Heinrich Moritz Max Freiherr von Beschwitz (
Otzdorf, 23 December 1859 –
Schloss Arnsdorf, 22 July 1944),
Lord
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of
Arnsdorf
Arnsdorf is a municipality in the district of Bautzen, in Saxony, Germany
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with Gersdorf (now part of
Ottendorf-Okrilla
Ottendorf-Okrilla is a municipality in the Bautzen district, Saxony, Germany. It is located 20 km northeast of Dresden.
Geography
The area of the municipality is 25.88 km², of which 1.58 km² are commercially used. The length from ...
) and
Ottendorf in the
Kingdom of Saxony
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, was a
German
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Military
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and
Nobleman
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, son of
Moritz Wilhelm Wolf Freiherr von Beschwitz and his wife Alexandra von Hesse.
Career
He was a
Gentleman of the Bedchamber
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of the
King of Saxony
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The electors of Saxony from John the Steadfast on ...
,
Captain
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of
Cavalry
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and a
Knight
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of the
Order of St. John
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.
[''Costados'', Gonçalo de Mesquita da Silveira de Vasconcelos e Sousa, Livraria Esquina, 1.ª Edição, Porto, 1997, N.º 108]
Marriage and children
He married 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 ...
on 27 January 1885 Alexandra Emilie Caroline Eugenie Henriette Adele Gräfin Zedtwitz von Moraván und Duppau (
Schloss Duppau, 15 September 1861 –
Schloss Arnsdorf, 26 July 1945), daughter of
and wife Caroline Adelheid Ernestine von Schönberg, and had issue, among whom a son
Christoph Moritz Max Freiherr von Beschwitz.
References
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1859 births
1944 deaths
Barons of Germany