Moritz von Spies
Moritz Ritter von Spies was a Bavarian Major General and twice War Minister under Maximilian II of Bavaria.Biography
Spies was born in Ansbach. After holding several officer positions in the Bavarian army, also in Greece, which was governed by prince regent Otto, and in the federal war ministry of the Frankfurt Parliament, in 1859 he was promoted Major General in the Generalquartiermeister's staff. In 1860 he was given the command of the genie troops. Spies served as war minister of the Kingdom of Bavaria from June 12 to December 11, 1861 and from June 16 to October 10, 1862. He died in Munich.
