Wilhelm Eugen Ludwig Ferdinand von Rohr (born 17 May 1783, Brandenburg an der Havel - died 15 March 1851, Glogau) was a Prussian general and minister of war.
Wilhelm Eugen Ludwig Ferdinand von Rohr | |
|---|---|
| Prussian Minister of War | |
| In office 6 October 1847 – 2 April 1848 | |
| Monarch | Frederick William IV |
| Prime Minister | Ludwig Gustav von Thile Adolf Heinrich von Arnim-Boitzenburg Gottfried Ludolf Camphausen |
| Preceded by | Hermann von Boyen |
| Succeeded by | Karl von Reyher |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 May 1783 Brandenburg an der Havel, Kingdom of Prussia |
| Died | 15 March 1851 (aged 67) Glogau, Kingdom of Prussia |
| Awards | Order of the Red Eagle (Knight 1st Class) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Prussia |
| Branch/service | Prussian Army |
| Rank | General of the Infantry |
| Battles/wars | |
On 4 October 1842 he married Auguste Gräfin von Rittberg (1824–1906).
Literature
edit- Zur Erinnerung an Ferdinand von Rohr, Königlich Preußischen General der Infanterie und Kriegsminister außer Dienst. Beiheft zum Militair-Wochenblatt. (in German), Berlin: E.S. Mittler, October 1851, pp. 1–18
- Gustav Droysen (1853), Das Leben Yorks (in German), Berlin
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Allgemeine Militair-Encyclopädie. Band 8, p. 23.
- Kurt von Priesdorff: Soldatisches Führertum. Band 5, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, ohne Jahr, S. 99–102.