▁Minister ▁of ▁Pr uss ia ▁during ▁the ▁Revolution ▁of ▁ 1 8 4 8 . ▁Later , ▁during ▁the ▁min istry ▁of ▁Charles ▁Anthony , ▁Prince ▁of ▁H oh enz oll ern , ▁he ▁led ▁the ▁government ▁in ▁all ▁but ▁name . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Au ers wald ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Mar ien wer der ▁( K wid z yn ), ▁West ▁Pr uss ia . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁a ▁Me issen ▁family ▁of ▁nob ility , ▁first ▁mentioned ▁in ▁ 1 2 6 3 , ▁from ▁Au ers wal de , ▁now ▁part ▁of ▁L ichten au , ▁Sax ony . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁the ▁official ▁Hans ▁Jakob ▁von ▁Au ers wald , ▁while ▁his ▁brothers ▁were ▁the ▁general ▁Hans ▁Adolf ▁Erd mann ▁von ▁Au ers wald ▁( 1 7 9 2 – 1 8 4 8 ) ▁and ▁the ▁politician ▁Alfred ▁von ▁Au ers wald ▁( 1 7 9 7 – 1 8 7 0 ). ▁ ▁A ▁friend ▁of ▁Prince ▁William , ▁much ▁of ▁Au ers wald ' s ▁youth ▁was ▁spent ▁in ▁König s berg . ▁After ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁his ▁education ▁he ▁entered ▁the ▁ 1 . ▁Le ib hus aren reg iment ▁of ▁the ▁Pr uss ian ▁Army . ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 2 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁Napoleon ' s ▁invasion ▁of ▁Russia , ▁Au ers wald ▁participated ▁in ▁campaign s ▁in ▁Liv onia ▁and ▁Cour land ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Y or ck . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁from ▁ 1 8 1 3 –