Vincenz of Pompei

Coat of arms as St. George's Knight, 1792

Vincenz Graf von Pompei (* July 23, 1763 in Verona ; † December 4, 1849 there ) was a royal Bavarian officer, most recently in the rank of major general , and chamberlain . From 1806 he was a bearer of the Military Max Joseph Order .

Life

Vincenz Count of Pompei was the son of Count Pompeo Pompei and his wife Franziska, born Countess of Rambaldi. On November 14, 1780, Pompei was appointed lieutenant in the 7th Infantry Regiment "Holnstein" , on May 4, 1787, he was promoted to staff captain and on March 5, 1795 to major in the 2nd Grenadier Regiment "Kurprinz" .

During the second coalition war against France, Major Pompei was the commander of an Electoral Palatinate-Bavarian field battalion in the 11th Fusilier Regiment and, as an English subsidiary troop, was under the command of Colonel Carl Philipp von Wrede . During the campaign he repeatedly found opportunities to distinguish himself. In the Battle of Messkirch (May 5, 1800) Pompei and his unit were able to successfully cover the retreat of the Austrian troops across the Danube . In the following battle near Memmingen (May 10, 1800) Pompei was wounded. Major General von Wrede reported to the elector that Pompei had particularly distinguished himself and proposed him for promotion to lieutenant colonel . This took place on May 26, 1800 with simultaneous appointment as commander of the grenadier battalion. With an army order dated January 14, 1805, the Lieutenant Colonel of the 2nd Line Infantry Regiment, Prince Prince Count Vincenz von Pompei, received the Electoral Palatinate Bavarian Military Medal of Honor for his services with distinction in the 1800 campaign .

In the 1805 campaign against Austria, Pompei and his battalion succeeded in capturing Mittenwald (October 18, 1805), with supplies and the company treasury being captured. He was also involved in the following battle on Bodenbühl (November 1, 1805) and in the battle at Strubpass (November 2, 1805). For his achievements in Tyrol Pompei was commended by name in the army order of November 22, 1805, after he was promoted to Colonel of the 12th Line Infantry Regiment "Löwenstein" on October 22, 1805 . In the battle near Iglau (December 5, 1805) he was able to repel the attacks of the Austrian cavalry with his regiment, where he was wounded again. In the army order of January 11, 1806, Colonel Pompei was repeatedly commended. On March 1, 1806 he received the Knight's Cross of the Military Max Joseph Order and, with an army order of March 13, 1806, the Officer's Cross of the French Legion of Honor .

In May 1806 Pompei was transferred to the newly established 14th Line Infantry Regiment, but asked for his departure, which he received with the highest resolution of January 11, 1807. On February 3, 1807 he was characterized as major general and on March 2, 1808 he was subsequently granted a supreme pension. Count Vincenz von Pompei, who was also a member of the Order of Knights of St. George and royal chamberlain, received the Cross of Honor of the Order of Louis in 1844 . He died on December 4, 1849, at the age of 86, in Verona, the city of his birth.

literature

• Baptist Schrettinger: The Royal Bavarian Military Max Joseph Order and its members. Oldenbourg, Munich 1882; Volume 2, pages 636-641.