Hermann von Alvensleben

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Hermann von Alvensleben
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Birth name Hermann Karl Rudolf Gebhard von Alvensleben
Birth date 10 April 1809(1809-04-10)
Place of birth Gut Schochwitz, District of Halle, Departement der Saale, Kingdom of Westphalia
Death date 8 January 1887 (aged 77)
Place of death Schochwitz, Province of Saxony, Kingdom of Prussia, 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 1827–1871
Rank Lieutenant General
Battles/wars German War of Brothers
Franco-German War
Awards Red Eagle Order
Relations ∞ 1836 Karoline von Kalitzsch

Hermann Karl Rudolf Gebhard von Alvensleben (10 April 1809 – 8 January 1887) was a German officer of the Prussian Army, finally Lieutenant General and Governor-General of the Coastal Lands.

Life

Five generals von Alvensleben, June 1865; from left to right: Hermann von Alvensleben (1809–1887), Gustav von Alvensleben (1803–1881), Werner von Alvensleben (1802–1877), Gebhard Karl Ludolf von Alvensleben (1798–1867) und Reimar Constantin von Alvensleben (1809–1892).
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  • Cadet Corps (Kadettenkorps)
  • 3 August 1827 Regiment Gardes du Corps in Potsdam
    • 1828 in the 2nd Company (Leib-Escadron)
  • 3 May 1831 to 1843 Regimental adjutant
    • during the Kalisch Review from 12 to 22 September 1835 adjutant of the combined Cuirassier Regiment
  • 1844/45 Commander of the 2nd Company/Regiment Gardes du Corps
    • the Leib-Kompanie and the 2nd Company made up the (1st) Leib-Escadron (the kings personal squadron)
  • 1846 Commander of the Leib-Kompanie
  • 15 April 1852 Commander of the 4th Company/Regiment Gardes du Corps in Charlottenburg
    • at the same time leader of the 2nd Squadron
  • 10 June 1856 Staff Officer with the Regiment Gardes du Corps
  • 4 April 1857 Commander of the 10. Husaren-Regiment in Aschersleben
  • 8 April 1859 Commander of the Regiment Gardes du Corps in Potsdam
    • 14 June 1859 During the mobilization for the Austro-Sardinian War, appointed Commander of the 7. Kavallerie-Brigade
    • 25 July 1859 Demobilization
  • 12 November 1859 Leader of the 1. Garde-Kavallerie-Brigade
  • 12 May 1860 Commander of the 1. Garde-Kavallerie-Brigade in Potsdam
  • 5 April 1866 Leader of the Garde-Kavallerie-Division; German War of Brothers
  • 17 September 1866 Commander of the Garde-Kavallerie-Division
  • 5 September 1867 Delegated with the Military Riding Institute in Hanover
  • 14 December 1867 Commander / Director of the Military Riding Institute in Hanover
  • 24 August 1870 Commanded to Bremen to organize the guarding of the coast from Dorum to Emden (Governor-General of the Coastal Lands); Franco-German War
  • 22 March 1871 Return to the Military Riding Institute in Hanover
  • 15 April 1871 Placed at disposal (de facto retired) with the statutory pension

Family

Descent

Hermann was the son of lord of the manor (Gut Schochwitz) Lieutenant General Johann Friedrich Karl von Alvensleben (1778-1831) and his wife Karoline, née von Hirschfeld (1783-1849), daughter and first child of General of the Infantry Karl Friedrich von Hirschfeld (1747–1818).

Marriage

On 6 October 1836 in Döbritz, 2nd Lieutenant von Alvensleben married his fiancée Luise Julie Friederike Karoline von Kalitsch (1814–1878),[1] daughter of Friedrich Ludwig Johann Heinrich von Kalitsch (1786–1870), member of the Ducal Anhalt state parliament and chamberlain. They had ten children:[2]

