Count Albrecht Friedrich Wilhelm Bernhard of Hohenau (21 May 1857, in the Albrechtsberg Castle, in

Dresden Dresden (, ; Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; wen, label=Upper Sorbian, Drježdźany) is the capital city of the German state of Saxony and its second most populous city, after Leipzig. It is the 12th most populous city of Germany, the fourth larg ...

– 15 April 1914, in Ochelhermsdorf) was a German nobleman. Frederick, also known as Fritz, was a son of Prince Albrecht of Prussia (1809–1872), who was a brother of

Emperor William I William I or Wilhelm I (german: Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig; 22 March 1797 – 9 March 1888) was King of Prussia from 2 January 1861 and German Emperor from 18 January 1871 until his death in 1888. A member of the House of Hohenzollern, he was the f ...

and King

Frederick William IV of Prussia Frederick William IV (german: Friedrich Wilhelm IV.; 15 October 17952 January 1861), the eldest son and successor of Frederick William III of Prussia, reigned as King of Prussia from 7 June 1840 to his death on 2 January 1861. Also referred to ...

, from his second, morganatic marriage with Rosalie (1820–1879), daughter of the Prussian War Minister

Gustav von Rauch Johann Justus Georg Gustav von Rauch (1 April 1774, in Braunschweig – 2 April 1841, in Berlin) was a Prussian general of the infantry and Minister of War from 1837 to 1841. Life Gustav von Rauch was born as the eldest son of the later ...

. Because his father’s marriage to his mother was morganatic, Frederick was not counted as a member of the House of Hohenzollern. After the death of his mother, Frederick was, together with his older brother, William, heir to the Schloss Albrechtsberg in

, which he occupied until his death. In 1901, together with Friedrich Botho, a brother of

Philipp, Prince of Eulenburg Philipp, Prince of Eulenburg and Hertefeld, Count of Sandels (german: Philipp Friedrich Karl Alexander Botho Fürst zu Eulenburg und Hertefeld Graf von Sandels; 12 February 1847 – 17 September 1921) was a diplomat and composer of Imperial Germ ...

, he had to leave the Prussian military service because of his homosexual inclinations.Helga Neumann: Maximilian Harden (1861-1927), Königshausen & Neumann, 2003, S. 109 Frederick was also involved in the two biggest scandals of the German Empire under Kaiser Wilhelm II. He belonged to the Liebenberg Round Table and played a role alongside his wife in the so-called .

Family

Frederick married Charlotte

von der Decken von der Decken is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * von der Decken family, a German noble family * Georg von der Decken (1836–1898), German politician (DHP), grandson of Johann Friedrich von der Decken * Johann Friedrich von d ...

(1863–1933) at 21 June 1881 in .''Stammtafeln der Familie von der Decken'', Thora von der Decken (ed.) on behalf of the Wangenheim-Decken'sche Familienstiftung, Stade: Heimberg, 1936, p. 83. The couple had the following issue: * Albrecht Graf von Hohenau (1882–1966) *

Wilhelm Graf von Hohenau Wilhelm Graf von Hohenau (27 November 1884, Berlin – 11 April 1957, Hamburg) was a German Graf and horse rider who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. Early life He was the second son of Count Frederick of Hohenau and his wife, Charlott ...

(1884–1957); a horse rider who competed in the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be ...

. * Friedrich Karl Graf von Hohenau (1895–1929) * Friedrich Franz Graf von Hohenau (1896–1918); killed in action during the

First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

Ancestry

References

* John C. G. Röhl, ''Wilhelm II.: der Aufbau der persönlichen Monarchie, 1888-1900'', Munich: C. H. Beck, 2001, pp. 744seqq. * Wolfgang Wippermann, ''Skandal im Jagdschloss Grunewald. Männlichkeit und Ehre im deutschen Kaiserreich'', Darmstadt: Primus Verlag, 2010. * http://www.blasewitz1.de/albrecht.htm * https://web.archive.org/web/20071010040150/http://www.auris-subtilis.de/as-media/booklets/book-albrechtsbg.pdf * John C. G. Röhl, ''Kaiser, Hof und Staat: Wilhelm II. und die deutsche Politik'', Munich: C. H. Beck, 2002, p. 108 {{DEFAULTSORT:Frederick of Hohenau 1857 births 1914 deaths Nobility from Dresden Counts in Germany