Английская Википедия:August Ludwig von Nostitz
August Ludwig Ferdinand Count von Nostitz-Ransen (27 December 1777, Zessel, near Öls – 28 May 1866, on his estates at Zobten, near Löwenberg in Schlesien) was a Prussian general who acted as adjutant general to Frederick William III of Prussia.Шаблон:Citation needed
Early life
August Ludwig was born as the eldest son of Count Georg August von Nostitz-Ransen (1709-1795) and his wife Baroness Johanna Christine Eleonore von Reiszwitz-Kaderzin (1756-1840). His siblings included Count Karl Wilhelm (1783-1850), Count Ludwig Georg (1784-1839), Countess Eleonore von Dyhrn (1787-1853) and Friederike Henriette von Rosen (1781-1871).
Military career
He joined the Prussian Army in 1802, leaving it in 1810 only to return in 1813 as a staff officer of the Silesian uhlans.Шаблон:Sfn After the battle of BautzenШаблон:Citation needed he became adjutant to Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher.Шаблон:Sfn
On 16 June 1815, towards the end of the battle of Ligny, Nostitz stood guard over Blücher after Blücher fell stunned under his horse and after the French Cuirassiers had passed attracted the attention of counter charging Prussian troopers who then remounted the dazed Blücher on Sergeant Schneider's horse and escorted him from the battlefield.Шаблон:Sfn
Nostitz became a major general in 1825Шаблон:Citation needed and served on Nicholas I of Russia's general staff during the Russo-Turkish War (1828–1829).Шаблон:Sfn
In 1833 Nostitz became deputy commander of Berlin,Шаблон:Sfn then lieutenant general in 1838 and commander of the 5th Hussar Regiment (the Blüchersche Husaren) in 1840.Шаблон:Citation needed He left active service in May 1848,Шаблон:Sfn was promoted to general of the cavalry in 1849Шаблон:Citation needed and from 1850 to 1860 served as Prussian ambassador to the Kingdom of Hanover.Шаблон:Sfn
Marriage and issue
In 1829 August Georg married Countess Klara Louise Auguste von Hatzfeldt-Trachenberg (1807-1858), daughter of Prince Franz Ludwig von Hatzfeldt-Trachenberg (1756-1827) and Countess Friederike von der Schulenburg-Kennerth (1779-1832).Шаблон:Sfn They had one son and two daughters:
- Countess Maria von Nostitz-Ransen (b. 1832)
- Countess Anna von Nostitz-Ransen (1833-1870); married Count Alexander von Strachwitz von Gross-Zauche und Camminetz (1817-1866) and had issue.
- Count Wilhelm Friedrich von Nostitz-Ransen (1835-1916); married Eleonore Alexandrine von Johnston und Kroegeborn (1868-1938) and had issue
Honours
He received the following orders and decorations:[1] Шаблон:Columns-list
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