Wilhelm von Zweybrücken
Wilhelm von Zweybrücken (born June 18, 1754 in Zweibrücken , † July 21, 1807 in Munich ) was a baron descending from the House of Wittelsbach and a French and later a Bavarian officer .
Life
Wilhelm received the first name Philipp, but later called himself exclusively Wilhelm von Forbach or from 1775 Wilhelm von Zweybrücken.
His parents were the Wittelsbach Duke Christian IV of Pfalz-Zweibrücken and his morganatic wife , the former dancer Maria Anna Camasse , later Countess von Forbach. According to a decree issued by the father on March 30, 1775, the children were given the noble name von Zweybrücken . Wilhelm had five siblings, including the older brother Christian von Zweybrücken (1752-1817). In 1782 the King of France made him viscount of his country; Count Palatine Karl II. August awarded him the title of baron on January 31, 1792.
Wilhelm joined the French foreign regiment "Royal Deux-Ponts" (Königliches Zweibrücken) founded by his father in 1757 , in which his brother Christian also served. In the auxiliary corps of General Rochambeau both fought with their regiment on the side of the USA in 1781 in the American War of Independence ; especially in the battle of Yorktown . Wilhelm von Zweybrücken became the holder of the Cincinnati Order in this context .
After the outbreak of the French Revolution , the baron transferred to the Bavarian service , where he last held the rank of general and was captain general of the Hartschier bodyguard. He died in Munich in 1807 and was buried under the arcades of the old south cemetery.
Marriage and family
Wilhelm von Zweybrücken married Martine-Adelaide de Polastron (1760–1795), half-sister of the court lady Yolande Martine Gabrielle de Polastron, duchesse de Polignac , and the aunt of her son, the French Prime Minister Jules de Polignac , in 1780 .
The couple had four children:
- Christian von Zweybrücken (1782-1859), Bavarian cavalry general, captain general of the Hartschiere. With him the sex died out in the male line.
- Karl August von Zweybrücken (1784–1812), Bavarian cavalry officer, fatally wounded in the battle of Borodino
- Maria Anna von Zweybrücken (1785–1857) ∞ Anton von Cetto (1756–1847)
- Henriette von Zweybrücken (1790–1831) ∞ Count Joseph Marie de Virieu-Beauvoir († 1825)
literature
- Adalbert von Bayern : The Duke and the Dancer - The Strange Story of Christian IV. Of Palatinate-Zweibrücken and his family , Palatinate Publishing House , Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, 1966
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Johann Christian von Mannlich : Rococo and Revolution (memoirs), Mittler Verlag, Berlin 1913, p. 205
- ^ Genealogical page about the wife
- ^ Genealogical page on the family
- ↑ Genealogical page on the children
- ^ French website for the de Virieu family, the couple mentioned under No. XVII
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zweybrücken, Wilhelm von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Zweybrücken, Philipp von; Forbach, Wilhelm von; Forbach, Philipp von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Baron from the House of Wittelsbach, French, later Bavarian officer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 18, 1754 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zweibrücken |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 21, 1807 |
| Place of death | Munich |