Hugo Ritter von Bosch
(02.01.1782 - 07.08.1865)
place of birth: Schillingfurst, Mittelfranken (Bavaria)
Königreich
Bayern: Kriegsminister,
Generalleutnant
Hugo von Bosch twice filled in briefly as Bavarian War
Minister, once in 1861 and once in 1863. He had transferred into the Bavarian
Army in 1806 at the rank of Oberleutnant, eventually working his way up to
Generalleutnant in command of 4th Bavarian Infantry Division.
For his meritorious leadership during peacetime,
Bosch was awarded in 1850 the Ritter (Knight class) of the Bavarian
crown's order of merit - the Verdienstorden der Bayerischen Krone. The
official presentation of the decoration elevated him into Bavarian nobility with
the title of "Ritter von Bosch."
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