Karl Hermann Freiherr von Trotha

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Hermann Freiherr von Trotha
Karl Hermann Freiherr von Trotha I.jpg
Karl Hermann Freiherr von Trotha II.jpg
Birth name Karl Hermann von Trotha
Birth date 18 September 1804(1804-09-18)
Place of birth Querfurt, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation
Death date 23 May 1891 (aged 86)
Place of death Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine, German Empire
Allegiance Flagge des Großherzogtums Hessen mit Wappen.png Grand Duchy of Hesse
Wappen des Deutschen Bundes.jpg German Confederation
Coat of arms of North German Confederation.png North German Confederation
Germany Prussian Eagle.jpg Kingdom of Prussia
 German Empire
Service/branch Grand Ducal Hessian Order of Philip the Magnanimous, Knight's Cross with Swords.jpg Grand Ducal Hessian Army
War and service flag of Prussia (1895–1918).png Prussian Army
Years of service 1821–1878
Rank General der Kavallerie
(General of the Cavalry)
Awards Ludwig (Ludewig) Order
Order of Philip the Magnanimous
Saxon Albert Order
Order of the Zähringer Lion
Order of Alexander Nevsky
Red Eagle Order
Prussian Crown Order
Relations ∞ 1831 Elisabeth Freiin von Adlersberg zu Adlershöh

Karl Hermann von Trotha, since 1854 Freiherr von Trotha (18 September 1804 – 23 May 1891), was a German officer of the Grand Ducal Hessian Army and the Prussian Army, finally General of the Cavalry as well as long-time Generaladjutant of the Grand Dukes of Hesse and by Rhine and lord of the manor (Obhausen-St. Petri and Goldschau).

Life

Family

Military career (excerpt)

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Von Trotha joined the Garde-Chevaulegers-Regiment on 26 April 1821, the guard light and medium cavalry of Ludewig I, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhin, at his Darmstadt residence. He was commissioned on 22 April 1822. In 1823/24, he served as officer escort of Prince Ludwig of Hesse (the later Grand Duke Ludwig III), with whom he remained connected throughout his life, at the University of Leipzig. When Grand Duke Ludwig II took office in 1830, Trotha was appointed his wing adjutant and promoted to Rittmeister. On 25 May 1830, he was appointed Grand Ducal Hessian Chamberlain (Kammerherr).[1]

He rose further in ranks in the following years, was commanded to the Russian Empire in 1840/41 as a military escort to Prince Alexander of Hesse-Darmstadt and, as a colonel, was appointed adjutant general to the Grand Duke Ludwig II on 11 October 1847. In 1848, he was commissioned to deliver the news of Ludwig II's death to the court in Saint Petersburg. Trotha also served Grand Duke Ludwig III as adjutant general and was raised to the status of Freiherr by him on 26 January 1854.

While retaining his position as adjutant general, he was, according to the rules of the military convention, transferred to the Prussian Army on 1 January 1872. In 1873, he was commanded to Dresden on the occasion of the daeth of King Johann of Saxony. After the Grand Duke's death in June 1877, von Trotha went over to his successor Ludwig IV and was placed at disposal of the army and awarded the statutory pension on 12 October 1878.

Family

Hermann was a son of the Electoral Saxon Lieutenant Colonel Karl Max Adolf von Trotha (1770–1838) and his wife Amalie Friederike Elisabeth Marie, née Freiin von Lobkowitz (1765–1836). His father was owner of the estate Goldschau and co-owner of Obhausen-St. Petri. Hermann had four older siblings. His brother Gustav (1802–1879) was a Colonel of the Saxon Army and director of the military riding school.[2]

Marriage

On 4 November 1831 in Darmstadt, Rittmeister von Trotha married his fiancée Friederike Elisabeth Freiin von Adlersberg zu Adlershöh (1811–1885), the illegitimate daughter of Prince Ludwig Georg Karl of Hesse-Darmstadt (1749–1823), who was legitimized by Grand Duke Ludwig I in 1821. The marriage produced a son, the later Grand Ducal Hessian Chamberlain Ludwig Freiherr von Trotha (1832–1892).

Promotions

  • 22 April 1822 Seconde-Lieutenant (2nd Lieutenant)
  • 4 October 1824 Premier-Lieutenant (1st Lieutenant)
  • 19 April 1830 Rittmeister
  • 14 April 1836 Rittmeister 1st Class
  • 7 April 1839 Major
  • 29 October 1840 Oberst-Lieutenant (Lieutenant Colonel)
  • 24 July 1844 Oberst (Colonel)
  • 25 August 1852 Charakter als Generalmajor (Honorary Major General)
    • 1 January 1852 Patent as Generalmajor with Rank Seniority from 25 August 1852
  • 27 April 1859 Charakter als General-Lieutenant (Honorary Lieutenant General)
    • 26 July 1860 Patent as General-Lieutenant with Rank Seniority from 27 April 1859
  • 26 April 1871 General der Kavallerie (General of the Cavalry)

