Wilhelm von Hahnke

Wilhelm Gustav Karl Bernhard von Hahnke (1 October 1833 in Berlin – 8 February 1912) was a Prussian Field Marshal, and Chief of the German Imperial Military Cabinet from 1888 to 1901.

Wilhelm Gustav Karl Bernhard von Hahnke
Born1 October 1833
Berlin
Died8 February 1912 (1912-02-09) (aged 78)
Allegiance Prussia
 German Empire
Branch Prussian Army
 Imperial German Army
RankGeneralfeldmarschall
Commands heldChief of Staff, III Corps
1st Guards Infantry Brigade
1st Guards Infantry Division
Chief of the Military Cabinet
Adjutant-General to the Emperor
Battles/warsSecond Schleswig War
Austro-Prussian War
Franco-Prussian War
AwardsOrder of the Black Eagle
Order of the Red Eagle (Grand Cross)

Biography

Born into an old Prussian family of officers, he was the son of Wilhelm Hahnke (1793-1861) and his wife Angelique, née von der Lancken (1803-1873). His father was raised to the hereditary Prussian nobility in 1836, thus becoming Wilhelm von Hahnke. After time in the cadet corps Hahnke joined the military as second lieutenant in the 1st Guards Grenadiers in 1851. During the Second Schleswig War, Hahnke served as a company leader. During the Austro-Prussian War he served on the staff of Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia as a general staff officer.[1] During the Franco-Prussian War he served on the latter's staff again and earned the Iron Cross (first class).[2]

In 1888 Hahnke was appointed Chief of the Military Cabinet of the just-crowned Wilhelm II. In January 1905 he was promoted to field marshal. He later was appointed as the Adjutant-General to the Kaiser. He died on 8 February 1912.[2]

Family

Hahnke married 1865 in Berlin Josephine von Bülow (1842–1911), daughter of Friedrich von Bülow (1789–1853). The couple had seven sons and two daughters, among them:

  • Wilhelm (1867–1931), Prussian Major general ∞ Elisabeth von Schlieffen (born 1869), daughter of Field Marshal Alfred von Schlieffen.
  • Adolf (3 July 1873 – 6 July 1936), jurist.

Honours and awards
German honours[3]
Foreign honours[3]

References
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  2. "Wilhelm von Hahnke". prussianmachine.com. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  3. Handbuch über den Königlich Preußischen Hof und Staat fur das jahr 1908, p. 38
  4. Königlich Preussische Ordensliste (in German), vol. 1, Berlin: Gedruckt in der Reichsdruckerei, 1886, pp. 93, 599 – via hathitrust.org
  5. "Rother Adler-orden", Königlich Preussische Ordensliste (supp.) (in German), vol. 1, Berlin: Gedruckt in der Reichsdruckerei, 1886, p. 8 – via hathitrust.org
  6. "Eisernes Kreuz von 1870", Königlich Preussische Ordensliste (in German), vol. 3, Berlin: Gedruckt in der Reichsdruckerei, 1877, p. 18 – via hathitrust.org
  7. "Schwarzer Adler-orden", Königlich Preussische Ordensliste (in German), vol. 1, Berlin: Gedruckt in der Reichsdruckerei, 1895, p. 5 – via hathitrust.org
  8. Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Herzogtum Anhalt (1894) "Herzoglicher Haus-orden Albrecht des Bären" p. 20
  9. Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Baden (1902), "Großherzogliche Orden" pp. 68, 72, 83
  10. Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Bayern (1908), "Königliche Orden" p. 27
  11. Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Herzogthums Braunschweig für 1908. Bd. 1908. Braunschweig: Meyer, 1908. p. 10
  12. Großherzoglich Hessische Ordensliste (in German), Darmstadt: Staatsverlag, 1909, pp. 14, 193 – via hathitrust.org
  13. Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Württemberg (1907), "Königliche Orden" pp. 43, 98, 113
  14. "Ritter-Orden", Hof- und Staatshandbuch der Österreichisch-Ungarischen Monarchie, 1908, pp. 58, 69, 100, retrieved 14 January 2021
  15. 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. 13–14. Retrieved 10 February 2021 – via da:DIS Danmark.
  16. Journal de Monaco
  17. Sveriges Statskalender (in Swedish), 1905, p. 443, retrieved 6 January 2018 – via runeberg.org
  18. Norges Statskalender (in Norwegian), 1890, pp. 595–596, retrieved 6 January 2018 – via runeberg.org
  19. "No. 28031". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 June 1907. p. 4171.


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