Ernst Eugen, Baron von Hügel was a Württemberg General during the Napoleonic Wars and Minister of War between 1829 and 1842.
Portrait of Ernst, Freiherr von Hügel, by Franz Seraph Stirnbrand, 1829
Lithograph of Baron Julius von Hügel, by Josef Kriehuber, 1849
The Hügel family is a German noble family originating in Württemberg.
Ernst von Hügel
…of War between 1829 and 1842. Hügel was born on 26 March 1774 in Ludwigsburg. He was the son of Susanna Margaretha von Walter and Johann Andreas von Hügel (1734–1807), who had been elevated to the rank of Baron in 1801. His father's surname was originally Lux, but he took von Hügel upon being adopted by…
Schloss Eschenau [de] in Heilbronn, owned by the Hügel family in the 19th century
Schloss Reinthal [de] near Graz, owned by the Hügel family in the 19th century