  • Arthur Gebhard (b. 4 June 1838 in Potsdam), 2nd Lieutenant in the 2. Escadron/Neumärkisches Dragoner-Regiment Nr. 3, ⚔ 3 July 1866 during the Battle of Königgrätz near Sadowa
  • Busso Friedrich Karl (b. 25 February 1840 in Potsdam), 1st Lieutenant in the Ostpreußisches Jäger-Bataillon Nr. 1, ⚔ 14 August 1870 during the Battle of Borny–Colombey near the La Planchette inn; ⚭ 1865 Jenny Anna Kukein (1848–1868)
    • Fanny Luise Margarete (1866–1948); ∞ 1893 Ernst Heinrich Julius von Dassel (1848–1918), Major General z. D. in WWI[3]
    • Arthur Hermann Theodor Gebhard (1868–1932), Rittmeister of the Landwehr Cavalry[4]
  • Margarete Auguste (1841–1859)
  • Kurt (1843–1899), Captain of the Prussian Army and lord of the manor;[5] brother Ludolf took over the Schochwitz estate (with the estates Krimpe und Wils) after his death 1899
  • Ludolf Hermann Arthur (1844–1912), Major General of the Prussian Army and lord of the manor; ⚭ 1896 Antoinette Freiin von Ricou (1870–1950), 3 children
  • Hermann Ludwig (1846–1851)
  • Wichard Alkmar (1848–1849)
  • Mechthild Elisabeth Agnes (1850–1941); ⚭ 1890 Alkmar II. von Alvensleben (1841–1898), Lieutenant General of the Prussian Army
  • Gertrud Elisabeth Pauline (1852–1946); ⚭ 1878 Heinrich Bartels (1848-1914), lord of the manor (Gut Langendorf)
  • Elsbeth Karoline Eugenie (1856–1945); ⚭ 1886 Georg Friedrich Alexander Freiherr von Schwarzenberg-Hohenlandsberg (1842–1918)

Promotions

  • 3 August 1827 Portepee-Fähnrich (Officer Cadet)
  • 15 May 1828 Seconde-Lieutenant (2nd Lieutenant)
  • 23 April 1842 Premier-Lieutenant (1st Lieutenant)
  • 30 March 1844 Charakter als Rittmeister (Brevet Cavalry Captain)
  • 22 March 1845 Rittmeister
  • 18 June 1853 Major
  • 9 April 1857 Oberst-Lieutenant (Lieutenant Colonel)
  • 31 May 1859 Oberst (Colonel)
  • 25 June 1864 General-Major (Major General)
  • 20 September 1866 General-Lieutenant (Lieutenant General)

Awards, decorations and honours

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  • Imperial Russian Sankt-Stanislaus-Orden, III. Class (RSt3)
  • Prussian Long Service Cross for 25 years (Königlich Preußisches Dienstauszeichnungskreuz; DA/PDK)
  • Saxe-Ernestine House Order, Commander 2nd Class (HSEH2b/HSH2b)
  • Red Eagle Order (Roter Adlerorden), 4th Class (RAO4)
  • Imperial Russian Sankt-Stanislaus-Orden, II. Class (RSt2)[6]
  • Order of the White Falcon (Hausorden vom Weißen Falken), Commander's Cross 2nd Class (GSF2b)
  • Order of Henry the Lion (Herzoglich Braunschweigischer Orden Heinrichs des Löwen), Commander's Cross 2nd Class (BrHL2b/BrH2b)
  • Red Eagle Order, 3rd Class with the Bow (mit der Schleife)
  • Red Eagle Order, 2nd Class with Oak Leaves
  • House Order of Hohenzollern, Commander's Cross (HOH2)
  • Russian Order of Saint Vladimir, 3rd Class (RW3)
  • Swords to his House Order of Hohenzollern Commander's Cross (HOH2⚔) for the Battle of Königgrätz, where he also lost his oldest son
  • Commemorative Cross for the Campaign of 1866 (Erinnerungs-Kreuz für den Feldzug von 1866)
  • Russian Order of Saint Anna (St.-Annen-Orden), 1st Class (RA1)
  • Star to his Red Eagle Order 2nd Class with Oak Leaves
  • Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav, Grand Cross (NO1)
  • Red Eagle Order, 1st Class with Oak Leaves
  • War Commemorative Medal of 1870–1871 (Kaiserliche Kriegsdenkmünze 1870/71; KD70/71)

Honours

  • The Alvenslebenstraße in Hanover-Vahrenwald was named in his honour.

References

  1. ↑ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Adeligen Häuser, 1902, p. 28
  2. ↑ Hermann Karl Rudolf Gebhard von Alvensleben
  3. ↑ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Adeligen Häuser, Teil A, 1942, p. 145
  4. ↑ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Adeligen Häuser, Teil A, 1941, p. 20
  5. ↑ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Adeligen Häuser, 1900, p. 19
  6. ↑ Rang- und Quartier-Liste der Königlich-Preußischen Armee und Marine, 1854, p. 129
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