Background
Hertling was born in Ladenburg, the son of Jakob Anton von Hertling and Maria Anna Antonia Juliana, née von Weiler.
Hertling was born in Ladenburg, the son of Jakob Anton von Hertling and Maria Anna Antonia Juliana, née von Weiler.
He joined the Bavarian army in the last decade of the 18th century. In 1936 he was promoted to lieutenant general and became commander of the 4th Royal Bavarian Division and war minister of the Kingdom of Bavaria. Hertling retired in 1838 and died in Munich.