Ernst von Petersdorff

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Ernst von Petersdorff
Generalleutnant von Petersdorff.jpg
Ernst von Petersdorff was Flügeladjutant (Wing or Personal Adjutant) of Kaiser Wilhelm I, Kaiser Friedrich III and Kaiser Wilhelm II[1]
Birth name Carl Gustav Ernst von Petersdorff or
Ernst Karl Gustav von Petersdorff[2]
Birth date 22 August 1841(1841-08-22)
Place of birth Friedeberg (Neumark), Province of Brandenburg, Kingdom of Prussia, German Confederation
Death date 25 February 1903 (aged 61)
Place of death Berlin, German Empire
Allegiance Germany Prussian Eagle.jpg Kingdom of Prussia
Wappen des Deutschen Bundes.jpg German Confederation
Coat of arms of North German Confederation.png North German Confederation
 German Empire
Service/branch War and service flag of Prussia (1895–1918).png Prussian Army
Years of service 1860–1897
Rank Generalleutnant z. D.
Battles/wars
Awards Baden Order of the Zähringer Lion
Württemberg Order of the Crown
House Order of Hohenzollern
Austrian Order of the Iron Crown
Prussian Crown Order
Red Eagle Order
Relations ∞ 1867 Jenny Gräfin von Eickstedt-Peterswaldt

Carl Gustav Ernst von Petersdorff (22 August 1841 – 25 February 1903) was a German officer of the Prussian Army, finally Generalleutnant zur Disposition (Lieutenant General at disposal) and division commander.

Military career (chronology)

Youngest son Bodo with his wife
Prussian Rank List, 1897, p. 72
  • Cadet (Kadettenkorps); He belonged to the very top of his class.
  • 6 March 1860 Transfer to the 1. Garde-Regiment zu Fuß in Potsdam as 2nd Lieutenant
  • 14 February 1863 to 30 March 1866 Commanded to the Unteroffizier-Schule (NCO School) for three years of service as an instructor
  • Return to his regiment, took part in the Austro-Prussian War
  • 1 October 1867 Three years Kriegsakademie (War Academy) in Berlin
  • 22 August 1870 Adjutant of the Governorate of Mainz under Governor General der Infanterie Hermann von Boyen
  • 23 December 1871 Commander of the 4th Company/1. Garde-Regiment zu Fuß
    • In 1877, he took over the 6th Company.
  • 29 May 1878 Commander of the Unteroffizier-Schule (NCO School) in Potsdam
  • 18 February 1882 Battalion commander in the 1. Garde-Regiment zu Fuß
  • 27 May 1882 Commander of the 3rd Battalion (Füsilier-Bataillon)/1. Garde-Regiment zu Fuß
  • 23 September 1884 Flügeladjutant
  • 27 January 1888 to 19 June 1888 Commander of the Schloß-Garde-Kompanie
  • 7 February to 9 July 1888 Member of the General-Ordens-Kommission (General Order Commission) under General der Kavallerie Alfred von Rauch
  • 15 May 1888 Delegated with the deputy leadership of the 2. Garde-Regiment zu Fuß in Berlin
  • 19 June 1888 Delegated with the leadership of the 2. Garde-Regiment zu Fuß
  • 4 August 1888 Officially named commander of the 2. Garde-Regiment zu Fuß
  • 18 November 1890 Leader of the 9. Infanterie-Brigade
  • 15 December 1890 Commander of the 9. Infanterie-Brigade (5. Division/III. Armee-Koprs) in Frankfurt an der Oder
    • On this day he was promoted to Generalmajor and was retired as wing adjutant.
  • 14 May 1894 Commander of the 1. Division in Königsberg
  • 27 January 1895 Commander of the 17. Division in Schwerin
  • 15 May 1897 Retired and put to disposal (z. D.)

Family

Ernst was the son of Royal Prussian district administrator (Landrat) in Küstrin and Fideikommissherr at Bootz, Prignitz Heinrich Karl Joachim von Petersdorff (1797–1888) and his wife Wilhelmine Ulrike von Blücher (1812–1893).

