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{{Short description|Lieutenant general in the Prussian Army}}
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[[File:Generalleutnant_FWvRauch1790_IMG_7977.jpg|thumb|Friedrich Wilhelm von Rauch, pastel sketch from the studio of [[Franz Krüger]], c. 1847|272x272px]]
'''Friedrich Wilhelm von Rauch''' (15 March 1790 in [[Potsdam]] – 9 June 1850 in [[Berlin]]) was a lieutenant general in the [[Prussian Army]]. Born in [[Potsdam]], he was the son of major general [[Bonaventura von Rauch]] and took part in the [[War of the Fourth Coalition]]. He served as an [[adjutant general]] to [[Frederick William IV of Prussia|King Frederick William IV of Prussia]] and as Prussia's [[military attaché]] at the [[Russian Empire|Russian]] court of [[Tsar Nicholas I|Emperor Nicholas I]]. He died in [[Berlin]]. His restored tomb monument is still there in the [[Invalids' Cemetery]]. His sons [[Alfred Bonaventura von Rauch|Alfred Bonaventura]] and [[Friedrich Wilhelm von Rauch (1827-1907)|Friedrich Wilhelm von Rauch]] also became generals.[[File:Berlin, Mitte, Invalidenfriedhof, Feld C, Grab Familie von Rauch.jpg|thumb|229x229px|Burial site of Friedrich Wilhelm von Rauch on Berlin's [[Invalids' Cemetery]] (commissioned by the Prussian King, created by [[Friedrich August Stüler]])]]
== Marriage and children ==
Rauch married in 1816 with Laurette Reichsgräfin von [[Moltke]], daughter of Friedrich Detlev Reichsgraf von Moltke, Oberjägermeister to [[Frederick William III of Prussia|King Frederick William III. of Prussia.]]<br>
They had seven children:
* Blanka (1817–1905), who married I 1843 Roderich Freiherr Spiegel von und zu Peckelsheim, Prussian Cavalry Captain ''([[Rittmeister]])'' at the [[Gardes du Corps (Prussia)|Gardes du Corps]] and II 1854 Wilhelm von Schönermarck, Prussian Colonel; [[lady-in-waiting]] to [[Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1808–1877)|Princess Marie of Prussia]], wife of [[Prince Charles of Prussia]]
* Elisabeth (Elise) (1820–1909), who married 1855 Count Paul [[Fersen]], Russian Oberjägermeister to [[Alexander II of Russia|Emperor Alexander II]]; lady-in-waiting to [[Alexandra Feodorovna (Charlotte of Prussia)|Empress Alexandra Feodorovna]]
* Marie (1823–1855)
* [[Alfred Bonaventura von Rauch|Alfred Bonaventura]] (1824–1900), Prussian general of the cavalry, adjutant general to the [[German Emperor]]s and founder of Berlin's Army [[Steeplechase (horse racing)|Steeplechase]] in [[Karlshorst]]
* Amélie (1825–1850)
* [[Friedrich Wilhelm von Rauch (born 1827)|Friedrich Wilhelm]] (1827–1907), Prussian lieutenant general and commander of the 14th Cavalry Brigade
* [[Egmont von Rauch|Egmont]] (1829–1875), Prussian colonel and commanding officer of the  „[[Zieten Hussars]]“ Regiment (Brandenburg) No. 3; founder of  the  Sächsisch-Thüringische Reit- und Pferdezuchtverein (Equestrian and Horse-Breeding Association of Saxony and Thuringia) and of the horse races in [[Halle (Saale)]]
== Bibliography ==
* ''Gothaisches Adliges Taschenbuch'' (''Gotha Almanac Peerage Paperback''), volumes B 1928 (older genealogy), p.&nbsp;468 et seqq., and 1939, p.&nbsp;480 et seqq.
* ''Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels ([[Almanach de Gotha]])'', volumes B VII (1965), p.&nbsp;335 et seqq., and B XXI (1995), p.&nbsp;434 et seqq.
*[[David E. Barclay]]: ''Frederick William IV and the Prussian Monarchy 1840–1861''. Oxford: [[Oxford University Press]], 1995, p.&nbsp;153 et seq.
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