Woldemar of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
Heinrich Carl Woldemar Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (born October 13, 1810 in Leipzig , † January 20, 1871 in Mainz ) was a Prussian cavalry general .
Life
His parents were General Emil von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1767–1841) and Sofie von Scheel (1776–1836).
Woldemar began studying law at the University of Leipzig in 1827 and was active in the Corps Lusatia Leipzig . When he had to leave the university prematurely because of a duel, he struck the officer's career in the Prussian army one. In May 1828 he joined the 7th Cuirassier Regiment in Halberstadt as a second lieutenant and in 1837 was promoted to prime lieutenant . Just two years later he became a captain . In 1844 he was transferred to the Garde du Corps , where he became major in 1845 . In 1848 he was finally transferred to the army in Schleswig-Holstein. There he achieved the rank of staff officer in 1850 and in the same year became the commandant of the Küstrin fortress . In 1851 he became the commandant of Neisse . In 1852 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and finally to colonel in 1854 . In 1857 he became the commander of the city of Magdeburg , of which he became an honorary citizen in 1858. Subsequently he was in command of Koblenz and Ehrenbreitstein , in 1861 he was appointed lieutenant general and adjutant general of King Wilhelm I , and in 1862 he was appointed commander in chief of the federal troops in Frankfurt am Main . In 1864 he became vice governor of Mainz fortress, and in 1866 general of the cavalry. From 1866 until his death in 1871 he was governor of the fortress Mainz , in 1871 he became an honorary citizen of the city of Mainz.
In 1882 the city of Mainz erected a mausoleum for him in the main cemetery in Mainz (between fields 27 and 30), the so-called Prince Holstein Memorial . The mausoleum was designed by city architect Eduard Kreyssig based on the Roman tomb in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence , while the medallion with the bust of the prince was created by the sculptor Heinrich Barth . A cavalier of the Rheingau Wall was given the name "Prince Holstein".
See also
literature
- Wolfgang Balzer: Mainz. Personalities of the city's history . Volume 1: Honorary citizens of Mainz, princes of Mainz, military personalities, Mainz mayors . Kügler, Ingelheim 1985, ISBN 3-924124-01-9 , pp. 282-283 (with picture).
- Gustav von Glasenapp : Military Biographies of the Officer Corps of the Prussian Army. Berlin 1868, pp. 60-61.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kösener corps lists 1910, 149 , 241
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, Woldemar von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, Heinrich Carl Woldemar Prince von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian general of the cavalry, honorary citizen of Magdeburg and Mainz |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 13, 1810 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leipzig |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 20, 1871 |
| Place of death | Mainz |