Friedrich August von Trotha
| Friedrich August von Trotha | |
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| Birth date | 23 May 1812 |
| Place of birth | Gut Hecklingen,[1] Duchy of Anhalt-Bernburg, Confederation of the Rhine |
| Death date | 23 November 1868 (aged 56) |
| Place of death | Berlin, Province of Brandenburg, Kingdom of Prussia, North German Confederation |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Prussia German Confederation North German Confederation
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| Service/branch | .png){kind=small} Prussian Army
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| Years of service | 1829–1867 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Awards | Red Eagle Order Prussian Order of the Crown |
| Relations | ∞ 1836 Klara von Carlowitz |
Friedrich August von Trotha (23 May 1812 – 23 November 1868) was a German officer of the Prussian Army, finally Major General and commandant of Neiße.
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Military career (chronology)
Christoph von Trotha bought the monastery estate in 1571 from Joachim Ernst Fürst von Anhalt. In the 18th century, a simple, yet beautiful baroque manor house was built on the site of the former cloister. Stolen by the communists after WWII, the estate was used as a nursing home, but gradually fell into disrepair. After German partial unification, investors turned it into a stylish "castle hotel".
- c. 1827 Cadet Corps
- 29 July 1829 Joined the 8. Cürassier-Regiment in Deutz near Cologne
- 1832/33 Commanded to the teaching squadron (Lehr-Eskadron)
- return to the 2nd Squadron/8. Cürassier-Regiment
- Rank List 1839 4th Squadron/8. Cürassier-Regiment
- March 1847 Commanded to the 3rd Battalion of the 31. Landwehr-Regiment in Sangerhausen
- service as squadron leader (Eskadron-Führer)
- 14 December 1848 Return to the 8. Cürassier-Regiment in Langensalza as Rittmeister
- appointed commander of the 2nd Squadron (2. Eskadron)
- 19 February 1857 Staff officer in the 3. Cürassier-Regiment in Königsberg
- 1859 During the mobilization for the Sardinian War, he was commander of the mobile 3rd Heavy Landwehr Cavalry Regiment.
- 12 May 1860 Leader of the 4th Combined Uhlan Regiment in Insterburg
- 1/4 July 1860 renamed Litthauisches Ulanen-Regiment Nr. 12; Major von Trotha was now officially appointed first commander of the new regiment.
- 25 June 1864 Appointed commandant of Neiße with garrison in the area of the VI. Armee-Corps (à la suite his regiment)
- 11 May 1867 Placed at disposal (z. D.) with pension due to severe health-related reasons (de facto retired)
Family
Descent
Friedrich August was a son and 13th child of Friedrich Lebrecht von Trotha (1770–1833) and his wife Anna Friederike Charlotte, née von Krosigk. His father was a chamberlain of the Duke of Anhalt, canon of Merseburg and lord of the manor (castle and estate Hecklingen). He had 15 siblings.[2]
Marriage
On 6 October 1836 in Coburg, 2nd Lieutenant von Trotha married his fiancée Klara Bianka Wendeline von Carlowitz (1815–1896).[3][4] They had five children:
- Anna Henriette Klara (1837–1839)
- Johanna Marianne Franziska (1840–1866)
- Friedrich Lebrecht (1841–1914), Major General; ∞ Baden-Baden 23 September 1873 Hedwig Klara Marie von Brandt, 3 sons, among them Vice Admiral Wolf von Trotha
- Thilo Ernst (1846–1890), Major and battalion commander in the Infanterie-Leib-Regiment „Großherzogin“ (3. Großherzoglich Hessisches) Nr. 117; ∞ Weimar 12 December 1871 Henriette Emma Karoline Freiin von Nolde, 3 children:
- Wilhelm Friedrich Ferdinand (1872–1928), army officer, journalist and writer
- Thilo Wolf Lebrecht (1873–1947), naval officer and veteran of WWI (Kapitän zur See)
- Elfriede Henriette Klara (1875–1949)
- Klara Mathilde Therese (b. 15 October 1849 in Langensalza)
Promotions
- 29 July 1829 Portepee-Fähnrich (Officer Cadet)
- July 1830 Seconde-Lieutenant (2nd Lieutenant)
- January 1846 Premier-Lieutenant (1st Lieutenant)
- 14 December 1848 Rittmeister
- 26 June 1856 Major
- 18 October 1861 Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel)
- 17 March 1863 Oberst (Colonel)
- 20 September 1866 Charakter als Generalmajor (Honorary Major General)
Awards and decorations
- Knight of Honour (Ehrenritter) of the Johanniter-Orden[5]
- Prussian Long Service Cross for 25 years (Königlich Preußisches Dienstauszeichnungskreuz)
- Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar Order of the White Falcon (Hausorden vom Weißen Falken), Knight's Cross 1st Class (GSF3a)
- Red Eagle Order (Roter Adlerorden), 4th Class (PRAO4/PrA4)
- Red Eagle Order, 3rd Class with the Bow in January 1864[6]
- Prussian Order of the Crown (Preußischer Kronenorden), 2nd Class on 11 May 1867
Gallery
The 16 children of Kammerherr Friedrich Lebrecht von Trotha:
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References
- ↑ In March 1461, Bernhard VI. Fürst von Anhalt-Bernburg (d. 1468) sold Gänsefurth Castle and the village of Hecklingen with all its properties to Claus von Trotha. The von Trotha family's castle and estate in Hecklingen were expropriated by the communists in September 1945 without compensation. Friedrich "Fritz" Bruno von Trotha (b. 24 July 1888) was arrested, then tortured and died in the Soviet Gulag at Buchenwald in January 1947. His wife and three children were able to flee to the western zones shortly before his arrest.
- ↑ Deutsche Adelsgenossenschaft: Jahrbuch des Deutschen Adels, Volume 3, Verlag W. T. Bruer, Berlin 1899, pp. 609 ff.
- ↑ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Adeligen Häuser, 1901, p. 193.
- ↑ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Adeligen Häuser. Der in Deutschland eingeborene Adel (Uradel), 1905, p. 811
- ↑ Rang- und Quartierliste der Königlich Preußischen Armee, 1852, p. 135
- ↑ Rang- und Quartierliste der Königlich Preußischen Armee, 1865, p. 85
