Franz Xaver von Hertling

Franz Xaver Joseph Ignaz Freiherr[1] von Hertling (28 June 1780 – 13 September 1844) was a Bavarian lieutenant general and War Minister from 12 December 1836 until 11 November 1838.

On 17 May 1817 his first child Caroline Friederike Wilhelmine Antonie was born, and on 1 September 1822 his first son Maximilian Joseph.

In 1824 he became major general and brigadier, and one year later on 1 January his second son, Philipp Theodor Joseph, was born.

In 1836 he was promoted to lieutenant general and became commander of the 4th Royal Bavarian Division and war minister of the Kingdom of Bavaria.

[2][3] His brother Johann Friedrich Maximilian Joseph was Acting War Minister of Bavaria in 1839.