Maximilien Joseph Schauenburg

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Maximilien Joseph Schauenburg
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Birth nameMaximilien Joseph Schauenburg
Born30 April 1784
Saint Stephen's Church, Royal Standard of the King of France.svg Kingdom of France
Died19 September 1838
Paris, Flag of France.svg Kingdom of France
Allegiance France
Branch French Army
Years of service1797-1837
Rank Maréchal de camp
Battles / wars French conquest of Algeria
Awards
Spouse(s)
  • Caroline De Berckheim (d. 1827) [1]
  • Hortense (Ursule) De Lorme [2]
ChildrenPierre Maximilien Arthur Schauenburg [3]

Maximilien Joseph Schauenburg (born in Saint Stephen's Church on 30 April 1784 and died in Paris on 19 September 1838) was a French officer who participated to the French conquest of Algeria. [4] [5]

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Family

Born on 30 April 1784 in Saint Stephen's Church near Strasbourg, he is the son of Alexis Balthazar Henri Schauenburg (1748-1831) and Sophie Louise Albertini d'Ichtersheim. [6]

Before 1825 he married Octavia Françoise Caroline de Berckheim who died in 1827, then he remarried in 1829 with Ursule Hortense Delorme (1799-1871), of whom he had an only son Pierre Maximilien Arthur Schauenburg. [7]

Publications

Maximilien Joseph Schauenburg wrote several contributions in the military field, including:

Awards

Maximilien Joseph Schauenburg was decorated with several medals during his military career, including:

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