Wilhelm Finck von Finckenstein
Wilhelm Leopold Friedrich Graf Finck von Finckenstein (born August 6, 1792 in Drehnow , † November 26, 1877 in Berlin ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .
Life
origin
Wilhelm came from the Brandenburg line of Uradelsgeschlechts Finck von Finckenstein . He was the son of Mr. von Drehnow Wilhelm Franz Albrecht Count Finck von Finckstein (* 1748) and his wife Ulrike Sophie, née Countess Finckenstein (* 1756).
Military career
Finckenstein joined the Gardes du Corps regiment of the Prussian Army on April 1, 1812 , was promoted to secondary lieutenant until mid-February 1813 and took part in the battles at Großgörschen , Dresden , Kulm and Leipzig during the Wars of Liberation . After the war he was promoted to Rittmeister and Chief of the 6th Company until January 1824 . As a major , Finckenstein became a regular staff officer in April 1842 and King Friedrich Wilhelm IV appointed him his wing adjutant on August 24, 1843 . On March 30, 1844 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel . Leaving his position as a wing adjutant, Finckenstein was commissioned from May 23 to August 31, 1845, initially with the command of the 1st Guard Uhlan Regiment and then with the command of the Regiment of the Gardes du Corps. On January 13, 1846 he was appointed regimental commander and on March 27, 1847 promoted to colonel . This was followed by a position as commander of the 2nd Guard Cavalry Brigade from December 14, 1848 . Finckenstein took his leave on May 10, 1851 as major general with a pension .
After his departure he was a member of the General Order Commission from February 1852 to March 1855. On the occasion of Wilhelm I's coronation celebrations , Finckenstein received the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd Class with Oak Leaves, in 1861 . The king also gave him the character of Lieutenant General on April 28, 1863 and the Commander-in-Chief of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern on December 23, 1866 .
Finckenstein was an honorary knight of the Order of St. John , as well as owners of estates Trebichow and Heidenau in district Crossen . He died unmarried in Berlin.
literature
- Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 6, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1938], DNB 367632810 , p. 305, no. 1928.
- Genealogical paperback of the German count's houses, 1839, p.180
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gothaisches Genealogical Pocket Book of the Count's Houses. 1872. Justus Perthes, Gotha 1871, p. 256.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Finck von Finckenstein, Wilhelm |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Finck von Finckenstein, Wilhelm Leopold Friedrich Graf (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian lieutenant general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 6, 1792 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Drehnow |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 26, 1877 |
| Place of death | Berlin |