Albrecht von Kalckstein (4 November 1592 – 26 May 1667) was a

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count Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: ...

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and opponent of

Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg Frederick William (german: Friedrich Wilhelm; 16 February 1620 – 29 April 1688) was Elector of Brandenburg and Duke of Prussia, thus ruler of Brandenburg-Prussia, from 1640 until his death in 1688. A member of the House of Hohenzollern, he is ...

. Kalckstein was born in

Königsberg Königsberg (, ) was the historic Prussian city that is now Kaliningrad, Russia. Königsberg was founded in 1255 on the site of the ancient Old Prussian settlement ''Twangste'' by the Teutonic Knights during the Northern Crusades, and was name ...

(Kaliningrad) to Jakob von Kalckstein, laird of Wogau and Graventhien near

Preußisch Eylau Bagrationovsk (russian: Багратио́новск; german: Preußisch Eylau; pl, Pruska Iława or '; lt, Ylava or ') is a town and the administrative center of Bagrationovsky District in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located close to the borde ...

(Iławka) (today Bagrationovsk) in

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, and Margarete von der Gröben. He became an officer of the Electorate of Saxony and in

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service, promoted to

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in 1625 and lieutenant colonel in 1631. Throughout the

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he was promoted to a Lieutenant General of Saxony in 1644. He returned to his families manor in Ducal Prussia and became a leading figure of the

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opponents of

. Kalckstein was arrested in 1661 by Frederick William but pardoned short after. He died at his manor house in Knauten and was buried at his families

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church of Tapiau (Tapiawa) (today Gvardeysk).Horst Schulz, "Der Kreis Pr. Eylau", Verden/Aller 1983, p. 765 Kalckstein was the father of

Christian Ludwig von Kalckstein Christian Ludwig von Kalckstein (1630 – 8 November 1672) was a Prussian count, colonel, and politician who was executed for treason. Biography Kalckstein was the son of Count Albrecht von Kalckstein, a strong critic of Frederick William, El ...

, who perpetuated the opposition against Frederick William.

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1592 births 1667 deaths German untitled nobility People from the Duchy of Prussia Nobility from Königsberg Military personnel from Königsberg {{Germany-noble-stub