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William of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (3 October 1831 — 17 January 1890), was a German prince member of the House of Hesse in the Philippsthal-Barchfeld branch and ''Konteradmiral'' (counter admiral) of the Prussian and Imperial German Navy. Born in Burgsteinfurt, he was the fourth son of Charles, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld and his second wife Sophie, daughter of Prince Louis William Geldricus Ernest of Bentheim and Steinfurt. ==Life== After serving as cadet and watch officer in the Royal Danish Navy and the British Royal Navy, William joined the Prussian Navy on 29 January 1854 as Lieutenant 1st Class, (captain lieutenant). In the summer of 1854 he served as commanding officer of the corvette . On 15 October 1854 he was promoted to the rank of ''Korvettenkapitän'' (corvette captain). In the winter of 1855/56, he served as Director of the 2nd Division of the Admiralty. At the same time he took command of the corvette , a post which he held until November 1856. In this ship he participated in an expedition under the command of Admiral Prince Adalbert to Africa. During the trip, William came into conflict with the Admiral for his punitive actions against the Riffians. Adalbert released William from active service for about a month until the Battle of Tres Forcas on 7 August 1856. After returning home was William was again released from active duty from November 1856 to April 1859. During this time, he was promoted to the rank of ''Kapitän zur See '' (captain at sea) on 24 October 1857. After his return to active service, William took the command of the frigate from May to September 1859. In April 1860, he asked his release from active service duty, and on 22 March 1864 was appointed ''Konteradmiral'' (counter admiral). During the Franco-Prussian War William was under the service of the General Governor of the German Coastal Lands (''Generalgouverneur der deutschen Küstenlande'') and General of the Infantry Eduard Vogel von Falckenstein. He sent him to the armed steamer ''St. George'' on negotiations with the commander of the French Armed Forces, Vice admiral Martin Fourichon to tell it that shelling the German coast could lead to reprisals in occupied France. Due to the course of the war, the French blockade in the North Sea was canceled after a short time.〔Hans H. Hildebrand, Albert Röhr, Hans-Otto Steinmetz: ''Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe'', vol. 4, no. 1. Auflage, Herford 1982.〕 On 30 May 1872 William was appointed ''Konteradmiral à la suite'' of the Imperial Navy. He died in Rotenburg an der Fulda aged 59. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Prince William of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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