Fryderyk Karol Emanuel Hauke (born Johann Friedrich Michael Hauck; 4 October 1737 – 18 June 1810)Stanisław Łoza, ''Rodziny polskie obcego pochodzenia osiadłe w Warszawie i okolicach'', I - III (Warsaw, 1932-35) was a

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official, military officer, and teacher of

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origin.

Biography

Early life

Fryderyk Hauke, born as Johann Friedrich Michael Hauck or von Hauck, originated from a noble, Catholic family of Flemish origins, originally using the surname 'de Haacken'. He was the son of Ignatius Hauck (1705–1784) and Maria Franziska (1718–1785), an

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(later acknowledged) daughter of Baron Georg Riedesel zu Eisenbach.

Career

In his youth, he served in the Dutch army, then studied in Mainz where he met the son of Alois Friedrich von Brühl, the minister of the Polish king Stanisław August, secretary of the Crown artillery, and the starosta of

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. He joined his service, came to

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, and settled in Warsaw. In 1782, Hauke and his siblings changed their family name from Hauck to the more phonetic Hauke. In 1785

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Alois Friedrich von Brühl moved permanently to Saxony, while the Haukes, whose children became attached to

, remained in

. Fryderyk first taught at the Crown Artillery School, then he ran an exclusive private school for boys, attended by the sons of the rich nobility. In 1807 he accepted the post of Professor of German and Mathematics at the Warsaw Lyceum, where he remained until his death.Eugeniusz Szulc, ''Cmentarz ewangelicko-augsburski w Warszawie'' (Warsaw, 1989)

Marriage

In 1773, Hauke married Maria Salomé Schweppenhäuser (1751–1833). Among their children include General Johann Moritz Hauke, father of

Julia, Princess of Battenberg Julia, Princess of Battenberg, previously Countess Julia von Hauke and Countess of Battenberg (born Julia Therese Salomea Hauke; – 19 September 1895), was the wife of Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine, the third son of Louis II, Grand Duk ...

(1825–1895). Through Julia, Friedrich is a direct ancestor of the

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royal families. Friedrich and Maria Salomé's issue: * Krystyna (1774–1823), married General . * Jan Maurycy (1775–1830), General and Polish count, father of Julia von Hauke. * Karolina Ludwika (1777–1858), married Karol Lessel, a confectioner from Warsaw. * Ludwik August (1779–1851), Councilor of State during

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, father of General . * Amelia (1783–1875), never married. * Krystyn (1785–1803), never married, drowned in

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. * (1790–1837), General and Polish count, father of

Józef Hauke-Bosak Count Józef Hauke-Bosak (19 March 1834 in Saint Petersburg – 21 January 1871) was a Polish general in the January Uprising, and commander of the Polish army in Lesser Poland, the closest collaborator of rebellion leader Romuald Traugutt. He ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hauke, Friedrich Karl Emanuel Friedrich Polish educational theorists Burials at Powązki Cemetery 1737 births 1810 deaths