ Marga Dübbers (1898–1962)
literature
- Carl Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig Stocker : Family chronicle of the barons of Gemmingen. Heidelberg 1895, p. 157f.
- Walter von Hueck: lineage of the family of the barons of Gemmingen. Reprint from the Genealogical Handbook of the Nobility Volume 37 (Freiherrliche Häuser A, Volume VI). CA Starke Verlag, Limburg an der Lahn 1966, p. 147f.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gemmingen, Reinhard von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Württemberg colonel |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 27, 1859 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stettenfels Castle |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 4, 1909 |
| Place of death | Illenau |