Gustav von Senden-Bibran
Gustav Freiherr von Senden-Bibran | |
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Born | Reisicht, Schlesien | July 23, 1847
Died | November 23, 1909 Berlin, Germany | (aged 62)
Allegiance | German Confederation North German Confederation German Empire |
Service/ | Reichsflotte North German Federal Navy Imperial German Navy |
Years of service | 1862-1906 |
Gustav Ernst Otto Egon Freiherr (Baron) von
Biography
His father was a Silesian landowner who had served in the Austro-Hungarian Cavalry. He entered the Prussian Navy at age 15, never married, and dedicated his life to building a strong German Navy.[1]
After service in the
Senden-Bibran was stationed in
He became Naval Adjutant or aide to
Senden-Bibran often came into strong conflict with army and civilian leaders over his naval building plans, but he often won his goals with the support of
His power waned after the appointment of
In the controversy over where Germany should seek a base in the Far East, Senden-Bibran preferred Chusan, an island in the mouth of Hangzhou Bay.[6]
He retired from the Naval Cabinet in 1906 in favor of Georg Alexander von Müller.
In 1903 he was made full Admiral and
Honours and awards
- German orders and decorations[7]
- Prussia:
- Knight of the Royal Crown Order, 4th Class, 18 November 1879;[8] 2nd Class, 1 January 1891;[9] with Star, 27 January 1897;[10] 1st Class
- Knight of Honour of the Johanniter Order, 18 February 1880;[8]Knight of Justice
- Knight of the Red Eagle, 4th Class, 18 January 1885;[8] 2nd Class with Oak Leaves and Crown, 27 January 1894;[9] Grand Cross with Swords
- Commander's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern, with Star, 15 June 1898[10]
- Knight of the Black Eagle, with Collar
- Service Award Cross
- Baden: Commander of the Zähringer Lion, 1st Class with Star, 1895[11]
- Bavaria: Grand Commander of the Military Merit Order
- Hesse and by Rhine: Grand Cross of the Merit Order of Philip the Magnanimous, with Crown, 6 June 1905[12]
- Lippe: Cross of Honour of the House Order of Lippe, 1st Class
- Mecklenburg:
- Grand Cross of the Wendish Crown, with Golden Crown
- Grand Cross of the Griffon
- Oldenburg: Grand Cross of the Order of Duke Peter Friedrich Ludwig, with Golden Crown
- Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach: Grand Cross of the White Falcon
- Saxony: Grand Cross of the Albert Order
- Württemberg:
- Commander of the Württemberg Crown, 1892[13]
- Grand Cross of the Friedrich Order
- Foreign orders and decorations[7]
- Austria-Hungary:[14]
- Commander of the Imperial Order of Leopold, 1889
- Grand Cross of the Order of Franz Joseph, 1895
- Knight of the Iron Crown, 1st Class, 1900
- Belgium: Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold
- Denmark: Grand Cross of the Dannebrog, 3 April 1903[15]
- France: Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour
- Greece: Grand Cross of the Redeemer
- Italy:
- Japan: Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd Class
- Netherlands: Commander of the Netherlands Lion
- Ottoman Empire:
- Order of Osmanieh, 2nd Class
- Order of the Medjidie, 1st Class
- Gold and Silver Imtiyaz Medals
- Royal Military Order of Our Lord Jesus Christ
- Romania: Commander of the Star of Romania
- Knight of the White Eagle
- Grand Cross of Naval Merit
- Sweden-Norway:
- Commander of St. Olav, 1st Class, 2 July 1890[16]
- Commander Grand Cross of the Sword, 1895[17]
- United Kingdom: Honorary Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, 23 November 1899[18]
References
- ^ ISBN 052153321X, p. 178-80.
- ISBN 1-55750-309-5
- ^ The Kaiser and His Court: Wilhelm II and the Government of Germany by John C. G. Röhl; Translated by Terence F. Cole, Cambridge University Press; 288 pages. p. 119.
- ^ By order of the Kaiser, p. 112
- ^ By order of the Kaiser, p. 115
- ^ By order of the Kaiser, p. 154
- ^ a b Handbuch über den Königlich Preußischen Hof und Staat fur das jahr 1908, p. 39
- ^ a b c Königlich Preussische Ordensliste (in German), vol. 1, Berlin: Gedruckt in der Reichsdruckerei, 1886, pp. 523, 877, 1039 – via hathitrust.org
- ^ a b "Rother Adler-orden", Königlich Preussische Ordensliste (supp.) (in German), vol. 1, Berlin: Gedruckt in der Reichsdruckerei, 1886, pp. 79, 20 – via hathitrust.org
- ^ a b "Königlich Preussische Ordensliste (supp.)", Preussische Ordens-Liste (in German), Berlin: 84, 160, 1895 – via hathitrust.org
- ^ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Baden (1902), "Großherzogliche Orden" p. 184
- ^ "Verdienst-Orden Philipps des Großmütigen", Großherzoglich Hessische Ordensliste (in German), Darmstadt: Staatsverlag, 1907, p. 126 – via hathitrust.org
- ^ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Württemberg (1907), "Königliche Orden" p. 48
- ^ "Ritter-Orden", Hof- und Staatshandbuch der Österreichisch-Ungarischen Monarchie, 1908, pp. 71, 101, 165, retrieved 14 January 2021
- ^ Bille-Hansen, A. C.; Holck, Harald, eds. (1908) [1st pub.:1801]. Statshaandbog for Kongeriget Danmark for Aaret 1908 [State Manual of the Kingdom of Denmark for the Year 1908] (PDF). Kongelig Dansk Hof- og Statskalender (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.H. Schultz A.-S. Universitetsbogtrykkeri. pp. 17–18. Retrieved 10 February 2021 – via da:DIS Danmark.
- ^ Norway (1907), "Den kongelige norske Sanct Olavs Orden", Norges Statskalender for Aaret 1908 (in Norwegian), Kristiania: Forlagt av H. Aschehoug& Co. (w. Nygaard), pp. 887–888
- ^ "Kungl. Svenska Riddareordnarna", Sveriges statskalender (in Swedish), 1905, p. 443, retrieved 10 February 2021
- ^ "No. 27140". The London Gazette. 1 December 1899. p. 8089.
Sources
- The Entourage of Kaiser Wilhelm II, 1888-1918 by ISBN 052153321X
- Gottschall, Terrel D.: "By Order of the Kaiser. Otto Von Diederichs and the Rise of the Imperial German Navy, 1865-1902", Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, 2003. ISBN 1-55750-309-5
- The Kaiser and His Court: Wilhelm II and the Government of Germany by John C. G. Röhl; Translated byTerence F. Cole, Cambridge University Press; 288 pages.
- By order of the Kaiser: Otto von Diederichs and the rise of the Imperial German Navy, 1865-1902 by Terrell D. Gottschall; Institute Press, 2003, 337 pages, p. 154.
- Hildebrand, Hans; Henriot, Ernest (1990). P — Z (in German). Vol. 3. Osnabrück: Biblio-Verl. pp. 329–330. )