Английская Википедия:Hermann von Alvensleben

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Hermann Karl Rudolf Gebhard von Alvensleben was a Prussian Generalleutnant who participated in the Austro-Prussian War and the Franco-Prussian War. He commanded the 1st Cavalry Division during the Battle of Königgrätz and commanded several Army Corps' during the Franco-Prussian War.

Origin

Hermann comes from the Low German noble family, the House of Alvensleben. He was the son of the Prussian lieutenant general Шаблон:Interlanguage link (1778-1831) and his wife Karoline, née von Hirschfeld (1783-1849).

Military career

After visiting the Kadettenhaus Neubau, he joined the regiment of the Gardes du Corps of the Prussian Army on July 28, 1827, as a flag ensign. In 1866, he led the 1st Cavalry Division in the cavalry corps of the 1st Army as a Major General during the Austro-Prussian War. After the end of the war he was promoted to lieutenant general and commanded the Guards Cavalry Division. On September 5, 1867, Alvensleben was initially put in charge of managing the business as head of the Шаблон:Ill and was appointed head on December 14, 1867. During the Franco-Prussian War in July 1870, Alvensleben was the governor general in the I, II, III and X Corps under General Eduard Vogel von Falckenstein. A month later, he was ordered to Bremen to organize the guarding of the coast from Dorum to Emden. Alvensleben was relieved of this position at the end of March 1871 and was placed on the retiree list on April 15, 1871. He returned to Schochwitz and lived there until his death on January 8, 1887.

Legacy

Alvenslebenstrasse in Hanover was named after him.

Family

Alvensleben married Karoline von Kalitzsch (1814–1878) on October 6, 1836, in Dobritz. The marriage produced ten children, including:

• Busso (1840–1870), Prussian first lieutenant, killed at La Blanchette ⚭ 1865 Jenny Kukein (1848–1868)
• Ludolf (1844–1912), Major General ⚭ Antoinette Freiin von Ricou (1870–1950)
• Mechtild (1859–1941) ⚭ 1890 Alkmar II. von Alvensleben (1841–1898), Prussian lieutenant general
• Gertrud (1852-1946) ⚭ 1878 Heinrich Bartels (1848-1914), lord of Langendorf
• Elsbeth (1856–1945) ⚭ 1886 Alexander von Schwarzenberg-Hohenlandsberg (1842–1918)

References

Bibliography

• Hellmut Kretzschmar: Geschichtliche Nachrichten von dem Geschlecht von Alvensleben seit 1800. Burg 1930, S. 149–150.
• Шаблон:Cite book
• Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Adeligen Häuser. Justus Perthes, Gotha 1902, Dritter Jahrgang S. 28.