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Heinrich von der Mark

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Heinrich von der [1] Mark (14 December 1782 – 14 June 1865) was a Bavarian Lieutenant General and Acting War Minister from 1 February to 5 April 1848.

Biography

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Mark was born in Aldenhoven and died in Bamberg. He took part in the campaigns of the Bavarian army in the years from 1800 to 1815, was advanced to a Major in 1815, to an Oberstleutnant in 1825 and to an Oberstin 1832. In 1841 he was promoted Major General and Brigadier, and a few months later Lieutenant General, also in 1841.[2] During the Lola Montez affair, Mark refused to deploy his troops to defend her against the Munich students and citizens on 11 February 1848.[3] After the withdrawal of Ludwig I of Bavaria, Mark was war minister of the Kingdom of Bavaria under King Maximilian II.

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References and notes

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  1. ^ In German personal names, von is a preposition which approximately means 'of' or 'from' and usually denotes some sort of nobility. While von (always lower case) is part of the family name or territorial designation, not a first or middle name, if the noble is referred to by their last name, use Schiller, Clausewitz or Goethe, not von Schiller, etc.
  2. ^ Mark, Heinrich von der, House of the Bavarian history (HdBG).
  3. ^ Lola Montez
Government offices
Preceded by Ministers of War (Bavaria)
1848 (acting)
Succeeded by