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Wilhelm Paul Nikolaus Fürst von Radziwill
(19.03.1797 - 05.08.1870)
place of birth: Berlin
Königreich
Preußen: KG,
Generaladjutant SM, General der Infanterie
Prince von Radziwill came from one of the oldest lines of
Lithuanian royals, the Radziwills. In 1852, he was appointed commander
of 4. Armee-Korps headquartered in Magdeburg, after which he succeeded
Prince August von Württemberg as commander of 3. Armee-Korps in Berlin.
From 1860 until his retirement in 1868, Fürst von Radziwill served as
Chief of the Corps of Combat Engineers and Inspector General of
Imperial Prussian Fortresses. His son Anton served as general adjutant
and trusted advisor to Kaiser Wilhelm I.
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