Robert von Eberstein

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Karl Michael Robert Freiherr von Eberstein (born August 28, 1801 in Stallupönen , † September 14, 1882 in Potsdam ) was a Prussian major general .

Life

origin

He was the son of Friedrich Wilhelm von Eberstein (1753-1810) and his wife Friederike Wilhelmine, née Jacobi (1763-1831). His father was Colonel a. D. , most recently in the 2nd East Prussian Infantry Regiment and knight of the order Pour le Mérite . The later major general Karl Friedrich August von Eberstein was his brother.

Military career

Eberstein came to Berlin as a cadet on August 31, 1815 and was transferred to the Emperor Franz Grenadier Regiment of the Prussian Army as a second lieutenant on May 5, 1818 . From 1822 to 1825 he graduated from the General War School . On July 20, 1831, Eberstein was promoted to prime lieutenant and was then commanded from March 31, 1834 to June 23, 1839 for rifle tests in Sömmerda . On April 25, 1839, when he was promoted to captain, he was appointed company commander . On March 27, 1847 he was major and commander of the III. Battalions in the 3rd Guards Landwehr Regiment in Lissa. This was followed by a position as commander of the Guard Rifle Battalion from June 17, 1851 . In this capacity Eberstein advanced to lieutenant colonel on March 22, 1853 , before being appointed commander of the 26th Infantry Regiment in Magdeburg on October 26, 1854 . On July 12, 1855, he was promoted to colonel . On October 29, 1857, he was transferred to Kolberg as a commander under position à la suite of his regiment . On January 12, 1858, he received the Commander's Cross, Second Class, of the Order of Albrecht the Bear . On January 2, 1859 Eberstein was awarded the character as a major general with the statutory board for disposition made.

family

Eberstein married on May 18, 1826 in Berlin Pauline von Eberty (1800–1882), a daughter of Lieutenant Colonel Ernst Wilhelm von Eberty (1762–1824). The couple had the following children:

  • Hedwig (1827–1815) ⚭ 1850 Rudolf Roedenbeck (1822–1891), consistorial president in Magdeburg, son of Karl Heinrich Siegfried Roedenbeck
  • Klara (1828-1841)
  • Marie (1829-1889)
  • Max (1830–1889), Prussian major general ⚭ 1854 Paulie Schulz (* 1831)
  • Alfred (1835–1903), Prussian Colonel ⚭ 1860 Anna von Uebel (1840–1915)
  • Ottilie (1838–1913) ⚭ 1861 Ferdinand Freiherr von Lüdinghausen called Wolff († 1870), Prussian major, died of wounds near Wörth

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SURNAME Eberstein, Robert von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Eberstein, Karl Michael Robert Freiherr von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian major general
DATE OF BIRTH August 28, 1801
PLACE OF BIRTH Stallupönen
DATE OF DEATH September 14, 1882
Place of death Potsdam