Rudolf von Bünau (General, 1762)

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Rudolf von Bünau (born October 23, 1762 in Kammerforst ; † September 8, 1841 in Schwebda ) was a Württemberg major general and court marshal .

Life

origin

Rudolf came from the 2nd branch (Cannewitz) of the Vogtland nobility family von Bünau and was the son of the Electoral Saxon captain Heinrich von Bünau (1726–1779) and his wife Eleonora Henrietta Charlotta, nee von Eschwege. He was named after his grandfather and first witness, Rudolph von Bünau († May 24, 1766 in Langenweitzendorf in the Schleiz reign as heir, feudal lord and court lord on Reussen near Zeitz).

Military career

Bünau was initially a body page and a flag squire in the Landgrave of Hesse. On September 29, 1777 he was employed as an ensign in the Regiment Guard and served here as a captain since February 26, 1796 . In mid-March 1807, Bünau transferred to the Württemberg service and, as a major, became the commandant of the 1st Light Infantry Battalion. Moved to the guard on foot at the end of October 1807, Bünau rose to lieutenant colonel at the beginning of June 1808 and on 23 August 1808 became battalion commander in the “von Phull” infantry regiment. On September 11th, he was appointed regimental commander and on November 5th, 1808, he was promoted to colonel . As such, Bünau took part in the campaign against Austria and was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of Military Merit for his achievements on May 23, 1809 . In February 1812 he took over the infantry regiment "Prinz Friedrich" No. 5 and was appointed commander of Ludwigsburg shortly afterwards in March. While maintaining this position, Bünau was appointed commander of Infantry Regiment No. 8 on February 3, 1813, and promoted to major general on January 31, 1814.

On July 2, 1815, he was released from military service. Bünau died as Oberhofmarschall a. D.

family

In 1801 he married Charlotte von Dupuy (1780–1842). The couple had several children:

  • Sophie Eleonore (1802–1874), lady-in-waiting to the Duchess of Cambridge ⚭ 1827 Rudolf von Keudell (1799–1867), Lord of Schwebba
  • Karoline Marianne (1804–1831) ⚭ 1826 Hans Willibald Freiherr Treusch von Buttlar-Brandenfeld (1799–1833), Lord of Markershausen
  • Rudolf (1807–1868), Colonel ⚭ 1844 Sophie Kriech (1826–1890)
  • Heinrich (1809-1853), captain ⚭ 1848 Johanne Henriette Karoline Adelheid von Zieten (born May 25, 1823)

literature

  • Hermann Niethammer: The officer corps of the infantry regiment "Kaiser Friedrich, King of Prussia" (7th Württ.) No. 125. 1809–1909. Stuttgart 1909. p. 48.
  • Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Areligen Häuser 41st year, 1942, p. 128.
  • Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of noble houses 1903. Fourth year, p. 231.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Yearbook of the German Nobility. Volume 2, 1898, p. 251.
  2. ↑ Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the baronial houses for the year 1918. P. 126.
  3. ^ Yearbook of the German Nobility. Volume 3, 1899, p. 999.
personal data
SURNAME Bünau, Rudolf von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bünau, Rudolph von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Württemberg major general, court marshal
DATE OF BIRTH October 23, 1762
PLACE OF BIRTH Kammerforst (Thuringia)
DATE OF DEATH September 8, 1841
Place of death Schwebda