Wilhelm Graf von Hohenau (27 November 1884,

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– 11 April 1957,

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) was a German

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and

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who competed in the

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Early life

He was the second son of Count

Frederick of Hohenau Count Albrecht Friedrich Wilhelm Bernhard of Hohenau (21 May 1857, in the Schloss Albrechtsberg (Dresden), Albrechtsberg Castle, in Dresden – 15 April 1914, in Ochla, Lubusz Voivodeship, Ochelhermsdorf) was a German nobleman. Frederick, also kn ...

and his wife, Charlotte

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(1863-1933). Paternally, he was a grandson of

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and his

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second wife

Rosalie von Rauch Rosalie von Rauch (''Rosalie Wilhelmine Johanna''; 29 August 1820 – 5 March 1879), was a German noblewoman and, since 1853, Countess of Hohenau. Early life Born in Berlin, she was the only daughter of Prussian General and Minister of War Gustav ...

. This relation made him second cousin of

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Equestrian

He won the bronze medal in the equestrian team jumping event. Furthermore, between 1920 and 1933, he won 227 tournaments throughout Europe.Munzinger.de-profile
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Personal life

On 20 May 1916 he married firstly Countess Anna Wanda Sara Ellinor

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(1894-1946), daughter of Count Hugo III Henckel von Donnersmarck (1857-1923) and Anna von von Fabrice (1854-1905). They had on daughter and one son: *Countess Charlotte Elisabeth Hedwig Wilhelmine Rosalie Sara Anna Lori von Hohenau (b.1917) *Count Albrecht Wilhelm Friedrich Carl Hugo Eberhard Max von Hohenau (b.1919) After divorcing his first wife, he married secondly Ellen Retemeyer-Ketschendorf (b. 1898) on 24 Mar 1932. She was also previously married to sculptor Kurt Conrad Karl Edzard (1890-1972).

Ancestry

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hohenau, Wilhelm Graf Von 1884 births 1957 deaths Sportspeople from Berlin German royalty German male equestrians Equestrians at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic equestrians of Germany Olympic bronze medalists for Germany German show jumping riders Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics