Gustav von Alvensleben

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Gustav von Alvensleben
Imperial Germany
Service/branchPrussian Army
Years of service1821-72
RankGeneral der Infanterie
Commands heldIV Corps
Battles/warsAustro-Prussian War
Franco-Prussian War
AwardsPour le Mérite
RelationsConstantin von Alvensleben

Gustav von Alvensleben (30 September 1803 – 30 June 1881) was a Prussian General der Infanterie.

Biography

Early life

Alvensleben was born in

Lieutenant-Colonel
in the Royal Prussian Army, and his kinswoman Caroline Friederike Eleonore von Alvensleben (1773–1826). Gustav had four brothers; two of them, Werner and Constantin, would go on to serve in the military as generals.

Military career

Alvensleben joined the

King William I of Prussia in 1861. In this position he signed the Alvensleben Convention with Russia to co-ordinate Russian and Prussian politics throughout the Polish January Uprising.[2]

Having served in the Royal headquarters in the Austro-Prussian War of 1866, Alvensleben led the peace negotiations with George V of Hanover. On 30 October 1866 he took over the command of the IV Corps. In 1868 Alvensleben was promoted to General der Infanterie and commanded the IV Corps in the Battles of Beaumont and Sedan during the Franco-Prussian War.[3]

Alvensleben retired on 10 October 1872, and died unmarried and childless on 30 June 1881 in Gernrode.

Honours and awards

See also

References

  1. ^ Biography at Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German)
  2. ^ Biography[permanent dead link] at Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German)
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  11. ^ "Herzogliche Sachsen-Ernestinischer Hausorden", Staatshandbücher für das Herzogtums Sachsen-Altenburg, 1869, p. 30
  12. ^ "Königliche Ritter-orden", Staatshandbuch für den Freistaat Sachsen (1873) (in German), Dresden, 1873, pp. 35, 131{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  13. ^ "Königliche Orden", Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreichs Württemberg, 1873, p. 34
  14. ^ "Ritter-Orden", Hof- und Staatshandbuch der Österreichisch-Ungarischen Monarchie, Vienna, 1879, pp. 67, 75, retrieved 13 November 2021 – via alex.onb.ac.at{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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