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Kielmansegg
Kielmansegg is the name of an old German noble family. Notable people with the surname include: * Auguste Charlotte von Kielmansegg (1777–1863), Saxon noblewoman and Napoleon's secret agent * Count Erich Kielmansegg (1847–1923), Austrian statesman * Friedrich von Kielmansegg (1768–1851), German officer * Johann von Kielmansegg (1906–2006), German general staff officer * Sophia von Kielmansegg, Countess of Darlington Sophia Charlotte von Kielmansegg, Countess of Darlington and Countess of Leinster (1675–1725) was a German-born courtier. A half-sister of George I of Great Britain, to whom she was close, she moved to England in 1714 shortly after the Hanoverian ... (1675–1725), German-born courtier See also * Marina Kielmann (born 1968), German former competitive figure skater {{DEFAULTSORT:Kielmansegg German-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Von Kielmansegg
Count Johann Adolf Graf von Kielmansegg (30 December 1906 – 26 May 2006) was a German general staff officer during the Second World War and later general of the ''Bundeswehr''. Family Johann Adolf Graf von Kielmansegg was the youngest of three children of Johann Adolf von Kielmansegg (1864 - 1907) and his wife Eva Mathilde (1868 - 1953). His two sisters Ilse and Anna both quickly married into noble families. Military career Kielmansegg joined the German Army on 7 April 1926 after his time in cadet school in Rosleben and served as a cavalry officer in the 16th Cavalry Regiment in Hofgeismar, Langensalza and Erfurt. In 1930 he was promoted to lieutenant, and in 1937, to captain. From October 1937 to August 1939 he received General Staff training at the Prussian Military Academy in Berlin. During the Second World War Kielmansegg served in various divisions, staff regiments and fronts in Poland, France and Russia. From 1942 to 1944 he served as General Staff officer to the Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Count Erich Kielmansegg
Erich Graf von Kielmansegg (13 February 1847 – 5 February 1923) was an Austrian statesman. He served as stadtholder of Lower Austria and short time Cisleithanian Minister-President of Austria-Hungary in 1895. Biography He was born in Hanover the son of Count Eduard von Kielmansegg (1804–1879), Minister-President of the Kingdom of Hanover from 1855 to 1862 and himself a grandson of Lieutenant-General Johann Ludwig von Wallmoden-Gimborn, an illegitimate son of King George II of Great Britain with Amalie Sophie Marianne von Wendt and Juliane von Zesterfleth zu Bergfried (1808-1880). With his father he had to emigrate upon the annexation of Hanover by Prussia after the 1866 Austro-Prussian War and moved to Vienna. Kielmansegg studied Jurisprudence at the universities of Heidelberg and Vienna and entered the Austrian civil service in 1870. From 1876 he served as ''Hauptmann'' (captain) of the Baden District, Austria and from 1882 as an official of the state governments in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friedrich Von Kielmansegg
Major-general Friedrich Otto Gebhard von Kielmansegg (17 December 176818 July 1851) was a German soldier and officer in the service of the Kingdom of Hanover who fought during the Waterloo Campaign. Life Friedrich von Kielmansegg was the son of Ratzeburg chemist Friedrich von Kielmansegg (1728-1800). His brother was a senior officer in the military, while his younger brother became Minister of War. Kielmannsegg joined the military service of the Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg. The 1803 Convention of Artlenburg ended his military career and at first he withdrew to the family estate in Holstein. In the German Campaign of 1813 he was a colonel of collective defence at his personal expense (36,000 old taler). The same year he established his corps of ''jägers'' the ''Korps der Kielmannseggeschen Jäger''. The corps was disbanded in 1814. Kielmannsegg was promoted to major general in 1815 and the same year led the Hanoverian Brigade at the battles of Quatre Bras and Waterloo. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auguste Charlotte Von Kielmansegg
Auguste Charlotte Countess von Kielmannsegge, née von Schönberg, né von Lynar, (born May 18, 1777 in Hermsdorf, Saxony, Hermsdorf near Dresden; † April 26, 1863 in Plauen near Dresden) was a Saxony, Saxon noblewoman and Napoleon's secret agent. Life Childhood and youth The only daughter of the Saxon house marshal Peter August von Schönberg (* November 7, 1732 – September 24, 1791) and his wife Charlotte Dorothea Countess von Hoym (* January 5, 1743 – November 6, 1789) grew up at Hermsdorf Castle near Dresden, the family mostly spent the winter months in Dresden. Legend has it that her biological father was the Italian Marchese d'Agdolo, adjutant general of Prince Franz Xaver of Saxony, who was imprisoned at Königstein, Saxony, Königstein fortress from 1776 because of his involvement in a conspiracy against Elector Friedrich August I of Saxony. Auguste Charlotte married Count Rochus August von Lynar (born April 17, 1773) on May 13, 1796, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophia Von Kielmansegg, Countess Of Darlington
Sophia Charlotte von Kielmansegg, Countess of Darlington and Countess of Leinster (1675–1725) was a German-born courtier. A half-sister of George I of Great Britain, to whom she was close, she moved to England in 1714 shortly after the Hanoverian succession, where she became an influential figure of his court. Background She was the daughter of Clara Elisabeth von Meysenburg, married to Franz Ernst, Count von Platen-Hallermund, a court official, but mistress of Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg, married to Sophia of the Palatine who was in the line of succession of the kingdoms of England and Scotland. At the court of Ernest Augustus, her status was as an illegitimate daughter of the Elector, who was the father of George Louis, Elector of Hanover from 1698 and the future British king, with whom she shared a close loyalty and abiding friendship. In England At the London court of George I, Sophia von Kielmansegg vied with Melusine von der Schulenburg, Duchess of Ke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marina Kielmann
Marina Kielmann (born 31 January 1968) is a German former competitive figure skater. She is a four-time European Championship medallist (silver in 1992, bronze in 1990, 1991, and 1993), the 1994 Nations Cup champion and a three-time German national champion (1991–93). She competed at two Winter Olympics (1988, 1992) and finished fourth at the 1994 World Figure Skating Championships. She was also a three-time World Championship medallist in roller skating. Personal life Marina Kielmann was born in Dortmund, West Germany. Her brother, Sven, also competed in figure skating and their mother, Heide, was a coach. Figure skating career Kielmann began skating in Dortmund when she was four years old. She was coached by her mother. Early in her career, Kielmann competed in both singles and pairs. She and her partner, Oliver Dörendahl, took the silver medal at the 1981 German Championships. As a single skater, Kielmann began her breakthrough in the 1987–88 season. After winning t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
