Gustav Friedrich von Beyer | |
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Birth name | Gustav Friedrich Beyer |
Born | Berlin, Prussia | 26 February 1812
Died | 7 December 1889 Leipzig, German Empire | (aged 77)
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Years of service | 1829−1880 |
Rank | General of the Infantry |
Commands | 31st Infantry Regiment Minister of War of Baden Baden Field Division |
Battles/wars | Austro-Prussian War |
Gustav Friedrich Beyer (von Beyer since 1859; born 26 February 1812 in Berlin; died 7 December 1889 in Leipzig) was a Prussian general and war minister of the Grand Duchy of Baden.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Beyer was the son of a Prussian government official (Privy Councilor). He was also the older brother of the future mayor of Potsdam, Alexander Beyer . He joined the Prussian Army in April 1829. From 1835 to 1838 he attended the General War School as a second lieutenant, and in 1846 was promoted to first lieutenant; taking part in the suppression of the Baden Revolution in 1849.[3]
Orders and decorations
[edit]Kingdom of Hanover: Knight of the Royal Guelphic Order, 1858[4]
Grand Duchy of Hesse: Commander of the Grand Ducal Hessian Order of Ludwig, 2nd Class, 22 October 1861[5]
Kingdom of Prussia:[6]
- Knight of the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd Class with Star, Oak Leaves and Swords, 1866; Grand Cross with Swords on Ring, 9 July 1875[7]
- Iron Cross (1870), 1st Class
- Grand Commander's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern, with Star, 11 December 1880[7]
- Service Award Cross
Baden:[6]
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Zähringer Lion, 1868; with Swords and Golden Collar, 1879[8]
- Commander of the Military Karl-Friedrich Merit Order, 1870[8]
- Service Cross, 1st Class
Russian Empire:[6]
- Knight of the Imperial Order of Saint Anna, 2nd Class
- Knight of the Imperial Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd Class
Literature
[edit]- L. Löhlein: Gustav Friedrich v. Beyer. In: Friedrich von Weech (Ed.): Badische Biographien . First Part, Heidelberg 1875, pp. 82–83 (online in the Baden State Library) .
- Gustav Friedrich von Beyer. (To Part I, p. 82 ff.) In: Friedrich von Weech (Ed.): Badische Biographien. Fourth Part, Karlsruhe 1891, p. 524 (online in the Baden State Library) .
- Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 7, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1939], DNB 367632829, pp. 330–332, no. 2320.
- Wolfgang Schütz: Koblenz heads. People from the city's history - namesake for streets and squares. 2. revised and exp. Edition. Publishing house for advertising papers, Mülheim-Kärlich 2005.
References
[edit]- ^ Maximilian Gritzner : Chronological register of the Brandenburg-Prussian class elevations and acts of grace from 1600–1873. Berlin 1874, p. 127.
- ^ Geoffrey Wawro: The Austro-Prussian War. Cambridge University Press, 1997, ISBN 0-521-62951-9 , pp. 75-81.
- ^ Maximilian Gritzner : Chronological register of the Brandenburg-Prussian class elevations and acts of grace from 1600–1873. Berlin 1874, p. 127.
- ^ Staat Hannover (1865). Hof- und Staatshandbuch für das Königreich Hannover: 1865. Berenberg. p. 102.
- ^ "Großherzogliche Orden und Ehrenzeichen", Staatshandbuch für das Großherzogtum Hessen und bei Rhein (in German), Darmstadt: Staatsverlag, 1879, p. 28 – via archive.org
- ^ a b c Rangliste de Königlich Preußischen Armee (in German), Berlin: Ernst Siegfried Mittler & Sohn, 1889, p. 151 – via hathitrust.org
- ^ a b "Königlich Preussische Ordensliste", Preussische Ordens-Liste (in German), 1, Berlin: 23, 933, 1886
- ^ a b "Großherzogliche Orden", Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Baden, Karlsruhe, 1888, pp. 66, 136
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