Eduard Freiherr von Steinaecker

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Eduard Freiherr von Steinaecker
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Eduard Freiherr von Steinaecker was Generaladjutant of Kaiser Wilhelm I and Kaiser Friedrich III.
Birth name Heinrich Helmuth Otto Eduard Bruno Freiherr von Steinaecker
Birth date 30 November 1818(1818-11-30)
Place of birth Ludwigslust, Province of Pomerania, Kingdom of Prussia, German Confederation
Death date 26 December 1896 (aged 78)
Place of death Charlottenburg near Berlin, Province of Brandenburg, German Empire
Resting place Alter Garnisonfriedhof Berlin
(Old Garrison Cemetery)
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 1836–1884
Rank General der Infanterie z. D.
Commands held Schloß-Garde-Kompanie[1]
Battles/wars
Awards Iron Cross
House Order of Hohenzollern
Prussian Crown Order
Red Eagle Order
Relations ∞ 1860 Emily Feldt

Heinrich Helmuth Otto Eduard Bruno Freiherr von Steinaecker (also Steinäcker; 30 November 1818 – 26 December 1896) was a German officer of the Prussian Army, finally honorary General der Infanterie (Charakter als General of the Infantry) and Adjutant General of two German Emperors. After his retirement in 1884, he was put to disposal (z. D.) of the Prussian Army and stayed Adjutant General.

Military career (excerpt)

Military career and rank seniority lists
Grave (Berlin)
  • Cadet Corps: Cadet houses in Potsdam and Berlin
  • 18 August 1836 Joined the 7. Infanterie-Regiment as Officer Cadet
  • 17 January 1846 Teacher at the Kadettenkorps
  • 16 October 1858 Adjutant of the prince regent Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig von Preußen, who would become King of Prussia in 1861 and Kaiser Wilhelm I in 1871
  • 22 March 1860 Personal adjutant of the prince regent Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig von Preußen
  • 7 January 1861 Flügeladjutant of King Wilhelm I
  • 1864 German Danish War
  • 20 May 1866 to 31 January 1876 Commander of the Schloß-Garde-Kompanie
  • 1866 German War of Brothers
  • 4 December 1866 Member of the General Order Commission
  • 26 July 1870 General à la suite of the Prussian King
  • 1870/71 Franco-Prussian War
  • 22 March 1877 Generaladjutant of the Emperor and King
  • 10 June 1882 President of the General Order Commission
  • 15 April 1884 Retired and put to disposal (z. D.)
  • 3 December 1888 As a great honour and because of the early death of Friedrich III, he received the title "Adjutant General of Kaiser Wilhelm I" for life.

Family

Eduard was the son of Colonel Franz Christian Heinrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Steinaecker (1780–1822), commander of the 7. Infanterie-Regiment (2. Westpreußisches), and his wife Adelheid Friederike, née von Wolff (1787–1875). He had three brothers.[2]

Marriage

On 30 November 1860 in Hamburg, Major Freiherr von Steinaecker married his fiancée Emily Wilhelmine Feldt (1838–1897).[3] Their children were:

  • Eduard Franz Ferdinand (b. 7 November 1861 in Berlin; d. 18 January 1920 in Neinstedt am Harz)
  • Elisabeth Adelaide Emilie Luise (b. 26 August 1863 in Berlin); ⚭ Hans von Wrochem (1853–1914), Generalleutnant
  • Walther Karl August (b. 1863), Lieutenant Colonel, Doctor of Political Science, Knight of Justice (Rechtsritter) of the Royal Prussian Johanniter Order; ⚭ 1918 Christine Adele, née Hünlingshof, widowed Bieling (b. 26 October 1880 in Hamburg)

Promotions

  • 18 August 1836 Portepee-Fähnrich (Officer Cadet)
  • 23 September 1839 Sekondeleutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
  • 22 June 1852 Premierleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
  • 13 August 1856 Hauptmann (Captain)
  • 22 March 1860 Major
  • 22 March 1864 Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel)
  • 8 June 1866 Oberst (Colonel)
  • 26 July 1870 Generalmajor
  • 4 November 1875 Generalleutnant
  • 15 April 1884 Charakter als General der Infanterie

