NameGeneral Baron Edouard Von Reineck
Birth2 Nov 1796, Eisenach, Thuringen, Germany
Death26 Oct 1854, Athens, Greece/Hellenes
BurialAthens, Greece/Hellenes
Note 1Sturdza also calls him Friedrich Wilhelm von Reineck... Created Baron. Prussian officer, one of the first philhellenes to go to Greece at the time of the War of Independence, where he fought alongside Prince Alexander Mavrocordato.
Note 2Organised Missolonghi’s defence. Made an honorary Greek citizen, he went to Munich to offer the Greek throne to Prince Eugène de Beauharnais, Duke of Leuchtenberg. Governor of Crete (1828). Commander of the Officers’ School (1829-40). Governor of Argos.