Wilhelm of König-Warthausen
Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig Freiherr von König-Warthausen (born January 25, 1793 in Stuttgart ; † January 9, 1879 there ) was a soldier, judicial officer and member of the state parliament in Württemberg.
family
His father, Carl Friedrich Wilhelm von König (* 1748, † June 22, 1821 in Stuttgart) was a secret senior judge at the 1st Senate of the Higher Justice College in Stuttgart, most recently director of the recruitment commission in Stuttgart. His mother was Friederike Sophie Elisabeth Heigelin (* 1766).
In 1821 he married Elise Friederike Brastberger (1797-1824) and in 1826 as the second wife Sophie Ernestine Freiin Varnbuler von und zu Hemmingen (1809-1837). His four children, three of them from their second marriage, were all born in Ulm. The later member of the state parliament, Baron Wilhelm König von Königshofen (1822–1891), comes from the first marriage .
Life
Wilhelm von König-Warthausen attended high school in Stuttgart. Before he finished school, he was drafted into the military on the orders of King Friedrich von Württemberg in the spring of 1811 and assigned to Infantry Regiment No. 4 Franquemont. In January 1812 he was transferred as a lieutenant to the Leib-Chevauxlegers Regiment No. 1 Herzog Heinrich, Ulm. With this he took part in Napoleon's Russian campaign in the Union of Württemberg troops. He survived the military catastrophe and in 1814, at the age of 21, left the military to study law in Heidelberg and Tübingen.
After passing the service examination, he was assigned to the court in Esslingen as a second class trainee in 1819, but came to the court in Ulm as an assessor on December 3, 1819. In the 20 years of his official activity in Ulm , he rose to the judicial council and the senior justice council. In 1823 he was elevated to the status of baron in Württemberg by the king. On November 14, 1839 he was appointed senior tribunal councilor in Stuttgart . From 1849 to 1857 the Royal Chamberlain was a member of the Württemberg State Court as a member appointed by the King.
In 1829 he acquired both the Warthausen manor (Oberamt Biberach) and the Fachsenfeld manor (Oberamt Aalen) from his father-in-law . He is buried in the family crypt at Schloss Fachsenfeld.
politics
In 1832 he was elected in Ulm for the knighthood of the Danube district as a member of the second chamber of the Württemberg state parliament, which only met from January 15 to March 22, 1833. From 1844 to 1848 he was again a member of the state parliament, again for the knighthood of the Danube district.
Honors
- 1813 Knight's Cross of the Military Merit Order
- 1838 Knight's Cross of the Order of the Württemberg Crown ,
- 1856 Commentary Cross 2nd Class of the Order of Frederick
- 1857 Commentary Cross of the Order of the Württemberg Crown
- War commemorative coin
literature
- Frank Raberg : Biographical handbook of the Württemberg state parliament members 1815-1933 . On behalf of the Commission for Historical Regional Studies in Baden-Württemberg. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-17-016604-2 , p. 460-461 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.oberschwaben-portal.de/oberschwaebische-biographien-beitraege/articles/239.html
- ↑ Royal Württemberg Court and State Handbook 1839, p. 38
- ↑ Court and State Handbook of the Kingdom of Württemberg 1866, p. 60
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | König-Warthausen, Wilhelm von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Koenig-Warthausen, Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig Freiherr von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Württemberg soldier and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 25, 1793 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stuttgart |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 9, 1879 |
| Place of death | Stuttgart |