Marriage

On 27 May 1867 in Hohenholz, 1st Lieutenant von Petersdorff married his fiancée Jenny Euphemie Sophie Gräfin von Eickstedt-Peterswaldt (b. 10 November 1845).[3] Their four known children are:[4]

  • Else Wilhelmine Hedwig Luise (1868–1953); ⚭ 1887 Paul Wilhelm Louis Rudolf von Eckartsberg (1862–1918), Generalmajor
  • Wally Marie Anna (b. 3 October 1869); ⚭ 1889 Otto Wilhelm Ernst Freiherr von Heintze-Weißenrode (1863–1934), Generalmajor
  • Viktor Ernst Karl Heinrich (b. 12 April 1871), Major and lord of the manor at Mittelstetten; ⚭ 1898 Elisabeth Bogomila Gertrud von Mitzlaff (b. 1878), 4 children
  • Bodo Ernst (1876–1931), Oberstleutnant, commander of the Jäger-Regiment zu Pferde Nr. 6 in WWI (1918) and Knight of Honour (Ehrenritter) of the Johanniter-Orden; ⚭ 1905 Adele Therese Auguste Margarete von Parpart (b. 5 March 1883 in Königsberg), 3 children

Promotions

  • 6 March 1860 Sekondeleutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
  • 30 October 1866 Premierleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
  • 30 November 1870 Hauptmann (Captain)
  • 18 October 1879 Major
  • 14 July 1885 Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel)
  • 4 August 1888 Oberst (Colonel)
  • 15 December 1890 Generalmajor
  • 14 May 1894 Generalleutnant

Awards and decorations

  • Prussian Order of the Crown (Kronenorden), 4th Class with Swords
  • Prussian Commemorative Cross for the Campaign of 1866 (Erinnerungs-Kreuz für den Feldzug von 1866)
  • Hessian Order of Philip the Magnanimous (Verdienstordens Philipps des Großmüthigen), Knight's Cross 1st Class (GHVP3a/HP3a)
    • later, as of rank list (Rangliste) 1894, classified with swords (GHVP3a⚔/HP3a⚔)
  • War Commemorative Medal of 1870–1871 (Kaiserliche Kriegsdenkmünze 1870/71; KD70/71) in Steel on the Ribbon for Combatants (Band für Kämpfer)
  • House Order of Hohenzollern, Knight's Cross (HOH3)[5]
  • Red Eagle Order (Roter Adlerorden), 4th Class
  • Prussian Long Service Cross for 25 years (Königlich Preußisches Dienstauszeichnungskreuz; DA)
  • Japanese Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd Class (JVAS3/JV3)
  • Prussian Order of the Crown, 3rd Class with Swords on Ring
  • Baden Order of the Zähringer Lion (Orden vom Zähringer Löwen), Commander 2nd Class (BZL2b/BZ2b)
  • Order of the Iron Crown (Austria), 2nd Class (ÖEK2)
  • Württemberg Order of the Crown, Commander (WK2/WK2b)
  • Red Eagle Order, 3rd Class with the Bow
  • Prussian Order of the Crown, 2nd Class with Swords on Ring (neck order)
  • Italian Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus, Commander (JMuL3/JM3)
  • Austrian-Hungarian Imperial Order of Leopold, Commander (ÖL2)
  • Russian Order of Saint Anna (St.-Annen-Orden), II. Class (RA2)
  • Red Eagle Order, 2nd Class with Oak Leaves in 1893
  • Star to his Prussian Order of the Crown 2nd Class with Swords on Ring
  • Crown to his Red Eagle Order 2nd Class with Oak Leaves
  • Grand Cross of the Mecklenburg Order of the Griffon (MGrO1/MG1)
  • Order of the Iron Crown (Austria), 1st Class (ÖEK1)
  • Star to his Red Eagle Order 2nd Class with Oak Leaves and Crown (PRAO2mE.Kr.uSt)
  • Prussian Order of the Crown, 1st Class with Swords on Ring (PKO1)
  • Prussian Centenary Medal 1897 (Zentenarmedaille)

References

  1. ↑ Leo von Pfannenberg: Geschichte der Schloß-Garde-Kompanie Seiner Majestät des Kaisers und Königs 1829–1909, Verlag von Georg Stilke, Berlin 1909, p. 160
  2. ↑ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Uradeligen Häuser, 1908, p. 547
  3. ↑ Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Deutschen Gräflichen Häuser, 1869, p. 233
  4. ↑ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Uradeligen Häuser, 1920, p. 669
  5. ↑ Prussian Rank List, 1884, p. 105
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