Awards and decorations

  • House Order of Hohenzollern, Knight's Cross (HOH3)
  • War Commemorative Medal of 1864 (Kriegs-Denkmünze für 1864; KD64)
  • Baden Order of the Zähringer Lion (Orden vom Zähringer Löwen), Knight's Cross II. Class (BZL3b/BZ3b)
  • Red Eagle Order (Roter Adlerorden), 4th Class
  • Order of the Oak Crown (Grand Duchy of Luxembourg), Commander's Cross (LEK2/LEK3)
    • When the Grand Officer's Cross (new LEK2) was added, the Commander's Cross was reclassified as LEK3.
  • Order of Saint Vladimir (Russia), 4th Class (RW4)
  • Order of the White Falcon (Hausorden vom Weißen Falken), Commander's Cross 2nd Class (GSF2b)
  • Prussian Long Service Cross for 25 years (Königlich Preußisches Dienstauszeichnungskreuz)
  • Red Eagle Order, 3rd Class with the Bow
  • Order of the Iron Crown (Austria), 2nd Class (ÖEK2)
  • Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd Class with the Crown (RSt2mKr)
  • Order of Saint Michael (Bavaria), Commander (BStMV2b/BM2b)
  • Civil Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown, Commander's Cross (BCV2b)
  • Prussian Order of the Crown (Preußischer Kronenorden), 2nd Class wit Swords
  • Commemorative Cross for the Campaign of 1866 (Erinnerungs-Kreuz für den Feldzug von 1866)
  • Princely House Order of Hohenzollern (Fürstlich Hohenzollern'sches Ehrenzeichen), Cross of Honour 2nd Class with Swords (HEK2mSchw/HEK2⚔/HEK2b⚔)
  • Albrechts-Orden of Saxony, Commander 1st Class (SA2a)
  • Baden Order of the Zähringer Lion, Commander 2nd Class (BZL2b/BZ2b)
  • Grand Duchy of Hesse Ludwig Order, Commander's Cross 2nd Class (GHL2b/HL2b)
  • House Order of the Wendish Crown (Hausorden der Wendischen Krone), Commander (MWK2b/MK2b)
  • Order of the White Falcon (Grand Duchy of Saxony), Commander's Cross 1st Class (GSF2a/GSF2)
    • later classified as Commander's Cross (without classes)
  • House and Merit Order of Peter Frederick Louis, Ehren-Großkomturkreuz or Grand Commanders Cross (OV2a)
  • Red Eagle Order, 2nd Class with Oak Leaves
  • Iron Cross (1870), 2nd Class
  • Swords to his House Order of Hohenzollern Knight's Cross (HOH3⚔)
  • Baden Order of the Zähringer Lion, Commander 1st Class (BZL2a⚔/BZ2a⚔)
  • Russian Order of Saint Anna (Sankt-Annen-Orden), 2nd Class (RA2)
  • Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st Class with Swords (RSt1⚔)
  • War Commemorative Medal of 1870–1871 (Kaiserliche Kriegsdenkmünze 1870/71; KD70/71)
  • Order of Leopold (Belgium), Officer (BL2b)
  • Franz-Joseph-Orden, Grand Cross (ÖFJ1)
  • Swedish Order of the Sword (Schwertorden), Grand Cross (SS1) on 11 October 1872
  • Russian Order of Saint Anna (Sankt-Annen-Orden), 1st Class (RA1); additionally, all subordinate orders
  • Star with Swords on Ring to his Prussian Order of the Crown 2nd Class with Swords
  • Order of the Crown of Italy, Grand Cross (JK1)
  • Saxon Albert Order, Grand Cross (SA1)
  • Star with Oak Leaves to his Red Eagle Order 2nd Class with Oak Leaves (RAO2mEuStE)[4]
  • Prussian Order of the Crown, 1st Class with Swords on Ring (as of Rangliste 1882)
  • Military Order of Saint Benedict of Aviz (Militär-Orden San Bento d’Aviz), Grand Cross (PBd’A1)
  • Diamonds to his Russian Order of Saint Anna (Sankt-Annen-Orden) 1st Class (RA1mBr)
  • Hesse Order of Merit of Philip the Magnanimous (Verdienstorden Philipps des Großmütigen), Grand Cross (GHVP1/HP1)
    • later classified as Grand Cross with Swords (GHVP1⚔/HP1⚔)
  • Order of the Cross of Takovo (Serbia), Grand Cross (ST1)
  • Red Eagle Order, 1st Class with Oak Leaves and the Enamel Ribbon of the Order of the Crown with Swords on Ring (as of Rangliste 1883)
  • House Order of Hohenzollern, Grand Commander's Cross with Swords on Ring on 18 August 1886 on the occasion of his 50th anniversary of service
  • Anniversary Oak Leaves (Jubiläums-Eichenlaub „25“ 1870/1895) to his Iron Cross (1870), 2nd Class

Others

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. 155
  2. ↑ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Freiherrlichen Häuser, 1921, pp. 908–909
  3. ↑ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Freiherrlichen Häuser, 1941, p. 469
  4. ↑ Rangliste der Königlich Preußischen Armee, 1878, p. 11
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