Moritz von Spies

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Moritz Ritter^[a]von Spies (31 December 1805 – 10 October 1862) was aBavarian Major General and twiceWar Minister underMaximilian II of Bavaria.

Spies was born inAnsbach. After holding several officer positions in theBavarian army, also inGreece, which was governed by prince regentOtto, and in the federal war ministry of theFrankfurt Parliament, in 1859 he was promoted Major General in theGeneralquartiermeister's staff. In 1860 he was given the command of thegenie troops. Spies served as war minister of theKingdom of Bavaria from 12 June to 11 December 1861 and from 16 June to 10 October 1862 (his death). He died inMunich.^[1]

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^Regarding personal names:Ritter was a title before 1919, but now is regarded as part of the surname. It is translated asKnight. Before the August 1919 abolition of nobility as a legal class, titles preceded the full name when given (Graf Helmuth James von Moltke). Since 1919, these titles, along with any nobiliary prefix (von,zu, etc.), can be used, but are regarded as a dependent part of the surname, and thus come after any given names (Helmuth James Graf von Moltke). Titles and all dependent parts of surnames are ignored in alphabetical sorting. There is no equivalent feminine form.