Awards, decorations and honours

  • Grand Ducal Hessian Ludwig (Ludewig) Order, Knight's Cross 1st Class (GHL3a/HL3a) on 20 December 1833
  • Imperial Russian Sankt-Stanislaus-Orden, II. Class (RSt2), permission to accept and wear in October 1840
  • Grand Ducal Hessian Ludwig (Ludewig) Order, Commander's Cross 2nd Class (GHL2b/HL2b) on 8 January 1841
  • Electoral Hessian House Order of the Golden Lion, Commander's Cross 1st Class (CHL2a) on 19 August 1847 as Oberst and Flügeladjutant
  • Grand Ducal Hessian Order of Merit of Philip the Magnanimous (Verdienstorden Philipps des Großmütigen), Commander 1st Class (GHVP2a/HP2a) on 9 June 1850
  • Austrian Imperial Order of Leopold, Commander (ÖL2), permission to accept and wear on 4 July 1851
  • Hanoverian Guelphic Order, Commander's Cross 2nd Class (HG2b), permission to accept and wear on 12 December 1851
  • Imperial Russian Sankt-Stanislaus-Orden, I. Class (RSt1), permission to accept and wear on 18 November 1852
  • Grand Ducal Hessian Ludwig (Ludewig) Order, Commander's Cross 1st Class (GHL2a/HL2a) on 14 June 1853
  • Saxon Albert Order (Albrechts-Orden), Grand Cross (SA1), permission to accept and wear in 1854
  • Baden Order of the Zähringer Lion (Orden vom Zähringer Löwen), Commander's Cross I. Class with Star (BZL2a.mSt/BZ2a.mSt), permission to accept and wear in 1854
  • Russian Order of Saint Anna, I. Class (RA1), permission to accept and wear on 6 April 1855
  • Greek Order of the Redeemer, Grand Commander with Star (GE2a.mSt), permission to accept and wear on 26 January 1857
  • Diamonds to his Russian Order of Saint Anna (Sankt-Annen-Orden) 1st Class (RA1mBr), permission to accept on 6 July 1857
  • Commander of the Legion of Honour (FEL3/FE3), permission to accept and wear on 23 August 1857
  • Grand Ducal Hessian Order of Merit of Philip the Magnanimous (Verdienstorden Philipps des Großmütigen), Grand Cross (GHVP1/HP1) on 1 January 1860
  • Saxe-Ernestine House Order, Grand Cross (SEH1/HSEH1/HSH1), permission to accept and wear on 6 July 1860
  • Order of the Oak Crown, Grand Cross (LEK1), permission to accept and wear on 7 August 1860
  • Knight of the Austrian Order of the Iron Crown, 1st Class (ÖEK1), permission to accept and wear on 11 September 1860
  • Grand Ducal Hessian Ludwig (Ludewig) Order, Grand Cross (GHL1/HL1) on 7 April 1863
  • Russian Order of the White Eagle (RWA), permission to accept and wear on 14 June 1864
  • Order of Isabella the Catholic, Grand Cross (SJ1), permission to accept and wear on 18 December 1864
  • Order of Saint Charles (Monaco), Grand Officer's Cross (MOC1), permission to accept and wear on 17 April 1865
  • Electoral Hessian Wilhelm Order, Grand Cross (CHW1), permission to accept and wear on 30 October 1865[3]
    • another source states, it was the Commander's Cross 1st Class (CHW2a)[4]
  • Order of Saint Michael (Bavaria), Grand Cross (BStMV1/BStMVGkz/BStMVG.Kr), permission to accept and wear on 6 February 1866
  • Military Commemorative Badge of Grand Duke Ludwig I. on 14 June 1868
  • Red Eagle Order, 1st Class, permission to accept and wear on 27 June 1868
  • Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour (FEL2/FE2)
  • Baden Order of the Zähringer Lion, Grand Cross (BZL1/BZ1)
  • Russian Order of Saint Vladimir, 3rd Class (RW3)
  • Order of Alexander Nevsky with Diamonds (RANmBr), permission to accept and wear on 15 June 1867
  • Prussian Order of the Crown (Preußischer Kronenorden), 1st Class with the enamel ribbon of the Red Eagle Order, permission to accept and wear on 1 May 1870
  • Military service decoration (Militär-Dienst-Ehrenzeichen I. Klasse) for 50 years of service (GHMDEz1) on 26 April 1871
  • Civil Merit Order of the Bavarian Crown, Grand Cross, permission to accept and wear on 7 May 1871
  • Red Eagle Order (Roter Adlerorden), Grand Cross on 25 September 1877
  • Lippe House Order (Fürstlich Lippischer Hausorden), Cross of Honour (Ehrenkreuz) 1st Class (LH.EK1/LH1)[5]

Honours

  • Von Trotha was raised to the status of Freiherr on 26 January 1854 by Grand Duke Ludwig III.

References

  1. ↑ Trotha, Karl Hermann Freiherr von
  2. ↑ Deutsche Adelsgenossenschaft (Hrsg.): Jahrbuch des Deutschen Adels, Volume 3, Verlag W. T. Bruer, Berlin 1899, p. 626
  3. ↑ VERLEIHUNGSLISTE zum Militärischen Erinnerungszeichen an Großherzog Ludewig I. von Hessen für Kriegsveteranen (1868), 2021, pp. 2 f.
  4. ↑ Rang- und Quartierliste der Königlich Preußischen Armee, 1876–1877, p. 29
  5. ↑ Rang- und Quartierliste der Königlich Preußischen Armee, 1878, p. 29
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