Robert von Frankenberg and Ludwigsdorf
Robert Januarius von Frankenberg and Ludwigsdorf (born March 28, 1807 in Danzig , † May 16, 1873 in Cologne ) was a Prussian infantry general .
Life
origin
Robert came from the Silesian nobility of Frankenberg and Ludwigsdorf . He was the son of the Prussian staff cavalry master Johann Sigismund von Frankenberg and Ludwigsdorf (1766-1814) and his wife Friederike, née Bender (1777-1826).
Military career
Frankenberg first attended the cadet school in Potsdam from 1817 , then from 1821 in Berlin. On April 8, 1824, he was transferred to the Emperor Franz Garde Grenadier Regiment No. 2 of the Prussian Army as a portepeefähnrich and promoted to second lieutenant on November 15, 1825 . As a prime lieutenant , Frankenberg was a teacher at the United Guard Division School from 1844 to April 1847 and then resigned as a captain and company commander in his main regiment. With the regiment he participated in the suppression of the March riots in Berlin and then in the campaign against Denmark . On May 11, 1852 Frankenberg became major and as such on November 8, 1855 commander of the Fusilier battalion . Shortly afterwards, on December 11, 1855, he was promoted to second in command of the 2nd Battalion of the 1st Guards Landwehr Regiment in Stettin, and on April 9, 1857, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel. With his promotion to colonel on May 31, 1859, Frankenberg was commander of the 7th Infantry Regiment . He was then appointed Commander of Erfurt on December 17, 1863 under position à la suite of the regiment .
On June 25, 1864, he was promoted to major general and as such he was appointed commander of Cologne on June 25, 1864 . In this position he was promoted to lieutenant general on September 20, 1866 . Another four years later, on July 16, 1870, he was appointed governor of Cologne fortress . For his many years of service, Frankenberg was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle First Class with Oak Leaves on October 13, 1871 . On March 22, 1873, the emperor also gave him the character of general of the infantry.
His grave is on the Melaten cemetery in Cologne (lit. C between R and U, no. 273–275) . The tomb was designed by the sculptor Heinrich Hoffmeister in 1875 .
family
Frankenberg married on April 13, 1841 in Blankensee with Friederike von Wedel (1823-1882). The marriage had seven children. The daughter Marie married the later Major Franz von Notz. One of her sons (the fourth child and the third son) was the future Colonel Ferdinand von Notz .
literature
- Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 7, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1939], DNB 367632829 , pp. 144-145, no. 2209.
- Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the noble houses. The nobility born in Germany (primeval nobility). 1906. Seventh year, Justus Perthes, Gotha 1905, p. 243.
Individual evidence
- ^ Yearbook of the German Nobility . Volume 1, 1896, p. 935.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Frankenberg and Ludwigsdorf, Robert von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Frankenberg and Ludwigsdorf, Robert Januarius von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian general of the infantry |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 28, 1807 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Danzig |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 16, 1873 |
| Place of death | Cologne |