Charles-Frédéric-Henri de Goltz

Karl Friedrich Heinrich, Graf von der Goltz (8 June 1775 – 13 October 1822) was a Prussian Generalleutnant (Lieutenant general) and diplomat.

Early life Goltz was born on 8 June 1775 in Berlin into the Prussian noble von der Goltz family. He was a son of Eleonore Juliane von Maltzahn and Leopold Heinrich von der Goltz,

At the beginning of the German campaign of 1813, Goltz returned to the field at Blücher's request as his Adjutant, taking over management of his headquarters office. During the 1813/14 campaign, Goltz took an active part in the Battles of Lützen, the Katzbach, Leipzig, La Rothière and Laon. He was promoted to Major general and received the Pour le Mérite with Oak Leaves, one of the highest orders of merit in the Kingdom of Prussia, for his efforts in addition to both classes of the Iron Cross in April 1814. After the Fall of Paris, Goltz was appointed commander of the city, remaining there after the Prussian troops withdrew and, after the Treaty of Paris, he was appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at the French court of King Louis XVIII. As Envoy, he was given the task of looking after the sick members of the Prussian army who remained behind and ensuring the repatriation of prisoners of war. King Louis XVIII recognized his achievements in July 1817 by awarding him the Order of Military Merit. On the occasion of his visit to Paris, King Frederick William III presented him the Order of the Red Eagle, 1st Class on 19 August 1817. He also promoted Goltz to Lieutenant general on 30 March 1818.

Personal life

In 1807, Goltz married Baroness Julie von Seckendorff, a daughter of Baron Friedrich Carl von Seckendorff-Aberdar, and Countess Eleonore Elisabeth von Brockdorff-Schney.

Leopoldine von der Goltz (1810–1845), who married Prussian Lt.-Gen. Ferdinand von Kleist, in 1831. Karl Friedrich von der Goltz (1815–1901), adjutant general to Kaiser Wilhelm I who married Countess Mathilde von Lynar in 1860. Robert Heinrich Ludwig von der Goltz (1817–1869), a diplomat and member of the Prussian House of Representatives.

Goltz died on 13 October 1822 in Paris and was buried at the Père-Lachaise Cemetery. After his death in 1822, his widow married Generalleutnant Karl Heinrich Stephan von Block, the interim Commanding General of the II Army Corps, in 1828.