Leonhard von Hohenhausen
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Leonhard Freiherr von Hohenhausen und Hochhaus (June 28, 1788 – March 25, 1872) was a Bavarian
military and Acting War Minister from March 1, 1847 to February 1, 1848. His last military rank was General der Kavallerie.
as son of Johann Nepomuk Freiherr von Hohenhausen aka "Peregrinus" and Maria Anna, née Freiin von Wittorf. His uncle was Major General Sylvius Maximilian Freiherr von Hohenhausen (born 1738).
Leonhard von Hohenhausen served in the Bavarian army
during the campaigns between 1805 and 1815
. In 1839 he became Major General
and Brigadier
. After acting as war minister under Ludwig I of Bavaria
from 1847 to 1848 he was advanced to Lieutenant General
and became division commander. In 1861 he became "Generalkapitän", the Hartschier
s' commander, a former Bavarian life guards troop. In 1867 he was advanced to the rank of a General der Kavallerie. Von Hohenhausen was also Educator of crown prince Maximilian
.
Von Hohenhausen was married threetimes. With his first wife Magdalena, née Kleinknecht (1790-1846), he had one daughter, and with his second wife Anna, née Pol (1826-1862), he had five daughters and one son. With his third wife Wilhelmine, née Fischer-Rhomberg (1827-1883), he had no children.
On April 27, 1861 he was awarded with the honorary citizenship by the city of Augsburg
. He was buried in the Old Southern Cemetery
in Munich
.
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
military and Acting War Minister from March 1, 1847 to February 1, 1848. His last military rank was General der Kavallerie.
Biography
Von Hohenhausen was born in DachauDachau
Dachau is a town in Upper Bavaria, in the southern part of Germany. It is a major district town—a Große Kreisstadt—of the administrative region of Upper Bavaria, about 20 km north-west of Munich. It is now a popular residential area for people working in Munich with roughly 40,000 inhabitants...
as son of Johann Nepomuk Freiherr von Hohenhausen aka "Peregrinus" and Maria Anna, née Freiin von Wittorf. His uncle was Major General Sylvius Maximilian Freiherr von Hohenhausen (born 1738).
Leonhard von Hohenhausen served in the Bavarian army
Bavarian army
The Bavarian Army was the army of the Electorate and then Kingdom of Bavaria. It existed from 1682 as the standing army of Bavaria until the merger of the military sovereignty of Bavaria into that of the German State in 1919...
during the campaigns between 1805 and 1815
Napoleonic Wars
The Napoleonic Wars were a series of wars declared against Napoleon's French Empire by opposing coalitions that ran from 1803 to 1815. As a continuation of the wars sparked by the French Revolution of 1789, they revolutionised European armies and played out on an unprecedented scale, mainly due to...
. In 1839 he became Major General
Major General
Major general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...
and Brigadier
Brigadier
Brigadier is a senior military rank, the meaning of which is somewhat different in different military services. The brigadier rank is generally superior to the rank of colonel, and subordinate to major general....
. After acting as war minister under Ludwig I of Bavaria
Ludwig I of Bavaria
Ludwig I was a German king of Bavaria from 1825 until the 1848 revolutions in the German states.-Crown prince:...
from 1847 to 1848 he was advanced to Lieutenant General
Lieutenant General
Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General....
and became division commander. In 1861 he became "Generalkapitän", the Hartschier
Hartschier
Hartschiere were predominantly members of the Bavarian residence guards before 1918, a historic military branch of the formerDuchy and the later Electorate and at last Kingdom of Bavaria.- History :...
s' commander, a former Bavarian life guards troop. In 1867 he was advanced to the rank of a General der Kavallerie. Von Hohenhausen was also Educator of crown prince Maximilian
Maximilian II of Bavaria
Maximilian II of Bavaria was king of Bavaria from 1848 until 1864. He was son of Ludwig I of Bavaria and Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen.-Crown Prince:...
.
Von Hohenhausen was married threetimes. With his first wife Magdalena, née Kleinknecht (1790-1846), he had one daughter, and with his second wife Anna, née Pol (1826-1862), he had five daughters and one son. With his third wife Wilhelmine, née Fischer-Rhomberg (1827-1883), he had no children.
On April 27, 1861 he was awarded with the honorary citizenship by the city of Augsburg
Augsburg
Augsburg is a city in the south-west of Bavaria, Germany. It is a university town and home of the Regierungsbezirk Schwaben and the Bezirk Schwaben. Augsburg is an urban district and home to the institutions of the Landkreis Augsburg. It is, as of 2008, the third-largest city in Bavaria with a...
. He was buried in the Old Southern Cemetery
Alter Südfriedhof
The Alter Südfriedhof is a cemetery in Munich, Germany. It was founded by Duke Albrecht V as a plague cemetery in 1563 about half a kilometer south of the Sendlinger Gate between Thalkirchner and Pestalozzistraße.-History:...
in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
.