Albrecht Besserer von Thalfingen
Albrecht Besserer von Thalfingen | |
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| Born | 8 October 1787 |
| Died | 1 January 1839 (aged 51) |
| Allegiance |  Bavaria |
| Service | Bavaria Army |
| Rank | General |
| Battles / wars | Napoleonic Wars |
Albrecht Theodorich Freiherr[1] Besserer von Thalfingen (8 October 1787 – 1 February 1839) was a Bavarian General,[2] Hofmarschall of Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria, and Acting[3] War Minister under Ludwig I of Bavaria from 1 November 1838 to 28 January 1839.[4][5]
Besserer, a member of the Besserer von Thalfingen line, was born in Langenau and died in Munich. On 26 September 1819 he married Caroline Adelheid Walburga Josepha Wilhelmina Freiin von Verger (1789–1870).[6] The couple had two children, Maximilian Joseph Aloys (born 1820) and Therese Sophia (born 1824).[7]
References and notes
[edit]- ^ Regarding personal names: Freiherr is a former title (translated as 'Baron'). In Germany since 1919, it forms part of family names. The feminine forms are Freifrau and Freiin.
- ^ "BLO Personen".
- ^ called "Verweser"
- ^ Besserer Auf Thalfingen, Albrecht Freiherr von Archived 2020-10-04 at the Wayback Machine, House of the Bavarian history (HdBG).
- ^ Archiv der Herren und Freiherren Besserer von Thalfingen[permanent dead link] (German), p. 3.
- ^ "Individual Page".
- ^ Albrecht Theodorich Freiherr Besserer v. Thalfingen, RootsWeb.
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