Wilhelm von Wedel (District Administrator)
Count Wilhelm Johann Ludwig von Wedel (born November 15, 1837 in Oldenburg , † April 25, 1912 at Sandfort Castle ) was a Prussian officer and district administrator .
Life
Wilhelm von Wedel came from the original noble family Wedel . His parents were the Oldenburg lieutenant general Friedrich Wilhelm von Wedel (* March 28, 1798 - July 14, 1872) and his wife the Freiin Wilhelmine Bertha Sophie von Glaubitz (* June 21, 1802; † December 27, 1887).
He attended high school in Oldenburg.
When he joined the 4th Cuirassier Regiment in Münster on March 1, 1855, he began a military career in the Prussian Army . By the end of October 1866 Wedel was promoted to Rittmeister in the 6th Cuirassier Regiment . He then moved to the General Staff and was on October 3, 1871 Major before its on November 2, 1871 farewell took. He was a war participant in the Franco-Prussian War in 1864 , 1866 and 1871 . On March 1, 1903 Wedel was given the character of a colonel .
From February 4 to 27 May 1874 and from 1 November 1874 to 1875 he was in charge of the local administration of the district Lüdinghausen until it definitively on 15 November 1875 to the District of Lüdinghausen circle was appointed. At his own request, he was dismissed from civil service in 1905.
family
He married the baroness Luise von Bodelschwingh-Plettenberg (* August 2, 1839, † October 10, 1882), Mistress Auf Sandford, Sennen and Rechede. The couple had several children:
- Bertha Luise Clementine Rosalie (born August 28, 1862)
- Klara Luise (born March 14, 1864) ⚭ 1902 Maximilian von Schwartzkoppen († January 9, 1917), General of the Infantry
- Klara Wilhelmine Constanze Elisabeth (* September 22, 1865) ⚭ 1887 Karl von Plettenberg (* December 18, 1852 in Neuhaus; † February 10, 1938 in Bückeburg), General of the Infantry
- Frieda Luise Eugenie Hermine (born November 6, 1867), Johanniter sister
- Ernst Adolf (born February 11, 1869; † September 1920 in Haus Ruhr (Schwerte) )
- Adolf Ferdinand (born September 25, 1870) ⚭ 1906 Freiin Erika von Rheinbaben (born September 15, 1885)
- Wilhelm August (born September 2, 1882 - August 1, 1915), favored by Sidelizce, Prussian captain ⚭ 1912 Annemarie Ellen-Vera von Dirksen (born March 19, 1890) (widow married Diego von Bergen , German ambassador in 1919 )
Awards
- Order of the Red Eagle III. Class with swords on the ring
- Order of the crown, 2nd class with star
- Iron Cross 1st Class
- Right knight and commander of the Order of St. John
- Honorary citizen of the city of Lüdinghausen
literature
- Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the count's houses, S.1051
Web links
- Wilhelm von Wedel on www.lwl.org (Westphalian history)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wedel, Wilhelm von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wedel, Wilhelm Johann Ludwig von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian officer and district administrator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 15, 1837 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oldenburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 25, 1912 |
| Place of death | at Sandfort Castle |