Fransecky was born in 1807 in
Gedern in a military family. In 1818 he entered a Prussian cadetschool in
Potsdam. In 1825 he was commissioned as an ensign in the 16th Infantry regiment stationed in
Düsseldorf. Between 1843 and 1857 Fransecky served in the Historical division of the Prussian general staff. He fought in the war against Denmark in 1848, serving in Schleswig. In 1860 von Fransecky was attached to
Oldenburg where he commanded an Oldenburgian infantry regiment. In November 1864 he was promoted to major-general and later to lieutenant-general. He was given command of the
7th Division stationed in
Magdeburg. In the Austro-Prussian War his division was part of
Second Army. His division was able during
Münchengrätz, and
Königgrätz. During
Königgrätz, his division was able to find Austrians by advancing to Swiep Forest, where his division met with Austrians. And for these battles, he was given the
Pour le Mérite. Between 1867 and 1869 von Fransecky served as inspector of the Saxon army. In 1870 von Fransecky became the commanding general of the Prussian
2nd Corps. During the Franco-Prussian War the Prussian 2nd Corps was part of the German 2nd army commanded by Prince
Friedrich Karl. Fransecky distinguished himself at
Gravelotte, where he reached the battlefield after a 16-hour forced march. After Gravelotte, 2nd Corps was part of the troops
besieging Metz. After the fall of
Metz Fransecky and 2nd Corps were sent to Paris. During the
Siege of Paris Fransecky was given command of the troops between
Seine and
Marne. On 2 December 1870
Ducrot tried to break through the German ring at
Villiers but the sortie was stopped by troops under Fransecky. In January 1871 2nd Corps was detached from the siege and placed under command of
Edwin von Manteuffel's newly formed
Army of the South. Under Manteuffel's command Fransecky took part in the operations in the
Côte-d'Or and
Jura against
Bourbaki's ''
Armée de l'Est''. After Bourbaki's forces were defeated at
Pontarlier and forced over the Swiss border, Fransecky was given command of
14th Corps in
Strassbourg and awarded the Oak Leaves to his Pour le Mérite on 5 February 1871. After the war he was given a dotation of 150.000 thaler. In 1879 he was made governor of Berlin. He resigned as governor for health reasons in 1882. Eduard von Fransecky died in 1890 in Wiesbaden. ==Awards and decorations==