Wilhelm zu Eulenburg

Botho Wilhelm Graf zu Eulenburg (born July 10, 1778 in Prassen , † March 11, 1865 in Königsberg ) was a Prussian major general .

Life

origin

Wilhelm was the son of Ernst Christoph Graf zu Eulenburg (* September 10, 1754 - June 10, 1796) and his wife Katharina Margarethe Hedwig, born von der Groeben (* July 24, 1753 - July 28, 1817) from the house Weslienen. His father was a cornet a. D. , most recently in the cuirassier regiment "von Roeder" as well as Herr auf Prassen, Leunenburg, Wangwick, Gallingen, Wicken and Schönbruch.

Military career

Eulenburg joined on 1 March 1791 Junker in the Dragoon Regiment "Bayreuth" the Prussian army and was promoted in August 1794 to second lieutenant . In the First Coalition War he fought in 1972/95 near Kaiserslautern , Pirmasens , Hochheim and Frankfurt as well as in the siege of Landau . Although he was considered a promising officer, he said goodbye on September 6, 1799 and went to his estate at Prassen near Schippenbeil . On August 19, 1812 he was accepted into the Order of St. John .

At the beginning of the Wars of Liberation on March 27, 1813 , Eulenburg was re-employed with the East Prussian National Cavalry Regiment of the army. On July 1, 1813, Eulenburg was promoted to Chief of Staff of the Jäger Squadron. In the battle of the Katzbach he acquired the Iron Cross II class and the Order of St. Vladimir IV class near Leipzig . Eulenburg also took part in the battles near Bunzlau, Bischofswerda, Neustadt, Rothnausitz, Freyburg , Thionville , Montmirail , Chateau-Thierry , Mery, Coulommiers as well as the battles near Laon and Paris . In the meantime, he had been promoted to Rittmeister at the end of September 1813 and appointed squadron chief in mid-April 1814 .

On February 21, 1815, he was transferred to the Guard Hussar Regiment , where Eulenburg rose to major on January 4, 1816 . With his appointment as regular staff officer , he came to the 7th Hussar Regiment on April 5, 1816 and was promoted to lieutenant colonel on March 30, 1830 in this position . On April 18, 1830, Eulenburg was initially commissioned to lead the 2nd Leib-Hussar Regiment and on April 23, 1831 he was appointed regimental commander. With a patent dated April 9, 1833, he was promoted to colonel on March 30, 1833 and was awarded the Order of St. Anna II Class by Emperor Nicholas I on the occasion of the Kalisch revue . King Friedrich Wilhelm III. honored his achievements in troop leadership on January 18, 1838 by being awarded the Order of the Red Eagle III. Class with a bow. On March 18, 1839 Eulenburg got his departure with the character of major general and a pension of 1750 thalers. With this board, he became the on April 11, 1839 Disposition asked. He died on March 11, 1865 in Königsberg.

family

Eulenburg married Wilhelmine von Klüchtzner (* December 11, 1786; † June 30, 1811) from the Wodungkeim house in 1807. She was a daughter of Major General Karl Ludwig Ferdinand von Klüchtzner . The marriage had two children:

• Wend Botho Elimar (* August 14, 1808 - December 5, 1849) ⚭ 1833 Bertha Caroline Julie Countess von Dohna-Schlodien (* April 19, 1813 - May 19, 1893), parents of Richard zu Eulenburg
• Wilhelmine Hedwig Ida (born January 13, 1811 - † March 22, 1859)

literature

• Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 5, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1938], DNB 367632802 , pp. 377-378, no. 1604.
• Genealogical pocket book of the count's houses for the year 1852. P. 198 ; 1871 p. 264.