Wilhelm Peter Franz von Loucey

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Wilhelm Peter Franz Graf von Loucey (* 1754 in France ; † November 15, 1836 in Breslau ) was a Prussian major general and most recently police director in the mobile army corps in France.

Life

Military career

In 1770 he went into French service. But his cousin - the Prussian General von Chasot - was a friend of the Prussian King Friedrich II. On his recommendation, he switched to Prussian on March 28, 1785 and came as a cornet in Hussar Regiment No. 3 with a patent on March 30, 1785.

On January 22, 1790 he was aggregated Premier Lieutenant and the No. 3 Hussar Regiment. For this he received a salary of 23 thalers, but on May 9, 1792 he received an allowance of 40 thalers. In the First Coalition War he fought in the battles near Hochheim, Altstadt and the siege of Mainz . For this he received the order Pour le Mérite on September 14, 1793 . In addition, he was on August 13, 1794 staff assistant masterpiece . On August 30, 1796 he was aggregated to the regiment and promoted to Rittmeister on February 25, 1802 . On March 11, 1802, he came to France for six months' leave, which was extended by another four months on November 29, 1802. Upon his return, he was promoted to major on September 15, 1804 . On February 3, 1806 he became adjutant to the general of the infantry von Hohenlohe . In the Fourth Coalition War he fought in the Battle of Jena and was made inactive after the capitulation near Prenzlau.

After the Peace of Tilsit he asked to be able to stay in the Prussian army, which was granted to him. In addition, he received two months of vacation, which he spent in Switzerland. On March 17, 1809 he became major in the army, for which he received the salary of a staff officer of 1900 thalers, of which he had to give up 30%. In the run-up to the Wars of Liberation - on June 12, 1813 - he was appointed Commander of Reichenbach, and on June 25, 1813, he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. When it became clear after Napoleon's defeat at Leipzig that the armies would soon come to France, he was appointed Police Director of the II Army Corps on October 28, 1813. He then took part in the campaign with the corps. On May 31, 1815 he was promoted to colonel , shortly afterwards on June 1, 1815 he came to the headquarters of Prince Blücher as police director , from there he came on October 2, 1815 as police director of the mobile army corps in France. On December 10, 1816 he received his staff officer salary and a bonus of 300 thalers. When the mobile army corps in France was disbanded on October 26, 1817, the Count was retired with the character of a major general and a pension of 800 thalers. In addition, he received the Order of the Red Eagle III on November 8, 1818 in recognition of his services . Class. He moved to Breslau and received another 300 thalers from the king every year until his death on November 15, 1836.

family

He married Luise von Warnery († September 21, 1834 in Namslau). The couple had several children:

  • Peter Alexander Ludwig Theodor (born January 15, 1797)
  • Johann Baptist Samuel Ludwig Joseph (born February 15, 1799)

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Schlesische Provinzialblätter , Volume 29, Breslau 1799, p. 186.
personal data
SURNAME Loucey, Wilhelm Peter Franz von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian major general, police director in the mobile army corps in France
DATE OF BIRTH 1754
PLACE OF BIRTH France
DATE OF DEATH November 15, 1836
Place of death Wroclaw