Franz Xaver Joseph Ignaz Freiherr von Hertling (June 28, 1780 – September 13, 1844) was a Bavarian

Bavaria

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 Lieutenant General

Lieutenant General

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 and War Minister from December 12, 1836 until November 11, 1838.

Biography

Von Hertling was born in Ladenburg

Ladenburg

Ladenburg is a town in the district of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Neckar, 10 km east of Mannheim, and 10 km northwest of Heidelberg.It has an old town from the Late Middle Ages...

 as son of Jakob Anton von Hertling and Maria Anna Antonia Juliana, née von Weiler. He joined the Bavarian army

Bavarian army

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 in the last decade of the 18th century. On August 1, 1816, when he was in the rank of an Oberst

Oberst

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, he married Maria Anna, née von Kalkhof. On May 17, 1917 his first child Caroline Friederike Wilhelmine Antonie was born, and on September 1, 1822 his first son Maximilian Joseph. In 1824 he became Major General

Major General

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 and Brigadier

Brigadier

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, and one year later on January 1 his second son Philipp Theodor Joseph was born. In 1936 he was advanced to Lieutenant General, became commander of the 4th Royal Bavarian Division

4th Royal Bavarian Division

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 and war minister. Von Hertling was retired in 1838 and died in Munich

Munich

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. His brother Johann Friedrich Maximilian Joseph

Friedrich von Hertling

Johann Friedrich Maximilian Joseph Freiherr von Hertling was a Bavarian Lieutenant General and Acting War Minister from January 28 until June 9, 1839. He was the brother of Franz Xaver von Hertling.- Biography :...

was Acting War Minister of Bavaria in 1839.