Anton von Gumppenberg

Anton Joseph Freiherr[a] von Gumppenberg (10 January 1787 – 5 April 1855) was a Bavarian military and War Minister from 9 June 1839 to 1 March 1847. His last military rank was General der Infanterie.[1]

Biography

Gumppenberg was born in Breitenbrunn, Upper Palatinate. After his studies of silviculture, he joined the Bavarian infantry in 1805 and took part in campaigns until 1815. In 1810 he was promoted to captain and became adjutant to Crown Prince Ludwig. In 1812 he became major, in 1817 Oberstleutnant and in 1823 Oberst. In 1825 he became Flügeladjutant of King Ludwig I of Bavaria, became a temporary major general in 1932, and was advanced to this rank in 1837. In 1838 he became brigadier, was Bavarian war minister from 1839 to 1847, afterwards he was again Brigadier, and one year later he became lieutenant general and commander of the 2nd Royal Bavarian Division. In 1849 he became commander of the II Army Corps, and was transferred to the rank of a General der Infanterie in 1855. He died in Munich.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ Regarding personal names: Freiherr was a title before 1919, but now is regarded as part of the surname. It is translated as Baron. Before the August 1919 abolition of nobility as a legal class, titles preceded the full name when given (Graf Helmuth James von Moltke). Since 1919, these titles, along with any nobiliary prefix (von, zu, etc.), can be used, but are regarded as a dependent part of the surname, and thus come after any given names (Helmuth James Graf von Moltke). Titles and all dependent parts of surnames are ignored in alphabetical sorting. The feminine forms are Freifrau and Freiin.

References

  1. ^ former military rank below Colonel General
  2. ^ Gumppenberg, Anton Joseph Freiherr von, House of the Bavarian history (HdBG).
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