Wilhelm Johann Maria von Blumenstein

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Wilhelm Johann Maria Freiherr von Blumenstein (born May 3, 1768 in Vienne , † December 14, 1835 in Konradswaldau ) was a Prussian major general , commander of the Erfurt Fortress and Lord of Stoppen and Konradswaldau.

Life

origin

His parents were the landowner Etienne Lieug (Kayr) von Blumenstein and his wife Desiree Magdalene Marguerite, née de Montrognon.

Military career

Blumenstein entered French service as an engineer in 1783 and came to Strasbourg in 1786 . In 1791, after the French Revolution , he left the French army and went into Prussian service on September 1, 1792 . He joined the engineering corps as a volunteer and was assigned to the headquarters of Prince Hohenlohe. His salary for this was 25 thalers a month. In the First Coalition War , which broke out shortly thereafter , Blumenstein fought in the sieges of Longwy, Verdun , Mainz , the cannonade of Valmy and in the battles at Grandpre, Hochheim, Guntersblum, Eschweiler, Bitch and the Battle of Kaiserslautern . For this he received on July 23, 1793 the order Pour le Mérite . On July 10, 1795, Blumenstein received the notification that he should initially remain in the budget of the Hohenlohe staff. On April 7, 1797 he was aggregated as a staff captain (without a patent) in the Fusilier Battalion No. 10 of the Upper Silesian Fusilier Brigade and then on September 9, 1797 with a patent dated September 12, 1797. On February 24, 1801, he was transferred to the Fusilier Battalion No. 7 as a captain and company commander . On November 23, 1805 he was transferred as an adjutant to General Hohenlohe. When the Fourth Coalition War broke out the following year , Blumenstein fought in the Battle of Jena and was taken prisoner during the surrender near Prenzlau. After the war he was supposed to be released as a foreigner, but at his request he stayed with the army.

For example, on December 1, 1807, Blumenstein was transferred to the Glatz Fortress as Vice-Commander . In addition, he was promoted to major on July 29, 1808 . On June 3, 1809 he became the interim commander of Glatz, as the commander Colonel Boguslawski was temporarily transferred to Königsberg. In addition to his post as commander, Blumenstein was given command of the Silesian Artillery on June 26, 1810. On July 24, 1811 he was then appointed Brigadier of the Silesian Artillery and on August 2, 1811 with the Order of the Red Eagle III. Class excellent.

In the run-up to the Wars of Liberation , on March 8, 1813, he was transferred to the group around General Friedrich Schuler von Senden , which was preparing the siege of Glogau. In addition, Blumenstein was promoted to lieutenant colonel on June 10, 1813 . During the war he fought at the siege of Glogau, where he won the Iron Cross and the Russian Order of Saint Anne III. Class acquired. On November 2, 1813 he was entrusted with the command of the 2nd Silesian Landwehr Regiment and on November 20, 1813 appointed commander of the troops to enclose Glogau. In addition, he was promoted to colonel on December 8, 1813 (patent on December 12, 1813) and then real commander of the troops.

After the Peace of Paris , Blumenstein was given three months' leave to go to France. On May 31, 1815 he rose to major general (patent on June 13, 1815) and on June 10, 1815 was chief of the 19th Brigade in the V Army Corps . On March 16, 1816 he was then chief of the artillery brigade in Silesia and Posen. On April 3, 1820 he was appointed inspector of the 1st, 5th and 6th Artillery Brigade appointed. But on May 8, 1821 he was appointed commander of Erfurt and on September 27, 1821 he was made inactive with a salary of 1,500 thalers. On May 12, 1825 and May 10, 1827 he was given five months' vacation in France. He died on December 14, 1835 in Konradswaldau (Trebnitz district).

In his assessment from the year 1804, Major von Rosen wrote: “A man who was diligent and who, during the short time of his service, went to great lengths to learn them. Has a moral decent demeanor and is not without a knowledge of math, draws well too. Is still young and of good standing, is very skilled in light duty. "

family

Blumenstein married Marie Anna Charlotte Sophie Jaqueline Desiree Taverne de Longchamps on January 8, 1797 in Ansbach. She was the daughter of the French major engineer Nikolas Franz Taverne de Longchamps. The couple had four daughters:

  • Celina Marie Viktorie (born November 6, 1797)
  • Marqueritte Euphrosyne Emilie (born December 1, 1799) ∞ Sylvius Nikolaus Ernst von Debschütz, Lord of Senditz
  • Sophie ∞ Friedrich Adam Jaroslaw von Rothkirch and Panthen (* December 15, 1794)
  • Melanie Emilie Konstanze (born January 24, 1802 - † April 23, 1857) ∞ Sylvius Nikolaus Wolf Albert von Debschitz (* September 9, 1806 - December 6, 1853), a brother of Lieutenant General Kolmar von Debschitz

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ It is probably Etienne de Blumenstein (1713–1799); Cf. Alexis Chermette, Supplément au Bulletin mensuel de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon , Tome 58, fascicule 4, Avril 1989, La famille de Blumenstein et l'exploitation des mines du Forez aux XVIIIe et XIXe siècles (pdf)
  2. ↑ Boguslawski was in command of Neisse, consequently: either he briefly held both positions, or Neisse was mistaken for Glatz in the lists
  3. ↑ according to GHdA, 1966, Longchamps de Taverne
  4. ↑ Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the baronial houses for the year 1859. Ninth year, p.682
  5. ^ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, 1966, p. 156. Mention of the parents
  6. ^ Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of noble houses 1904. Fifth year. P.191
personal data
SURNAME Blumenstein, Wilhelm Johann Maria von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Blumenstein, Wilhelm Johann Maria Freiherr von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian major general, commandant of Erfurt
DATE OF BIRTH May 3, 1768
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienne
DATE OF DEATH December 14, 1835
Place of death Konradswaldau