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Karl Rochus
Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel
(24.02.1809 - 17.06.1885)
place of birth: Dresden, Sachsen (Saxony)
Königreich
Preußen: Chef des
Mil-Kabinetts, Generaladjutant SM, Generalfeldmarschall
Resourceful and capable Prussian Generalfeldmarschall, Baron von
Manteuffel entered military service in 1827 with an assignment to Prussia's
Garde-Dragoner-Regiment. After 30 years of active duty, Oberst von Manteuffel
succeeded Friedrich Ludwig von Schoeler in 1857 as King Friedrich Wilhelm IV.'s
military cabinet chief. Manteuffel retained this assignment in 1861 when King
Wilhelm I. ascended the throne.
Thereafter, General-Lieutenant
von Manteuffel served in the Danish War (1864) and was
subsequently appointed Prussian governor in conquered Schleswig. In the Austro-Prussian
War of 1866 he commanded brilliantly, and in the Franco-Prussian
War (1870–71) he likewise distinguished himself. Following the war, he was
decorated with Prussia's highest order of chivalry, the Schwarzer
Adler-Orden (Order of the Black Eagle.) Manteuffel
then commanded the German Army of Occupation in France (1871–73) and from
1879 until his death was governor of Alsace-Lorraine. He died on 17
June 1885 in Karlsbad (Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic) while on a spa
holiday. Edwin was the first cousin of German Minister President Otto
von Manteuffel.
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