Wilhelm von Knobloch

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Wilhelm Leopold Sigismund Samuel von Knobloch (born October 4, 1794 in Wehlau , † February 16, 1854 in Erfurt ) was a Prussian major general .

Life

origin

Wilhelm was the son of Johann Ludwig Samuel von Knobloch (1765–1799) and his wife Albertine Friederike, born von Zitzewitz († 1833) from the House of Notzkow . His father was a Prussian Premier Lieutenant a. D. , most recently in the "von Werther" dragoon regiment and Mr. auf Wangotten .

Military career

Knobloch joined the Prussian Army as a gunner in the East Prussian Artillery Brigade in June 1810 and took part in the battles near Eckau, Kyopen, Dahlenkirchen and Piktupönen as an ensign during the campaign against Russia . At the end of February 1813, he was promoted to second lieutenant . As such, Knobloch participated in the wars of liberation in 1813/15, the sieges of Wittenberg and Saarlouis and the battles near Bautzen , Katzbach , Leipzig , Montmirail , Laon , Paris , Ligny and Waterloo . For his behavior near Leipzig he was awarded the Order of Saint Anna III. Class and for La Chaussée the Iron Cross II. Class.

After the peace treaty , Knobloch rose to captain until the end of April 1818 and was appointed artillery officer from the square in Schweidnitz in mid-March 1825 . From there, he was transferred to the Guards Artillery Brigade on October 30, 1828 . On July 1, 1830, he was commanded to the General Inspection of the Artillery and on April 6, 1832, Knobloch was promoted to major . This was followed by a position as a department commander from April 23, 1836 to January 3, 1844. At the same time, Knobloch was also active as a member of the study commission and the artillery examination commission from mid-May 1836. Meanwhile, in April 1842 Lieutenant Colonel promoted, he was first with the leadership of the 8th Artillery Brigade commissioned and on January 14, 1845 Brigadier this association appointed. In this position Knobloch advanced to colonel on March 22, 1845 and received the Order of the Red Eagle III on September 25, 1847 . Class with a bow. Knobloch then acted from January 27, 1849 to June 15, 1850 as a brigadier of the Guards Artillery Brigade and then as an inspector of the artillery workshops. As such, he was promoted on April 19, 1851 to major general before him on June 15, 1852 his farewell with pension granted. He was a knight of the Order of St. John .

family

Knobloch married on July 24, 1821 in Kulm with Mathilde Wilhelmine Ida von Parpart (1801-1883), daughter of the domain official Ludwig von Parpart. The following children were born from the marriage:

  • Oskar Arthur Wilhelm (1822–1899), Prussian major general ⚭ 1864 Emma Natalie Freiin von Meerscheidt-Hüllessem (* 1844)
  • Leonce Viktor Arthur (* 1823), Prussian major a. D.
  • Friederike Florentine Julie Selma (1825–1880) ⚭ 1863 Eduard von Behr († 1866), Prussian lieutenant colonel, killed in action near Tobitschau
  • Valesca Agnes Thekla (1826–1902) ⚭ 1853 Waterloo von der Groeben (1816–1884), Prussian major a. D.
  • Malwine Isidore Ida (* 1827), canoness in Königsberg

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Nobeligen houses. 1903. 4th year, Justus Perthes, Gotha 1902, p. 337.
personal data
SURNAME Knobloch, Wilhelm von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Knobloch, Wilhelm Leopold Sigismund Samuel von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian major general
DATE OF BIRTH October 4, 1794
PLACE OF BIRTH Wehlau
DATE OF DEATH February 16, 1854
Place of death Erfurt