Archived: Georg-August I. zu Erbach-Schönberg

## Graf zu Erbach-Schönberg

### Issue

Christine zu Erbach-Schönberg (1721-1767)Georg Ludwig zu Erbach-Schönberg (1723-1777)

Franz Karl Eugen zu Erbach-Schönberg (1724-1788)

Christian Adolf zu Erbach-Schönberg (1725-1726)

Karoline Ernestine zu Erbach-Schönberg (1727-1796)

Christian zu Erbach-Schönberg (1728-1799)

Auguste zu Erbach-Schönberg (1730-1801)

Georg August zu Erbach-Schönberg (1731-1799)

Karl zu Erbach-Schönberg (1732-1816)

Friedrich zu Erbach-Schönberg (1733 - died in infancy)

Luise Eleonore zu Erbach-Schönberg (1735-1816)

### Siblings

Philipp Karl zu Erbach-FürstenauKarl Wilhelm von Erbach-Fürstenau

Friederike Albertine zu Erbach

Georg Wilhelm zu Erbach-Erbach

### Religion

Lutheranism

**Georg-August zu Erbach-Schönberg**(Born 1691 - Died 1758) Was the Count of Erbach Schönberg. He was the commander of the Freikorps Von Le Noble and also a personal friend of the King.

I. Early Life

II. Adolescence

III. Reign

IIII. Military Career

V. Commanding the Freikorps Von Le Noble and Death

## I. Early Life

Georg August was born Georg Augustus. Other than this, not much is known about his early life. Some legend says that at the age of 4, he picked up a pistol and loaded it himself before his dad could grab the pistol from him, foreshadowing his military life as an adult.

## II. Adolescence

During Adolescence, Georg August was known to be an active and outgoing person. He loved to go fishing and hunting. At the age of 15, he and a friend decided to do a firing accuracy test. Both armed with a hunting rifle, they set up a wooden board about 500 meters from where they were standing. His friend shot first and missed completely. Georg went next and on his first shot, hit the target really close to the middle. At the age of 18, he went hunting on horseback with his dad. During this, he fell from his horse once but was not injured. At the age of 20 he joined the Prussian Army as a ranker in the 13th Regiment, Von Itzenplitz.

## III. Reign

Before he joined the Army at the age of 20, he became the Count of Erbach-Schönberg. He wasn't too interested in it though, thus being the reason he went off to join the army 2 years after he got the position.

## IIII. Military Career

After joining the army at age 20 as a Ranker, Georg quickly became friends with the Chef of the Regiment. Soon, he got promoted to the rank of Fahnrich(Ensign). Many people debate whether he paid for it or that the Chef just handed the position to him because they were friends. A few months later, in 1725, he was promoted to the position of Hauptmann(Captain). In 1728, he left the regiment for the Garde Grenadiers. He stayed in the regiment until 1740 when he rejoined Itzenplitz and participated in the War of Austrian Succession. He participated in the Battle of Mollwitz and the Battle of Hohenfriedberger. After the war, he was honorably discharged and went back to his estate in Erbach.

## V. Commanding the Freikorps Von Le Noble and Disappearance.

In 1756, He became the CO of the newly formed Freikorps Von Le Noble and was sent to the front lines to fight in the 7 years war. In 1758, at the Combat of Güstow, Georg was not with his regiment but came to advise the Converged Grenadier Battalion 17/22 Kremzow's new CO. During the thick of the combat, he mysteriously vanished. No one ever saw him again until 1999, when construction workers working near the site found a mass grave of soldiers. Some DNA tests were run and one of the soldier's DNA matched that of Georg's. He was finally buried at Michelstadt an der Odenwald.