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Messenhauser, Cäsar Wenzel Pseudonym: Wenzeslaus March
© Copyright The execution of Cäsar Wenzel Messenhauser, lithograph by Weixelgärtner Messenhauser, Cäsar Wenzel (pseudonym: Wenzeslaus March), b. Prostějov, Czech Republic (then Proßnitz), Jan. 4, 1813, d. Vienna, Nov. 16, 1848 (executed), officer and writer. During the Vienna Oktoberrevolution 1848 commander of the national guard. After futile attempts at mediation between radical and conservative powers he surrendered on Oct. 30 to Field Marshal A. Windisch-Graetz. As resistance continued, he was court martialled and executed by imperial troops after the town´s capture. Publications: Ernste Geschichten, 2 vols., 1848; Erzählungen des ö. Hausfreundes, 1848; Der Ratsherr, 4 vols., 1849; Volkstribüne, 1848 (ed.). Literature: M. Ehnl, C. W. M., 1948.
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